German Car Zone

This is it, our biggest performance test ever! Twenty-one cars are put through a rigorous induction programme to find out if they will be allowed to enter our Fast Club. The class of 2006 includes everything from Ascari's mighty (and mightily expensive) KZ1 supercar to Renault's diminutive Clio Trophy hot hatch hero. Records fall and reputations are made.

21 cars were put through 3 tests at Millbrook, the 1st was a 0-100-0mph, the next was trying to hit the car's Vmax until the driver lost their nerve, and the final test was a lap around Bedford Autodrome's west circuit.


Here are all the results:


0-100-0:

1.Caterham CSR260
0-30: 1.8, 0-60: 3.9, 0-100: 9.25, reaction time: 0.53, 100-0: 3.98
total time: 13.76

2.Corvette ZO6
0-30: 2.09, 0-60: 4.17, 0-100: 8.94, reaction time: 0.79, 100-0: 4.22
total time: 13.95

3.Lamborghini Gallardo
0-30: 1.65 0-60: 4.34, 0-100: 9.42, reaction time: 0.67, 100-0: 4.15
total time: 14.24

4.Marcos TSO GT
0-30: 1.93, 0-60: 4.35, 0-100: 9.26, reaction time: 0.53, 100-0: 4.53
total time: 14.32

5.Ascari KZ1
0-30: 2.01, 0-60: 4.1, 0-100: 8.7, reaction time: 1.14, 100-0: 4.55
total time: 14.39

6.BMW M6
0-30: 2.3, 0-60: 4.82, 0-100: 10.02, reaction time: 0.67, 100-0: 4.39
total time: 15.08

7.Mitsubishi Evo IX FQ-340
0-30: 1.53, 0-60: 4.32. 0-100: 10.94, reaction time: 0.58, 100-0: 4.43
total time: 15.95

8.Porsche 911 Carrera S
0-30: 1.8, 0-60: 4.61, 0-100: 10.92, reaction time: 1.03, 100-0: 4.07
total time: 16.02

9.Audi RS4
0-30: 1.72, 0-60: 4.49, 0-100: 10.89, reaction time: 0.84, 100-0: 4.37
total time: 16.1

10.Hartge H1(BMW 1er)
0-30: 2.06, 0-60: 4.8, 0-100: 10.58, reaction time: 0.92, 100-0: 4.66
total time: 16.16

11.Roush Mustang
0-30: 2.14, 0-60: 5.22, 0-100: 12.06, reaction time: 0.9, 100-0: 4.39
total time: 17.35

12.Aston V8 Vantage
0-30: 2.18, 0-60: 5.22, 0-100: 11.98, reaction time: 1.07, 100-0: 4.33
total time: 17.38

13.Porsche Cayman S
0-30: 2.12, 0-60: 5.29, 0-100: 12.16, reaction time: 1.03, 100-0: 4.25
total time: 17.44

14.Dodge Ram SRT-10
0-30: 2.38, 0-60: 5.63, 0-100: 13.45, reaction time: 0.93, 100-0: 4.82
total time; 19.2

15.Chrysler 300C Hemi
0-30: 2.52, 0-60: 6.22, 0-100: 15.14, reaction time: 0.82, 100-0: 4.62
total time: 20.58

16.Jaguar XK
0-30: 2.53, 0-60: 6.41, 0-100: 15.5, reaction time: 0.75, 100-0: 4.63
total time: 20.88

17.Vauxhall Astra VXR
0-30: 2.73, 0-60: 7.26, 0-100: 16.7, reaction time: 0.59, 100-0: 4.61
total time: 21.9

18.Renault Clio Trophy
0-30: 2.71, 0-60: 6.64, 0-100: 17.25, reaction time: 0.55, 100-0: 4.58
total time: 22.38

19.Ford Focus 1.6 (put in for contrast of everyday to fast cars)
0-30: 3.37, 0-60: 10.72, 0-100: 37.62
total time: 42.81

20.Rage buggy
0-30: 1.59, 0-60: 4.05, 0-100: 13.5 (couldn't do 100-0 because it is a single seater, and no co-driver to say when to brake)


Top speed:

