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10-27-06, 10:10 PM
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14.0 in Dec. Road & Track
The Dec issue of R&T has a road test of the new LS. It went a 14.0 @ 102 mph.
They basically like the car, I think...it's sort of an oddly written article. It seems as though they mostly talk about things anyone on the board already knows and a minimal amount of space talking about the driving of the car. Also the author gives the impression that he doesn't really beleive the car is all new. Very strangley written article indeed, IMHO.
They do say it's very, very quite, does not handle all that great, but acceptably for a 4500 lb car, and is extremely isolated from the road.
They basically like the car, I think...it's sort of an oddly written article. It seems as though they mostly talk about things anyone on the board already knows and a minimal amount of space talking about the driving of the car. Also the author gives the impression that he doesn't really beleive the car is all new. Very strangley written article indeed, IMHO.
They do say it's very, very quite, does not handle all that great, but acceptably for a 4500 lb car, and is extremely isolated from the road.
10-28-06, 02:29 AM
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The Dec issue of R&T has a road test of the new LS. It went a 14.0 @ 102 mph.
They basically like the car, I think...it's sort of an oddly written article. It seems as though they mostly talk about things anyone on the board already knows and a minimal amount of space talking about the driving of the car. Also the author gives the impression that he doesn't really beleive the car is all new. Very strangley written article indeed, IMHO.
They do say it's very, very quite, does not handle all that great, but acceptably for a 4500 lb car, and is extremely isolated from the road.
They basically like the car, I think...it's sort of an oddly written article. It seems as though they mostly talk about things anyone on the board already knows and a minimal amount of space talking about the driving of the car. Also the author gives the impression that he doesn't really beleive the car is all new. Very strangley written article indeed, IMHO.
They do say it's very, very quite, does not handle all that great, but acceptably for a 4500 lb car, and is extremely isolated from the road.
10-28-06, 05:10 AM
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It seems to me that road and track & car and driver are all about sports sedans. All they want to review is the Corvette and don't seem to have as much appreciation for the luxo cruisers (unless it is an M or AMG version of course).
Also, I think that many of the writers have a bias going into their reviews and an expectation of what a car should be good at from past experience.
Also, I think that many of the writers have a bias going into their reviews and an expectation of what a car should be good at from past experience.
10-28-06, 08:03 AM
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It seems to me that road and track & car and driver are all about sports sedans. All they want to review is the Corvette and don't seem to have as much appreciation for the luxo cruisers (unless it is an M or AMG version of course).
Also, I think that many of the writers have a bias going into their reviews and an expectation of what a car should be good at from past experience.
Also, I think that many of the writers have a bias going into their reviews and an expectation of what a car should be good at from past experience.
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Notice that it ran those times at a temperature of 101 degrees. I don't believe R&T corrects for atmospheric conditions - at least they didn't used to. If not, pretty impressive.
10-31-06, 09:23 AM
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i don't know, i would like to see the difference too, constructively with statistical results, not just theory
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LS 460 may easily be undr 14 secs in some serious person's possession.
10-31-06, 08:57 PM
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Temperature does have an effect. We are talking about fraction of a second, blink of an eye here. Atmospheric pressure also influences. Even the direction of the wind, and of course the biases of the tester.
LS 460 may easily be undr 14 secs in some serious person's possession.
LS 460 may easily be undr 14 secs in some serious person's possession.