On 23 Aug 2018 at 23:14, brucedp5 via EV wrote:

> Currently, the Ioniq Electric makes a paltry 118 horsepower and 218 lb-ft of
> torque. In our testing, those figures were enough to propel the Ioniq to 60
> mph in 8.6 seconds.

To put this in perspective, a 1970 Datsun 240Z did 0-60 in 8.7 seconds. A 
Lotus Europa of the same year returned a 0-60 time of 11.2 seconds. These 
weren't considered slow cars in 1970.

And lest you think that these cars were hobbled by 1970-vintage US emission 
controls, a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS-350, fitted with no more EC hardware 
than a PCV valve, did 0-60 in 8.0 seconds.

For most of the 1970s, typical small car 0-60 acceleration ranged from 13 to 
20 seconds.  In 1976, VW boasted in their ads that the US-spec Rabbit could 
do 0-60 in 11 seconds.  That was pretty darn quick for an economy car.

David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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