Road & Track's 700ft Slalom

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Matt

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Road and Track Slalom speeds, MPH.

Heres what it is: http://www.sscautos.com/multimedia/video/mov02938.mpg

Ok R&T has been performing these test for a very long time and I thought I could make a little list of the cars' times. The test is a good measurement of how well a car shifts from turning right to left but a good time here doesnt necessarily connote that the car is extraordinarily fast and extraordinarily good handling. Its interesting though and think you guys would get a kick out of it, so here goes. And if someone doesnt mind maybe making this thread sticky (i dont know how), because the list grows and grows. Ok here goes.


Acura
NSX: 65.8
RSX-s: 67.1
RL: 65.1

Aston Martin
DB9: 65.5
V8 vantage: 68.6

Audi
A3 2.0 T: 61.7
A4 2.0 T quattro: 69.2
A6 3.2 quattro: 61.6
A8 L: 65.5
S4: 67.2
RS4:68.9

Bentley
Continental GT: 63.8
Flying Spur: 64.1


BMW
Z4 M roadster: 68.7
Z4 M coupe: 70.5
X5 4.8 is: 63.7
M3 CS: 67.3
M5: 68.9
M6: 69.5
750: 67
330i: 66.6
550i: 65.3
545i: 66.1

Cadillac
CTS: 64
CTS V: 66
STS: 62.3
STS V: 65.8

Caterham
CSR: 79.8

Chevrolet
Colbalt SS: 66.9
Corvette: 70.2
Corvette Z06: 69.6
TrailBlazer SS: 60.9

Chrysler
300 C: 62.4
300 C SRT8: 66.5

Dodge
Viper SRT10: 71.4
Magnum SRT8: 66.3
SRT4: 67.3
Charger R/T: 61.4

Ferrari
Enzo: 73
F430 spider: 70.9
612 scaglietti: 66

Ford
GT: 69.5
Mustang GT: 64.9
Escape Hybrid: 58.6
Shelby GT 500: 65.3

Honda
Civic Hybrid: 64.1
Civic SI: 66.8
S 2000: 69.7

Infiniti
G35: 66.7
M45 Sport: 63.6
FX45: 63

Jaguar
XJ8: 64
XK Coupe: 67.5

Jeep:
Grand Cherokee SRT 8: 63.5

Lamborghini
Gallardo: 68.6
Gallardo Spider: 70.6
Murcielago: 65.7

Land Rover
Range Rover Sport Supercharged: 56.8

Lexus
ES 350: 61.4
GS 450h: 60.7
GS 430: 64.8
IS 350: 61.3
IS 250 AWD: 64.5

Lotus
Elise: 72.6
Exige: 71.2

Maserati
GranSport: 72.2
Quattroporte: 65.8

Mazda
RX-8: 68.4
Mazdaspeed6: 64.9
MX-5 miata PRHT: 67

Mercedes:
C350 Sport: 66.4
E350 Sport: 64.2
S550: 60.1
S600: 64.6
C55: 67.6
CLS 500: 64.7
E55 wagon: 62.9
ML500: 59.4
SL 65: 65.8
SLK 55: 68.3
SLK 350: 68.4
SLR: 69.6

Mini:
Cooper S: 69.5
Cooper S JCW: 66.2

Morgan
Aero 8: 70.1
Plus 8: 61

Nissan
350Z: 67.3
Maxima 3.5 SE: 63.7
Altima SE-R: 66.8

Pontiac
GT0: 64.1
Solstice: 67
Solstice GXP: 67
Grand PrixGXP: 63.2
G6 GTP: 64.2

Porsche
Boxter S: 73.9
CGT: 71.1
Caymen S: 71.7
Cayenne Turbo: 63.5
997 Carrera S: 71.7
997 Carrera 4S: 71.5
997 Turbo: 70.7

Rolls-Royce
Phantom: 57.9

Ruf
RK coupe: 70.1
Rturbo: 65.7

Saab
9-3 Convertable: 64.5
9-3 Aero: 63.3

Saleen
S7 TT: 69.9

Scion
tC: 64
tC TRD supercharged: 65
xB: 57.9


Subaru
WRX STI: 68.4
WRX limited: 64.8
Legacy 2.5 GT: 67.2

Toyota:
Se Sport: 61.8
Prius: 61.6
Camry hybrid: 60
Camry SE V6: 63.6

VW
GTI 2.0: 67.2
Beetle Turbo S: 64.5
R32: 66.1
Touareg V8: 62.3

Volvo
S40 T5 AWD: 62
S60 R: 67.2
Ill finish this later with 0-60/100 and qt mile:
 
Centurion

Centurion

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Re: Road and Track Slalom speeds, MPH.

