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	Motor Trend High-speed Shoot-out
	A 1997 Motor Trend w/ High-speed Shoot-out. They did 10 test to determine how each car rates: Test #1- Top Speed: Viper GTS / 450HP ----187.3 MPH 911 Turbo / 400HP ----181.8 MPH Ferrari F355 / 375HP -180.0 MPH Corvette / 345HP ------169.3 MPH Acura NSX-T / 290HP --162.2 MPH Supra Turbo 320HP ----158.1 MPH 3000GT VR4 @ 320HP ---155.7 MPH ----------------------------------- Test #4- Quarter-Mile: Viper GTS / 450HP ----12.2 sec @ 119.3 MPH 911 Turbo / 400HP ----12.3 sec @ 114.1 MPH Ferrari F355 / 375HP -13.2 sec @ 112.2 MPH Corvette / 345HP ------13.2 sec @ 109.3 MPH Acura NSX-T / 290HP --13.3 sec @ 106.7 MPH Supra Turbo 320HP ----13.6 sec @ 106.0 MPH 3000GT VR4 @ 320HP ---13.6 sec @ 100.5 MPH	As quoted from the July 1995, Vol 47, No. 7 issue of Motor Trend: [NOTE: 1995 3000GT VR-4 tested] Horsepower, hp @ rpm, SAE net: 320 @ 6000 Torque, lb-ft @rpm, SAE net: 315 @ 2500 Transmission: 6-speed manual Acceleration, 0-60 mph, sec: 5.4 Standing quarter mile, sec/mph: 13.5/101.6 Braking, 60-0, feet: 118 Handling, lateral acceleration, g: 0.89 Slalom, 600-ft, mph: 68.9
	1994+ 3000GT VR-4 / Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo: ($42k) 3.0 V-6 TT/6M/AWD 320 HP @ 6000 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 315 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm 0-60: 4.8 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 13.5 sec @ 101.6 mph¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 116 feet Lateral Gs: .95¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 68.9 mph Top Speed: 159 mph 1994+ Supra Twin-Turbo: ($40k) 3.0 I-6 TT/6M/RWD 320 HP @ 5600 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 315 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm 0-60: 5.1 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 13.6 sec @ 106.0 mph¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 115 feet Lateral Gs: .94¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 68.9 mph Top Speed: 155 mph 1994+ 300ZX Twin-Turbo: ($42k) 3.0 V-6 TT/5M/RWD 300 HP @ 6400 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 283 lb-ft @ 3600 rpm 0-60: 5.5 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 13.9 @ 102.0 mph¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 124 feet Lateral Gs: .88¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 69.7 mph 1994+ Mazda RX-7 Twin-Turbo: ($38k) 1.3 R TT/5M/RWD 255 HP @ 6500 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 217 lb-ft torque @ 5000 rpm 0-60: 5.3 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 14.1 @ 99.9 mph¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 113 feet Lateral Gs: .98¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 69.8 1997+ Corvette: ($38k) 5.7 V-8/6M/RWD 345 HP @ 5600 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 350 lb-ft @ 4400 0-60: 4.7 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 13.3 @ 106.8¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 111 feet Lateral Gs: .94¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 66.8 mph Top Speed: 172 mph 1999+ Porsche 911 Carrera: ($66k) 3.4 F-6/6M/RWD 300 @ 6800 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 258 @ 4600 rpm 0-60: 4.9 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 13.4 @ 105.2¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 111 feet Lateral Gs: .92¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 68.7 1997+ Acura NSX-T: ($89k) 3.2 V6 T/6M/RWD 290 HP @ 7100 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 224 lb-ft @ 5500 rpm 0-60: 4.8 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 13.3 @ 106.7 mph¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 120 Lateral Gs: .94¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 69.5 mph 1998 Lotus Turbo Esprit: ($83k) 3.5 V-8 TT/5M/RWD 350 HP @ 6500 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 295 lb-ft @ 4295 rpm 0-60: 4.4 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 12.8 @ 111.8 mph¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 118 feet Lateral Gs: .98¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 70.0 mph 1995+ Ferrari F355: ($120k) 3.5 V-8/6M/RWD 375 HP @ 8250 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 268 lb-ft @ 5800 rpm 0-60: 4.6 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 12.8 @ 110.2¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 118 feet Lateral Gs: .93¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 70.8 mph 1994+ BMW 850 CSi: ($100k) 5.6 V-12/6M/RWD 372 HP @ 5200 rpm¬Ý¬Ý 402 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm 0-60: 5.8 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 14.1 @ 101.3 mph¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 116 feet Lateral Gs: .87¬Ý Slalom: 67.3 mph 1993+ Mercedes-Benz 600SEC: ($132k) 6.0 V-12/4A/RWD 389 HP @ 5500¬Ý¬Ý 420 lb-ft @ 3800 0-60: 6.5 sec¬Ý¬Ý 1/4: 14.8 @ 97.6 mph¬Ý¬Ý 60-0: 123 feet Lateral Gs: .77¬Ý¬Ý Slalom: 67.2

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