Not exact matches
Wright had been exercising those means himself as
early as 1909, menacing his Oak Park neighborhood with regular top - speed
runs in his first car, a yellow Stoddard - Dayton roadster that could hit 60
mph.
At a press event
earlier this year, Nissan achieved one
run in which the 2012 GT - R accelerated to 60
mph in 2.886 seconds.
We noticed that the program tended to upshift
earlier than we would have, for example
running all the way up to seventh gear at 45
mph, keeping the tachometer about 1,500 rpm.
Taormina reportedly spent months preparing for his 201.1 -
mph run, topping out at 169
mph and 190.1
mph in
earlier attempts.
Early tests saw the Model 3
run the quarter mile in 13.8 seconds @ 101
mph, which is sports car territory.