Thanks for the times. It seems like engine placement is the key here. Just look at the Porsche cars. They all(except for the Caynne) have the engine either at the rear on in the middle of the car. With that being said one can quickly come to the conclusion that nose heavy cars like DB9 wouldn't exactly rock this slalom test.
 
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Matt

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Re: Road and Track Slalom speeds, MPH.

^ could be. All of Porsche's speeds are exteremly fast. Another funny thing i found was that convertables usually did better in this test than their coupe counter parts. That could be because of the added strut bars along the sides of the cars to keep them rigid however I'm still a bit confused about it.
 
Bruce

Bruce

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After demand, here's Road & Track's 700ft slalom list. Please note the list is not completley done yet :usa7uh:

*Remember this slalom course is much bigger and different from the "18 metre) Some of the results may seem strange, some not. Of course cars behave differently on different courses but it is my opinion that the 36 Metre slalom (a larger, longer slalom course like this) judges these vehicles more properly (IE, more what i expected)

Anyways aside from my personal bias ;)

The actual collection for this list wasn't too bad, converting all of these from mph to km/h was though :t-banghea

:t-cheers:

118.9 km/h - Porsche 987 Boxster S
117.6 km/h - SSC Ultimate Aero
117.4 km/h - Ferrari Enzo
116.8 km/h - Lotus Elise MK2 (2005)
115.3 km/h - Porsche Cayman S
115.3 km/h - Porsche Carrera GT
114.9 km/h - Dodge Viper SRT-10 Convertible
113.6 km/h - Saleen S7 (2002)
112.6 km/h - Mitsubishi EVO VIII MR
112.1 km/h - Honda S2000 2.2 (2005)
112.0 km/h - Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
112.0 km/h - Chrysler Crossfire
112.0 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
111.8 km/h - Ford GT
111.8 km/h - Mini Cooper S (2003)
111.0 km/h - Porsche 997 Carrera S
110.8 km/h - Mitsubishi Lancer EVO (2003)
110.5 km/h - BMW Z4M Roadster
110.5 km/h - Porsche 996 GT2 MK1
110.5 km/h - Porsche 996 GT3 MK2
110.4 km/h - Porsche Boxster (2003)
110.4 km/h - Lamborghini Gallardo
110.4 km/h - Aston Martin V8 Vantage
110.0 km/h - Mazda RX8
110.0 km/h - Subaru Impreza WRX STi (2004)
110.0 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SLK350
109.9 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG
109.9 km/h - BMW M3 Coupe SMG
109.2 km/h - MazdaSpeed MX5 Miata (2005)
109.1 km/h - Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe
109.1 km/h - Porsche 996 Turbo
108.7 km/h - Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG
108.7 km/h - Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 Cabriolet
108.7 km/h - Chrysler PT Cruiser Turbo (2004)
108.7 km/h - Saturn ION Redline (2004)
108.7 km/h - Mini Cooper (2002)
108.7 km/h - Porsche 996 Carrera 2 (2002)
108.6 km/h - Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06
108.4 km/h - BMW Z4 3.0i (2003)
108.3 km/h - Dodge Neon SRT-4
108.3 km/h - Nissan 350Z 35th Anniversary
108.1 km/h - Nissan 350Z Roadster "Touring"
107.9 km/h - Mercedes-Benz CLK500 (2004)
107.8 km/h - Chevrolet Corvette C6
107.3 km/h - Audi 3.2 TT TRoadster Quattro DSG (2004)
107.3 km/h - Infinti G35 Coupe 6 Speed (2004)
107.0 km/h - Audi RS6
107.0 km/h - Chrysler 300C SRT-8
106.8 km/h - BMW E39 M5
106.3 km/h - Audi B7 S4 (2004)
106.3 km/h - Volkswagen Golf R32 (2004)
106.2 km/h - Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
106.2 km/h - Cadillac CTS-V
105.8 km/h - Acura NSX 3.2 (2002)
105.8 km/h - Jaguar S-Type R (2003)
105.8 km/h - Acura TL (2005)
105.8 km/h - Jaguar XJ8L (2005)
105.8 km/h - BMW 645Ci
105.8 km/h - Maserati Quattroporte
105.8 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
105.7 km/h - Aston Martin Vanquish
105.7 km/h - Porsche R-Turbo (2002)
105.7 km/h - Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2
105.4 km/h - Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
105.4 km/h - Audi A8 L (2005)
105.4 km/h - Porsche 996 Carrera Targa (2003)
