really whats yaris 0-60 m/h

[spkrman]

2nd gear on the auto goes to 65, perhaps 63 or so... im lookin at teh tach at that point, not the speedometer lol

on that note, manually shifting the auto makes a very big difference 0-60... its basically the difference between landing nicely in the powerband and taking a second or so to get any power back... the shift from 2nd to 3rd is even more noticeable since the auto shifts itself even sooner.

[Pars]

Originally Posted by marcus

ok now if u throw a short throw shifter and the way i see it each short throw per gear will save you about 1/2 sec.. out of 3 gear shifting will save u approx 1.5 sec.. from 9 sec down to 7.5 might be possible.. dont you think guys...i think i think.....

When shifting from 1st to 2nd, the stock tires will cherp when doing it quickly. So, there's tiny bit of lost time from the tires braking loose.

Personally, I don't see how the short shifter will help since you'd still need to go down on the clutch faster then you could shift and the clutch travel doesn't get shorten with a short-shift kit. But if you've got really fast feet .25sec seems reasonable.

[Katana]

I have measured mine, at about 10.5 secs.

[Pars]

Originally Posted by Katana

I have measured mine, at about 10.5 secs.

The bigger 1.5L should be able to shave off 1.5sec off that time.

[Katana]

Yes, clearly!

[marcus]

i see gee thanks..

[Katana]

Do u think that a short shifter really helps?

[Black Yaris]

Originally Posted by hystria

nope, it's lighter so it will fall slower

I am sure the terminal velocity of a Yaris is the same as 3500 Dually.... The Yaris is lighter, but more stream line, a dually weighs more, but creates more wind resistance.... so I am sure they have similar terminal velocities

[leowhy]

Hi, just being very curious...
we are now in an era where we are concious about FC, is the 0-60km/h or 0-100km/h still that important?

to me, if the delay is just merely a few seconds of difference, then that is negligable...

added:
also read from some of above posts... IMHO, generally, why objects with same weight fall at different rate because it also due to air friction.. :)

[ChinoCharles]

No, see, I don't give a damn about fuel consumption... well at least not since I got a Yaris.

[leowhy]

then may i assume u are a "need for speed" fan? salute:

[Pars]

There's so many factor effecting the 0-60, it's not a reliable gage to judge a car's performance ability. All it seems good for, is bragging rights (and I do love to brag ).

Otherwise, max torque and it's flatness through the rev, combined with many gears (like six) that are nicely spaced out, would be a better judge of car's true ability. Oh yeah, also got to take curb weight into consideration.

Initial or under 2000rpm torque doesn't seem to be given due credit (probably because it has very little effect on the performance stats), but when you're not racing or doing high speeds, most of the engine's time will be spent in the low rpm range. Since N.A. tends to be more slow paced then Europe, the under 2000rpm range should be given more priority.

[Katana]

Originally Posted by leowhy

then may i assume u are a "need for speed" fan? salute:

Αlways!

[marcus]

ill just add a nitro on it and that will take care of its 0-60 discussions..hehehe..

[Katana]

That sounds nice!