From: stecz@pencom.com (John Steczkowski)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Cost of 0 to 60 mph.
Date: 21 Aug 92 13:25:16 GMT
Reply-To: stecz@pencom.com
Distribution: austin
Organization: Pencom Software

In article <2620053@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM> lea00@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Larry Akers)  
writes:
> >In rec.autos, TKPOWELL@bluemoon.profs.tek.com writes:
> 
>     >tpc@icd.ab.com (Thomas P. Cunovich) writes:
> 
>     >-I found this article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer interesting.
>     >-It will probably add fuel to the old , new, (300ZX,L88), thread.
>     >-1991 Porsche 911 Turbo. Factory price: $95,000. 0 to 60 mph: 4.6
>     >-seconds. Cost per second: $20,652.
>  .......

You are calculating this in the wrong direction.  You need to calculate how  
much it costs per second under 10 for 0 to 60. The way you calculated  
emphasizes slowness.   therefore....

1991 Porsche 911 turbo: $95k; 0-60 4.6; cost per second under 10:  $17,592.59
	95,000 / ( 10 - 4.6)

    >-1991 GMC Syclone pick-up. Factory price: $26,000. 0 to 60 mph: 5.3
    >-seconds. Cost per second: $4,906.

	cost per second under 10:  $5,531.91

    >-1992 Lamborghini Diablo. Factory price: $240,000. 0 to 60 mph: 4.5
    >-seconds. Cost per second: $53,333.

	cost per second under 10:  $43,636.36

    >-1991 Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette. Factory price: $67,000. 0 to 60 mph:
    >-5.1 seconds. Cost per second: $13,138.

	cost per second under 10:  $13,673.47

    >-1991 BMW 850i. Factory price: $79,000. 0 to 60 mph: 7.3 seconds. Cost
    >-per second: $10,882.

	cost per second under 10:  $29,259.26

    >-1992 Geo Storm GSi. Factory price: $14,000. 0 to 60 mph: 7.3 seconds.
    >-Cost per second: $1,917.

	cost per second under 10:  $5,185.19

    >-1992 Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL. Factory price: $127,000. 0 to 60 mph:
    >-6.3 seconds. Cost per second: $20,158.

	cost per second under 10:  $34,324.32

    >-1991 Acura NS-X. Factory price: $63,000. 0 to 60 mph: 5.7 seconds.
    >-Cost per second: $10,877.

	cost per second under 10:  $14,651.16

    >How does this compare with the olden days?

    >-1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona. Factory price: $24,000 (then, pal).
    >-0 to 60 mph: 5.9 seconds. Cost per second: $4,067.

	cost per second under 10:  $5,853.66

    >-1965 Chevelle Malibu SS/396. Factory price: $4,600. 0 to 60 mph 6.5
    >-seconds. Cost per second: $708.

	cost per second under 10:  $1,314.29

    >-1967 Cobra. Factory price: $7,000. 0 to 60 mph: 4.2 seconds. Cost per
    >-second: $1,667.

	cost per second under 10:  $1,206.90   (a bargain at any price)

    >-1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX Hemi. Factory price: $4,700. 0 to 60 mph:
    >-4.8 seconds. Cost per second: $979.

	cost per second under 10:  $903.85

    >-1970 Buick GS Stage 1. Factory price: $4,500. 0 to 60 mph: 5.5 seconds.
    >-Cost per second: $818.

	cost per second under 10:  $1000

    >And the winner is..............


    >Honda 1993 CBR900RR   List price $8299  0 to 60 mph:  2.8 seconds.
    >Cost per second: $296
                     ^^^^^  --  shouldn't this be $2963.93

	cost per second under 10:  $1152.64

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  John Steczkowski                            stecz@pencom.com
       "It's not what you fling...It's the fling itself."
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