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Old 03-08-2010, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Chibana View Post
C&D has explained ........... You'll notice that cars with lots of low down grunt will have smaller differences between their 0-60 and 5-60 mph tests.
I notice this effect in my present automatic Yaris. From a standing start, it will lurch off the line and wind up pretty quickly (well, maybe moderately quickly). From a rolling start, it will almost feel as if I'm starting off in too high a gear, but it's an auto.
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