Re: discredit the Atom 300 in a german magazine
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:19 pm
[quote="maverick1"]
I really don't think the Atom, even a 300hp model can hit 0-100kph in under 3 seconds, without an absolutely perfect launch, revving it high and aggressively dropping the clutch.
Nothing wrong with a car that can hit 60 repeatedly and reliably in the mid to high 3 second range.
Funny thing is I don't believe all the magazines that publish Atom 0-60 times of 2.8 or 2.9 seconds, I don't believe they actually tested out the cars and got those numbers. They just printed what they were told by the manufacturer.
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I know of two owners with 300s who have pulled sub 3 second 0-60 times. One is actually the one used by the factory - it wasn't a factory car that did it, just a stock Atom.
Yes you have to be aggressive, but that's what timers do...
I really don't think the Atom, even a 300hp model can hit 0-100kph in under 3 seconds, without an absolutely perfect launch, revving it high and aggressively dropping the clutch.
Nothing wrong with a car that can hit 60 repeatedly and reliably in the mid to high 3 second range.
Funny thing is I don't believe all the magazines that publish Atom 0-60 times of 2.8 or 2.9 seconds, I don't believe they actually tested out the cars and got those numbers. They just printed what they were told by the manufacturer.
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I know of two owners with 300s who have pulled sub 3 second 0-60 times. One is actually the one used by the factory - it wasn't a factory car that did it, just a stock Atom.
Yes you have to be aggressive, but that's what timers do...