I was reading in a Car and Driver mag or something like that and they said that the 2002 nissan maxima automatic 0-60's in 7.5 secs..seems a little slow to me..any input?
Brian

 

That's just plain wrong! That sounds more like a 2k or 2k1 automagic time. A more realistic time would mid to high 6s. With torque braking and shifting manually probably faster.

 

Car and driver says a lot of things... I seriously doubt that the 0-60 time is 7.5s for an auto 2k2, especially when there's people pulling high 14 1/4 mile times... Then again, check out stillen's site, they said that a stock 5sp 4th gen does 15.5 in the 1/4 and the S/C brings it down to 14.4, there's people running high 14's bone stock, some even in the mid 14's... There's a lesson to be learned here... Don't believe mag times, take it to the streetz

 

If you look at the C & D itemizations of the cars and there times, they also show the review date of the car. The review date for the Maxima is for either a 2K or a 2K1, and not a 2K2. Therefore all of the listed times are for that model year. I am pretty sure they have not updated the Maxima's times since the 2K2 was released.

Scott

 

That was an estimate they made, heck they tested the heavier I35 to 60 and got 6.9 sec a few months ago. Those are definately from a Early 5th gen auto or 4th gen auto times, 02 or 03 auto should be about mid to high 6's depending on testing factors.

 

look at what people run in the quarter mile, typically a high 14s ET translates to a low 6s 0-60, low to mid 14s translates to mid to high 5s.

 

i say mine is around 6.3-6.4 i ran 14.664 @ 93 stock

 

14.66 sounds more like a 6 second 0-60.....my damn automatic cant get any faster tahn high 6s

 

Yeah. I can stuff groceries and 4 fat A$$ people in my car and run a better time than that !

 

My 02 runs a 14.7 @ 94.1 mph.

 

Someone on the org did two runs back to back, one by himself the other with four adult males and his quarter mile times went up around 2 full seconds.

 

i ran with my g/f in the car and slowed down .3 he appox weight is 130

 

CAr and driver always seems to have slow times if you ask me. THeir 0-60 time for the new Mustang GT auto is 6.3 and a 15.1@93. Shouldnt it be a little faster than that. Ive just noticed that C/D can never get as fast times as M/T. Road and Track cant get as fast as time either as M/T. Take for example this month they both test the 350z. M/T got a 5.49 0-60 and a 13.95@102.25 1/4. Whereas R/T got a 5.6 0-60 and a 14.3@100.2 1/4. THats a big difference in 1/4 times if you as me.

 

I have been a subscriber to Car and Driver for years now. They have not done any in depth reviews on the 2002 maxima as of yet. I know because I am hoping that they will soon. However, there was an ad in last month's issue where it stated the new Altima with the 3.5 liter engine (same as in the maxima) posted a 0 to 60 time of 6.28 seconds. The maxima should be very similar.

 

according to car and driver the 3.5 Altima is only a high 14s car, but we all know that people have run low and mid 14s with it, same with the 2k2 maxima 6spds, and i say it again, low 14s is somewhere in teh 5s for 0-60, roughly a 6spd maxima that runs a 14.2 has a 0-60 of about 5.7

 

If everyone could just ready my post again. You have to pay attention to the review date (issue date) that car and driver list. They HAVE NOT reviewed the 2K2 Max yet...just read the line and comprehend what it says. These numbers are for the 2K maxima, not the 2K1 and not the 2K2.

 

I read in Car and Driver a few years ago that they were changing their testing policy. They used hold the revs at 3-4000 rpm (depending on what was suitable for each car) and drop the clutch on manuals. The same with automatics (only with braketorquing). They decided to switch to a more real-world method of slipping the clutch on standards and starting without any brake on autos.

I believe this is the way R&T does it too.

Being the weekend racers they are, I dont think the guys at MT will ever make that switch.

 

Page 148 of the current 10/02 issue of C&D shows a nice deep blue 02 SE 6 Spd and here are the times compared to the already mentioned 0-60 of 6.28, 1/4 mi in 14.8 and top speed of 140 Altima SE:

0-60: 6 even
1/4 Mi Time and Spd: 14.7 @ 97 MPH (awesome MPH btw)
Top Speed: 145 MPH
Skid Pad; .82

All of these times are incredible for a 4 door Front Drive Sedan and C&D sh*t all over the car for being long in the tooth and then compared it to a WRX and a 3.2TL-S...The WRX is a hair faster, but with half the amenities of the Maxima so you pick...a little more quickness or twice the ride and creature comforts...Yes the Acura has the Max on Fit and Fitness, but it's slower, albeit a hair, but still slower...I'll take the Max and it's Bang for the Buck mixed in with plenty of comfort any day.

 

so whats the typical 0-60 and 1/4 mile of a 2k2 se auto? people swear my car isnt as fast as it is, yet they wont race me. i wont hard evidence to back me up.

 

well if your not sure about the 93 mph here you go http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...207326&page=5. as for the 15.0 @ 94.39 thats doesn't sound right. 15 sec at 94 mph seems as if you have the fastest mph but not so very fast time. timeslips anywere?

 

Check out my Tag...with a Frankencar intake I ran my wife's 2002 SE Auto 4 times and pulled three 14.6's all at 94-95 MPH and My younger Brother pulled a 14.7 and 14.6 at the same speeds. My 2nd run was the one in my tag which was a low 14.5 (almost a 14.4) at 94+ MPH...going off of Mag times for 1/4 mi and 0-60 that would put my wife's SE at 5+ seconds 0-60. Check out the 1/4 mi times on this forum for a good snapshot as to what people are running. With out the CAI, we probably would have run 14.6's and 14.7's all day. We never lost one race, beating a WRX, Probe, 94-96 Mustang GT, a 93 SVT Lightning, and two Honda Civics...one with N2O. It was hot and humid so I am hoping for 14.3 to 14.4 as temps come down this fall. We race near the coast and the closer to sea level you are the better your times will be if that helps.

 

Your times are about on par iwth my 14.7 @94.1 mph quarters. It seems as if the auto has closed the gap on the manual in the quarter mile with the 02/03 versus previous auto to manual comparos.

 

Yep, the 6 Spds are only about 1-2 10ths quicker and 2-4 mph faster...woohooo.

 

Why Car and Driver times are slow...

 

Go to Autoweeks website.They test the 02 Max at 6.21

 

Why would you not believe when I have a timeslip to prove and 2 other orgy members that were present. By the way nice trap speeds