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·Saw Top Gear last night, which had the Focus WRC on it. They reckoned it was 2.48 seconds 0-60mph, (around 11 secs 0-110) and I think that was in second (maybe third) gear at that point.
HTF does it manage to do that? All the manufacturers claim around 300bhp and have to use a 34mm (I think) diameter air restrictor to limit the power, but according to a technical spec sheet I saw the cars have to weigh 1,230kg, which gives a power to weigth ratio of about 245bhp/tonne. I know they've got mountains of torque and short-ish gearing, but even so, surely the power output must be closer to 450-500bhp to get anywhere near that sort of launch speed? Are they using bigger horses
Do the manufacturers downplay the power output to prevent any more Group B type problems with the FIA? The current cars must be about as quick as the Group B monsters ever were.
Chris
HTF does it manage to do that? All the manufacturers claim around 300bhp and have to use a 34mm (I think) diameter air restrictor to limit the power, but according to a technical spec sheet I saw the cars have to weigh 1,230kg, which gives a power to weigth ratio of about 245bhp/tonne. I know they've got mountains of torque and short-ish gearing, but even so, surely the power output must be closer to 450-500bhp to get anywhere near that sort of launch speed? Are they using bigger horses
Do the manufacturers downplay the power output to prevent any more Group B type problems with the FIA? The current cars must be about as quick as the Group B monsters ever were.
Chris