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According to Grassroots Motorsports magazine (Mar/Apr '97):
"To give you and idea of how quickly some cars can cover the quarter-mile,
here are some approximate times for several popular production cars:
1988 Porsche 959 ................ 12.0 sec
1989 Corvette ZR-1 ............... 13.4 sec
1997 BMW M3 (3.2L) ........... 14.3 sec
1970 Porsche 911S .............. 14.9 sec
1983 Porsche 944 ............... 16.2 sec
1971 Datsun 240Z ............... 17.1 sec
1997 Dodge Grand Caravan.... 17.6 sec
1973 Triumph TR6 ................ 18.2 sec
1967 Triumph Spitfire (1300)... 19.3 sec
1949 MG TC ........................ 22.2 sec
(times from manufacturers or published road tests)"
Don Marshall
'57 TR3 '63 TR3B '63TR4 '63 Healey 3000
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