are they that much different than the sedan? i was flipping through the newest R&T and it had the 0-60 for my car at 6.8 seconds!!! what kind of bammer crap is that??

 

was it an auto? edmunds.com recorded a 6.7 0-60 in a 4eat WRX wagon

 

I'm thinking it is an auto as well. I remember when Car & Driver tested a 4EAT wagon they got a 0-60 somewhere in the high 6's as well.

-Chris

 

thanks for putting my fears so quickly to rest

 

If it was in "road test summary" page, look at the footnotes and I believe it indicates that the wagon tested was an automatic.

 

ok. i just tested my car. i think it does 0-60 in 5.8ish. of course i was using my human-clock, but that works for me

 

I don't think the wagon's 0-60 is different from the sedan; they have nearly the same weight.

Also, though I can't be certain, is it quite possible that magazine test drivers have varying launch techniques that can influence the 0-60 time? I read somewhere (cannot remember the source) that some test drivers doing the 0-60 don't even launch by dropping the clutch.

 

81lbs if I recall correctly, but yeah it's not that far off, should be < 1/10 sec difference.

 

motortrend did the quarter in 14.6 and 0-60 in 6.1 in the stick wagon. what i have...

i used my buddies G-tech and i did 0-60 in 6.2 and ran a 14.8 quarter. that was bad driving. we can do much better.

 

with just an up/dp/catback a friend of mine was able to run a 13.7 at the track with his wagon. I just got up/tbe on and i know it can go 0-60 faster than 6 sec. Even with it stock exhaust i read it should do it in 5.8, whereas 5.6 for the sedan.

 

Does anyone know why Subaru claims the WRX goes 0-60 in 5.4, when we're seeing higher numbers elsewhere?

Do manufacturers fudge their numbers or do they employ exceptionally talented drivers?

 

5.4 seconds with a super driver in super conditions. SCC magazine got a 14.2 out of a stock wrx sedan. that is easy 5.4 0-60 time.

 

Not to mention thier "pro driver" is prolly some 70 pound japanese guy who the car barely notices him in there.

 

and a 6k clutch drop

 

If you read the fine print at the bottom of the ads it says that the 5.4 0-60 time is quoted from a Car & Driver test back in 2001. So it seems more likely the low times are due to a clutch drop than the weight of some magical 70lb Japanese driver. If you check out the artcle the ads quote the writer says right in it that the times were achieved using a launch style that is not likely to make service depts. happy. They same the same is true of their 4.6 0-60 for the STi.

-Chris