Sexima Vs Lincoln LS
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Originally Posted by toastedoats
/\ what they said /\
and with 255hp, it supposedly gets in the high 14s pretty easily with the automatic
and with 255hp, it supposedly gets in the high 14s pretty easily with the automatic
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The LS is junk and a BMW wannabe. Even when they gave it 30 more hp 2 years ago it still couldn't break into the 14s. The V6 runs mid-high 16s I think. You have the VQ 3.5 which will not run any slower than 14s with a good launch. Try and launch it at as high RPM as you can without stressing it too much. That motor loves to scream at high RPMs.
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From: Fitchburg Ma _ToastedRice_
Originally Posted by fantastic88
The LS is junk and a BMW wannabe. Even when they gave it 30 more hp 2 years ago it still couldn't break into the 14s. The V6 runs mid-high 16s I think. You have the VQ 3.5 which will not run any slower than 14s with a good launch. Try and launch it at as high RPM as you can without stressing it too much. That motor loves to scream at high RPMs.
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Yah, the previous gen was a lot better handler, even with the slightly lesser VQ30. I drove a number of the 2000 GXE 6spd manuals at the auction, and I would buy one in a heartbeat!
BTW, from the trucker: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is the maximum amount of weight loading that a car can place on the ground. For instance, my semi and trailer weigh ~30,100lbs. My GVWR is 80,000lbs.
The LS V8 probably weighs in well under 4,000lbs. I also drove quite a few of those at the auction, as I was in Ford factory return inspection(Certified Pre-Owned, basically. Lease returns)and while the Sexima will certainly take it in the 1/4, I think the LS would eat it alive on a road course. It is indeed a BMW wannabe, and as such, it'* emphasis was on handling performance.
Of course, for another couple thousand from the dealer, you could get the LS8 McClaren, and take almost a full second off the quarter, and shave a few hundredths off the slalom, too...
BTW, from the trucker: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is the maximum amount of weight loading that a car can place on the ground. For instance, my semi and trailer weigh ~30,100lbs. My GVWR is 80,000lbs.
The LS V8 probably weighs in well under 4,000lbs. I also drove quite a few of those at the auction, as I was in Ford factory return inspection(Certified Pre-Owned, basically. Lease returns)and while the Sexima will certainly take it in the 1/4, I think the LS would eat it alive on a road course. It is indeed a BMW wannabe, and as such, it'* emphasis was on handling performance.
Of course, for another couple thousand from the dealer, you could get the LS8 McClaren, and take almost a full second off the quarter, and shave a few hundredths off the slalom, too...