1.Ascari KZ1: 1.192G, 180mph
2.Corvette ZO6: 1.181G, 170.8mph
3.Porsche 911 Carrera S: 1.192G, 170.3mph
4.Aston V8 Vantage: 1.223G, 167.9mph
5.Lamborghini Gallardo: 1.098G, 167mph (wet)
6.Porsche Cayman S: 1.169G, 166.1mph
7.Audi RS4: 1.103G, 163.6mph
8.BMW M6: 1.093G, 162.3mph
9.Mitsubishi Evo IX FQ-340: 1.209G, 159.8mph
10.Chrysler 300C Hemi: 1.009G, 156.6mph
11.Jaguar XK: 0.965G, 153.4mph
12.Dodge Ram SRT-10: 0.938G, 150.4mph
13.Roush Mustang: 0.905G, 149.2mph
14.Vauxhall Astra VXR: 0.904G, 145.7mph
15.Caterham CSR 260: 0.955G, 145.3mph
16.Renault Clio Trophy: 0.739G, 134.2mph
17.Rage Buggy: No G because it hits top speed on straight, 110mph

*Hartge was unavailable for top speed run, while the Marcos' tyres were rubbing it's wheel arches.


Lap times:

1.Caterham CSR260: 1.082G, 112.8mph, 1:21.00
2.Lamborghini Gallardo: 0.973G, 116.9mph, 1:22.80
3.Ascari KZ1: 0.957G, 117.8mph, 1:23.20
4.Corvette ZO6: 0.982G, 118.1mph, 1:24.45
5.Porsche 911 Carrera S: 0.966G, 109.6mph, 1:26.05
6.BMW M6: 0.892G, 109.6mph, 1:26.40
7.Mitsubishi Evo IX FQ-340: 0.907G, 108.7mph, 1:26.85
8.Aston V8 Vantage: 0.895G, 105mph, 1:27.75
9.Hartge H1(BMW 1er): 0.818G, 107.5mph, 1:28.20
10.Audi RS4: 0.929G, 107.5mph, 1:28.25
11.Roush Mustang 420RE: 0.971G, 105.6mph, 1:28.50
12.Porsche Cayman S: 0.911G, 107.7mph, 1:28.90
13.Marcos TSO GT2: 0.823G, 110.3mph, 1:30.00
14.Jaguar XK: 0.795G, 101.6mph, 1:31.75
15.Dodge Ram SRT-10: 0.798G, 104.3mph, 1:32.80
16.Vauxhall Astra VXR: 0.811G, 95.4mph, 1:33.15
17.Renault Clio Trophy: 0.833G, 97mph, 1:33.75
18.Chrysler 300C Hemi: 0.802G, 100.5mph, 1:34.6
19.Ford Focus 1.6; 0.719G, 84.1mph, 1:43.50
20.Schumacher Menace GTR (2bhp radio control car): 1:58.35

Good stuff, thanks Just_Me.

The Corvette is definitely proving itself, now only if they had a more modern interior. Regardless, hats off to GM's engineering dept.

What the heck is the Schumacher Menace GTR (2bhp radio control car)?

Thanks a million

Good to see the Gallardo do so well

Nice choice of cars...Great read and pics, thanks Just_me. I remember when they tested Marcos on Top Gear, the car is mad!!!

Thanks TycoonGTR, I thought it would be a ferrari model..LOL

ps. Just_Me, is that a brushed aluminum keyboard I spy?

RS4 is faster to 60mph than the M6, the M6 is faster around the track than RS4. The Gallardo did well us usually. The Z06 impress me again. 0-100-0mph the Z06 almost the fastest and Z06 also did well around the track but beaten by the Gallardo. Z06 simply offer a lot of performance for the money.

no surprise with Ascari, but eh Corvette is the real winner in my book.... Amazing car...

sorry to go totaly off-topic, but is that that design keyboard Logitech offers? Dinovo or someting?

I have this issue in my possesion as well. The article on the Hartge 3er was pretty interesting, just shows you how great the E90 M3 will be. It was also nice to see the M roadster win out over the Boxster S in the roadster shoot out.
As for the actual "fast club 2006" article, i found it to be rather pointless since none of the info shared will do anything for me in the real world, except on the lonely desert desserted highways and the empty highways in the middle of the night.Very interesting none the less.