Road and Track Test: S600, RDX, Maxima CVT
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Road and Track Test: S600, RDX, Maxima CVT
R&T had articles on the test drive of these 3 cars. Not much substance, just praise generally. Anyways, these are the 0-60 numbers they got for each car.
S600
0-60: 4.4s
RDX
0-60: 6.3s
Maxima CVT
0-60: 6.2s
S600
0-60: 4.4s
RDX
0-60: 6.3s
Maxima CVT
0-60: 6.2s
Last edited by jrock65; 09-06-06 at 07:12 PM.
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The RAV4 ran 0-60 in 6.3 seconds in C&D's test. The RDX's got less power but is lighter and smaller than the RAV4, so the quick acceleration is kinda believable.
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edit: if the times are prefaced with mfg claims or just mfg then they did not test it and are simply reporting what they were told.
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Oops! Sorry, the tests were done by R&T, not C&D. (Can a mod change the title of the tread? Thanks.) And the test on the RDX wasn't a short one. It was four pages long. The articles on the Maxima and S600 were the short ones (just 3 paragraphs each). Sorry for the confusion.
Anyways, here are some more numbers that R&T got for the RDX.
0-60: 6.3s
0-100: 17.7s
1/4: 14.8s @ 92.6 mph
60-0: 132 ft
Slalom: 64.8 mph
Curb weight: 3940 lb
As tested weight: 4110 lb
Anyways, here are some more numbers that R&T got for the RDX.
0-60: 6.3s
0-100: 17.7s
1/4: 14.8s @ 92.6 mph
60-0: 132 ft
Slalom: 64.8 mph
Curb weight: 3940 lb
As tested weight: 4110 lb
Last edited by jrock65; 09-06-06 at 07:24 PM.
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Oops! Sorry, the tests were done by R&T, not C&D. (Can a mod change the title of the tread? Thanks.) And the test on the RDX wasn't a short one. It was four pages long. The articles on the Maxima and S600 were the short ones (just 3 paragraphs each). Sorry for the confusion.
Anyways, here are some more numbers that R&T got for the RDX.
0-60: 6.3s
0-100: 17.7s
1/4: 14.8s @ 92.6 mph
60-0: 132 ft
Slalom: 64.8 mph
Curb weight: 3940 lb
As tested weight: 4110 lb
Anyways, here are some more numbers that R&T got for the RDX.
0-60: 6.3s
0-100: 17.7s
1/4: 14.8s @ 92.6 mph
60-0: 132 ft
Slalom: 64.8 mph
Curb weight: 3940 lb
As tested weight: 4110 lb
R&T does NOT correct for altitude and weather - so it is quite possible that the RDX was tested on a cool day. Normally they mention the temps however in a full review.
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I never thought i'd see the day that there would not be a manual Maxima. It's sad what Nissan has done to the car since '04.
I've had 3 Maximas ('90,'94,'02), hence the aggrevation.
I've had 3 Maximas ('90,'94,'02), hence the aggrevation.
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VERY VERY SAD what they did to the Maxima. Just PLEASE rename it
RDX=yawn, who cares
S 600= a near 5000lbs sedan doing 0-60 in 4.4 seconds, which is now exotic car territory is just freaking INCREDIBLE. I must BOW DOWN!
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Yeah, but the car costs like $140-large, has a V-12 bi-turbo motor, with over 500HP, and a pavement-pounding 612Ibft of torque. With such numbers, anything near, at or above 5s 0-60 will be a disappointment, don't you think ?
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