105.2 km/h - BMW 330i Saloon (2003)
105.2 km/h - Infiniti M45 Sport (2003)
105.0 km/h - Maserati Spyder GT (2003)
104.9 km/h - Hyundai Tiburon GT V6 (2002)
104.9 km/h - Mazda 3s
104.7 km/h - Acura RL (2005)
104.6 km/h - Infiniti G35 Saloon (2002)
104.4 km/h - Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 (2005)
104.4 km/h - Ford Mustang GT V8 (2004)
104.4 km/h - BMW 745I (2003)
104.4 km/h - Subaru Legacy GT Limited (2004)
104.4 km/h - Cadillac XLR
104.2 km/h - Jaguar XJR (2003)
104.2 km/h - Saab 9-3 Vector (2003)
104.1 km/h - Maserati 4200GT Coupe CC
103.9 km/h - Volkswagen Phaeton V8 (2005)
103.9 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SL500 (2003)
103.9 km/h - Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V (2002)
103.8 km/h - Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
103.8 km/h - Amertich McLaren F1
103.8 km/h - Lexus IS300 Saloon 6 Speed
103.8 km/h - Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S (2003)
103.4 km/h - Jaguar S-Type V6 (2004)
103.0 km/h - Mercedes-Benz S500 (2005)
103.0 km/h - Cadillac CTS V6 (2003)
103.0 km/h - Scion tC
103.0 km/h - Mercedes-Benz E320 Saloon (2004)
103.0 km/h - Mercedes-Benz E500 Saloon (2004)
103.0 km/h - Jaguar XK8 Coupe (2003)
103.0 km/h - Acura TSX
103.0 km/h - Volkswagen Jetta GLX Touring (2002)
103.0 km/h - Mercedes-Benz C320 Sport (2002)
102.8 km/h - Honda Accord EX V6 Coupe (2005)
102.6 km/h - Bentley Continental GT
102.5 km/h - Volvo S40 T5 (2004)
102.3 km/h - Saturn LW300 (2002)
102.3 km/h - Toyota Celica GT-S (1999)
101.8 km/h - Saab 9-5 Aero (2003)
101.3 km/h - Pontiac GTO (2004)
100.7 km/h - Toyota MR2 (2002)
100.4 km/h - Chrysler 300C V8
100.4 km/h - Volvo V40 (2002)
100.2 km/h - Cadillac STS (2004)
100.2 km/h - Volvo S80 T6 (2004)
100.2 km/h - Volkswagen Touareg V8
99.9 km/h - Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE (2003)
99.9 km/h - Toyota Camry XLE (2003)
99.9 km/h - Subaru Impreza WRX Touring (2002)
99.4 km/h - Toyota Solora SE Sport (2004)
99.4 km/h - Volvo S60 T5 (2002)
99.3 km/h - Dodge Manum RT (2005)
99.3 km/h - Jaguar X-Type 3.0 (2002)
99.1 km/h - Audi A6 3.2 Quattro (2005)
99.1 km/h - Porsche Cayenne Turbo (2003)
98.9 km/h - Volkswagen Passat GLX (2003)
99.7 km/h - Volkswagen Passat W8
98.6 km/h - Lexus IS350
98.6 km/h - Mitsubishi Eclipse GT (1999)
98.1 km/h - Morgan Plus 8 (1999)
97.6 km/h - BMW E39 530i
97.6 km/h - Lexus SC430
97.3 km/h - Volvo SX90 AWD T6
97.2 km/h - Maybach 57
96.7 km/h - Mercedes-Benz S550
96.5 km/h - Chrysler 300 V6
96.5 km/h - Mazda 6s
96.5 km/h - Honda Accord EX V6 Coupe (2003)
96.4 km/h - Lexus LS460
95.2 km/h - Nissan Altima 3.5 SE (2003)
92.5 km/h - Toyota Prius (2001) Lol :D, well it's supposed to be economy, not sporty
 
Bruce

Bruce

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I was looking through an older issue of Road & Track and i can tell you many more vehicles are to come including the F50, 2000 E55 AMG and more :usa7uh:
 
PanterroR

PanterroR

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I think it would be good 'cause both of you provided those infos from the same source - R&T.

I'm gonna do it and if Matt won't be happy about it, i'll unmerge them...:usa7uh:

:t-cheers:
 
Bruce

Bruce

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TycoonGTR said:
112.0 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

110.5 km/h - BMW Z4M Roadster

Only 1,5 km/h difference...

Best Motorcars Worldwide...:D

:t-cheers:
Click to expand...

You'll be happy to know the Z4M Coupe has a faster time than the SLR on the 18 metre slalom ;)
 
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mercmad

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7.3 AMG said:
110.0 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SLK350
109.9 km/h - Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG
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How the hell is the SLK350 faster than the SLK55 AMG? Even though it is a 0.1 km/h difference the AMG should have been faster by quite a bit... :eusa_doh: :eusa_doh: :t-banghea :t-banghea
 

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