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Originally Posted by lguard
When auto magazines/shows are testing 0-60 times what do they use for the speed (radar, speedometer, other)? If speedometer, then 0-60 would actually be slower than they report?? Guessing they use something more precise but is anybody sure?? Sorry, a little off topic.
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I believe they use several methods, each Mag does it differently.
Some use the Speedo.
Some use a Track Wheel - a 5th wheel attached to the side of the car and fed into a PC with calculating software.
Some use a Radar Gun.
Some use a Drag Strip and timer.
Probably other methods as well. That explains alot of the variation you read from Mag to Mag.