ksellers10

im not sure if anyone has made this thread (i searched) if so please let me know but i got curious and clocked my 0-60 time today in d ds and manual mode. and its true D is the fastest.

DS- 8.2 sec 0-60
D- 7.4 sec 0-60
manual shift- 7.9 sec 0-60

anyone else clock their times?

lightonthehill

Elapsed time runs comparing the 'D' mode with other modes have been done several times and posted here over the last three years, and in every controlled test, the 'D' mode was faster.

This makes perfect sense, as all other modes instill some semblance of shifting gears, which is a time and and fuel waster. Obtaining increased accelleration and increased fuel efficiency by avoiding shifting is the whole purpose of the CVT.

MaxLoverAz

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Those times seem very accurate for a stock 7th Gen. D mode will by far provide the best performance, anytime your vehicle has to delay forward momentum to shift will cause a delay.

ksellers10

Yea now i have noticed that once at about 40-60 mph switching from d into DS mode give crazy acceleration to 70mph or 80+

I went toe to toe with a 2011 charger and he beat me at three lights and i was pissed dude. i then tried from take off in D mode then at 40 i switched to ds and punched it and whooped his a$$ lol

MONTE 01&97 SE

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They seem a tad slow, 7.4 sec to 60 in D seems more than a second slow from the norm stock

ksellers10

well i have only had my car for about a month now its a new 2012 so i havent even broken it in yet lol

MONTE 01&97 SE

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Gotcha, once she breaks in you should be about 6 or so. VQ's just get stronger as you pile on the miles!

ksellers10

i hope so because im getting beat on the road and that NEVER happened with my VW cc

VQLover

Aren't you supposed to be easy on the car till 2000 km before ripping it? Just wondering..

bk2k3max

I used one of the GPS apps in my EVO and kept getting 5.9-6.0 consistently, if you're getting times this slow then something isn't right.

lightonthehill

Absolutely. Nissan says no hard accelleration the first 1200 miles. I take it a little further, and wait until 2400 miles before letting her rip. I think that is one of the reasons I have never had a whisper of engine trouble in over 27 years of owning nothing but Maximas. Took one to 206,000 miles and another to 201,000 miles, and the engines ran very smoothly and needed no oil between oil changes the entire time I owned them.

I suspect Nissan has a way to know if an engine has not been broken in as the manual calls for. No telling what all may be available through the onboard computers these days.

slicknick

My 0-60 feels super strong, but it dies about 80. It runs much better in this cool air too.


Unless your car was taken straight off the truck, then there was probably some hard accelleration that you don't know about.

I took mine to redline right out of the gate...get the engine nice and tight...haha.

jjklongisland

I have bought alot of new cars over the past 10 years and not one dealer stated anything about proper break in procedures. Personally I think its hogwash. Drive it like you stole it out the gates... Never had an issue. We arent talking 1970's American poor build quality and bogus machining/tooling of engine components...

lightonthehill

I love my dealer, but I feel I would be unwise to depend on him to quote the contents of the Qwner's Manual, which is hundreds of pages long; reading the manual is the responsibility of the car owner. I would be inclined to take the advice in the Maxima Owner's Manual that is based on testing and research constantly being done by Nissan engineers.

This breakin advice will also be found in the Owner's Manuals of every vehicle I am familiar with. Having a breakin period seems to be the opinion of virtually all professional engineers associated with all vehicles.

But you have the complete freedom to believe as you wish and treat your car any way you want. This is America, the land of the free.

Mikky

haha thats what i do too when i race other cars... once u hit it in ds mode when ur at 40mph... it goes like a rocket.... hahaha

alexdi

I've only timed mine with GPS/accelerometer apps. It's consistently at six flat in D, though I'd wager I could shave off another tenth or two if I started in Ds. I haven't noticed any change from 1200 miles and the current 17K save for those attributable to the transmission TSB.

CP3

LOL why the hell are you racing those cars anyway??