Originally Posted by martinbo

EVO gets 8.7, Autocar uses the manufacturers claims of 8.1 sec to 60 mph, KM77 gets 8.8 seconds and Topcar gets 8.9 secs. So it all depends on the day, the car and the driver.

And I always err on the side of the conservative because most normal drivers out there will never get close to the times achieved in tests by professionals.

I think 8.1 secs is nigh impossible with a shift to third being required to hit 100.