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Surprised with an ES350 loaner. 0-60 with my vector

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Old 06-09-09, 11:53 AM
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Default Surprised with an ES350 loaner. 0-60 with my vector

took my car in for service today and they gave me a loaner es350.
that thing is super comfy first of all. as some of you may know i like using the vector FX on cars which measures 0-60 times.
I did a couple fo runs on the es350 (same road i use for my IS350) and did 6.4 and 6.5 seconds. If it didnt have traction control i bet it could get 6 flat. I wasnt expecting anything better than 8 seconds on such a big car
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Your numbers are pretty close to those posted by some mags. IIRC, C&D did 6.2 sec and Consumer Reports did 6.4 sec in the ES350. The 3.5 and 6 speed are a nice combo in this car.
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i bet under better weather conditions i can get 6.1
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Originally Posted by juice14
i bet under better weather conditions i can get 6.1
How long will you have the loaner? Maybe there's time for another go at it??
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i have it until tomorrow morning. if it cools down tonight ill do another couple of runs on the same road. to see if there is a difference
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Originally Posted by juice14
I wasnt expecting anything better than 8 seconds on such a big car
Jeez, its not like your driving an IS250 AWD...
Old 06-13-09, 03:55 PM
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hahahahha...i mean, sorry if OP has that car...*ahem*..not saying its a bad car, just a little slower...uhhh ohh. i'll stop now
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they move out nicely
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Uhhhh... it's a 350. That's a 3.5 liter V6 with a ton of horsepower. It better move out.
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