Drivesolo
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^ Nice!
Very interesting thread. I have a 2013 Honda Fit EV and decided to check the 1/4 mile performance data that Car and Driver reported in their instrumented tests. So I went to my local track, Lebanon Valley Dragway. It was calm with no wind, 70 degrees, ideal for testing.RickS said:Sorry for the delay. Yes that was Lowa on the Volt forum.
Times for the Leaf were:
1) 17.4466 @ 78.23mph
2) 17.4291 @ 78.49mph
3) 17.3882 @ 77.19mph
60 ft times
1) 2.6047
2) 2.5801
3) 2.5815
Honestly, I wasn't watching my speedo right at the line so I can't say for sure, but in my past experience with the plethora of Sentras I've owned over the years, yes the speedos always read a 2-3 mph high.LeftieBiker said:We raced at Lebanon valley. Do they still allow motorcycles and even snowmobiles (with wheels) to run there?
I've read that the Leaf's speedo is a few MPH "optimistic." Did the track's MPH figure match yours?
BEVeedom said:Last Friday I took my 2012 LEAF SL to "Test and Tune" night at Capitol Dragway in Crofton, MD. It was beautiful weather and I made (3) 1/4 mile runs. The car is all stock including the 120 volt charging cord in the back. I weigh about 180 pounds.
Here are the results:
Run 1 - 17.337 seconds @ 78.50 mph 0 - 60 foot time - 2.579 Reaction Time, .057
Run 2 - 17.304 seconds @ 78.62 mph 0 - 60 foot time - 2.561 R/T, .056
Run 3 - 17.319 seconds @ 78.64 mph 0 - 60 foot time - 2.565 R/T, -.088 (redlighted)
This might be a bracket winner if one can cut a consistent reaction time. I wasn't the slowest car that day but I was the only BEV.
FYI.
cwerdna said:Thanks! Due to the quietness, that's got to be the weirdest drag race I've ever viewed.
LeftieBiker said:Is that the version of the body with aluminum panels, and if not, can you swap them in?
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