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Forbes Top 10 Fastest Cars under $50,000


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Only problem is the GT500 isn't under $50k. They start at $54k....

 

The 2013 starts at 54k. They have the 2012 listed, it might have been listed at $48,800 base price.

sticker on mine was 46k back in 07, base price was $40,900

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Quantifying speed can be tricky. Automakers have been steering clear of advertising a car’s top speed for legal reasons, explains Bruce Harrison, a research director at IHS Automotive. So what about zero-to-60 times? That measures acceleration, and the significance of that number is waning, some experts say.

 

Better headline:

Top 10 Power to Weight Ratio Vehicles for under $50K

(It's a good place to start)

 

Forbes doesn't know waht a road test is apparently....

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From the article:

Quantifying speed can be tricky. Automakers have been steering clear of advertising a car’s top speed for legal reasons, explains Bruce Harrison, a research director at IHS Automotive. So what about zero-to-60 times? That measures acceleration, and the significance of that number is waning, some experts say.

 

Better headline:

Top 10 Power to Weight Ratio Vehicles for under $50K

(It's a good place to start)

 

Forbes doesn't know waht a road test is apparently....

 

actually it should be 3 of the top 10, the base GT makes 412, a 9.2 and good enough for #6

 

and 0-60 is not a good measure of acceleration, gearing plays a to large of a role in 0-60. the only times that should be considered credible are from a standing 1/4 mile.

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Ha:

 

"So what’s the best way to determine a car’s speed? Horsepower and weight: the lower the ratio of power to curb weight, the faster the car, experts say. Based on that metric, researchers at Edmunds.com helped us determine the fastest cars under $50,000."

 

That's as bad as dyno racing.

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