All new 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe
#181
Lexus Fanatic
Motorweek tested a High Country Tahoe and liked it, it was a nice review. I think it looks great.
But again like I’ve said, they can’t do acceleration tests accurately and never have been consistent with them.
7.1 seconds 0-60 with the monster 6.2???
Thats about a second and half off.
7.1 is about what a Suburban with the 5.3 will do.
But again like I’ve said, they can’t do acceleration tests accurately and never have been consistent with them.
7.1 seconds 0-60 with the monster 6.2???
Thats about a second and half off.
7.1 is about what a Suburban with the 5.3 will do.
#182
Lexus Test Driver
I've observed several of these recently and I feel they look worse in person. The front has a nasty overbite. The front of the hood reaches too high. The taillight cut-outs are an old-fashioned shape. Ford executed the body of the Expedition far better.
#183
Lexus Fanatic
Motorweek tests their vehicles like adults, and doesn't abuse or tear up the drivetrains on their test-vehicles trying to shave every last tenth-of-a second off the 0-60 and quarter mile times. At the D.C. Auto Shows of past years, I have spoken to John Davis myself about new vehicles and how the testers at Motorweek drive them....although I haven't seen him at the show the past couple of years.
WOT wont hurt a car, nor will a handling test.
#185
Lexus Fanatic
And Motorweek does a pretty thorough set of handling tests. 0-60, 1/4 Mile, 60-0 braking with multiple applications to test for fade, slalom, emergency lane change, some cars they even will do a track test at Roebling Road.
Not sure how that makes them "test cars like adults" vs other publications
Not sure how that makes them "test cars like adults" vs other publications
#186
Lexus Fanatic
#187
Lexus Fanatic
#188
Lexus Champion
And Motorweek does a pretty thorough set of handling tests. 0-60, 1/4 Mile, 60-0 braking with multiple applications to test for fade, slalom, emergency lane change, some cars they even will do a track test at Roebling Road.
Not sure how that makes them "test cars like adults" vs other publications
Not sure how that makes them "test cars like adults" vs other publications
#189
Lexus Fanatic
If they used moderation the test would be meaningless. A driver can make every vehicle do 0-60 in the same time with “moderation”
WOT does not abuse the drivetrain.
#190
Lexus Champion
Thread Starter
If anyone sees the test, watch the launch.
(Sorry for no link, saw it on TV)
Looks to me like the driver didn’t even floor it lol, or rolled into the throttle, or had it in some “drive mode” not optimal for max acceleration.
My ancient Yukon with 285hp leaps off the line faster than that, at least for the first second. Not kidding. Lol.
Don’t get me wrong, not saying MW is always wrong....but they are inconsistent. 7.1 seconds 0-60 with that 6.2 engine, uh wrong.
(Sorry for no link, saw it on TV)
Looks to me like the driver didn’t even floor it lol, or rolled into the throttle, or had it in some “drive mode” not optimal for max acceleration.
My ancient Yukon with 285hp leaps off the line faster than that, at least for the first second. Not kidding. Lol.
Don’t get me wrong, not saying MW is always wrong....but they are inconsistent. 7.1 seconds 0-60 with that 6.2 engine, uh wrong.
#191
Lexus Fanatic
One must also remember that even using max-performance tests can be meaningless under varying conditions, since many different things affect those times...vehicle weight, road-surface, temperature/humidity, fuel-grade, vehicle-center-of-gravity, tire tread/compound, drag/weight of FWD/AWD...the list goes on and on.
Last edited by mmarshall; 09-20-20 at 03:20 PM.
#192
Lexus Fanatic
You will have to show me a source that they don’t do 0-60 runs at WOT.
The entire point of a 0-60 test is how quickly the car gets from 0 to 60. If you’re choosing how much throttle to put in on each car, then the test has no comparative value.
The entire point of a 0-60 test is how quickly the car gets from 0 to 60. If you’re choosing how much throttle to put in on each car, then the test has no comparative value.
#193
I should start a new series of 0-60, at no more than half throttle, and in the flow of traffic on the Beltway.... in rush hour.
#194
Lexus Champion
#195
Lexus Fanatic