Pipcecil
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This weekend my wife and I raced by Leaf vs her Volt on a straight track at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX. Friday nights are open to the public for racing. My wife and I raced our cars twice, and I raced 2 more times, once against my brother in law (volkswagen GTI) and my dad (S10 pickup). Here are the results!
Run 1
Volt Leaf
R/T .501 .306
60 2.651 2.622
330 7.115 7.192
1/8 10.842 11.067
MPH 65.67 62.98
1000 ---- 14.460
MPH ---- -----
1/4 16.854 17.347
MPH 81.32 77.98
Run 2
Volt Leaf
R/T .523 .125
60 2.765 2.636
330 7.233 7.193
1/8 10.956 11.073
MPH 65.71 63.13
1000 14.200 ----
MPH ---- ----
1/4 16.995 17.349
MPH 81.76 76.84
The Volt beat the leaf both times, about 0.5 seconds quicker and about 3-4 mph faster. Although it does appear that the Leaf is better off the line, the volt catches up, most likely due to the lower drag of the vehicle.
The other two runs turned out extremely similar results. I always hit the quarter mile at 17.3xx seconds 77.4 mph +- 0.6 mph. That error is small and quite consistant even if the runs were limited to only 4 sample points. My best run was 17.315 seconds at 78.04 mph and my worst was 17.349 seconds and 76.83 mph. I attached some photos. These were shot on the second run. I actually got quite a big jump on her and almost won!
Run 1
Volt Leaf
R/T .501 .306
60 2.651 2.622
330 7.115 7.192
1/8 10.842 11.067
MPH 65.67 62.98
1000 ---- 14.460
MPH ---- -----
1/4 16.854 17.347
MPH 81.32 77.98
Run 2
Volt Leaf
R/T .523 .125
60 2.765 2.636
330 7.233 7.193
1/8 10.956 11.073
MPH 65.71 63.13
1000 14.200 ----
MPH ---- ----
1/4 16.995 17.349
MPH 81.76 76.84
The Volt beat the leaf both times, about 0.5 seconds quicker and about 3-4 mph faster. Although it does appear that the Leaf is better off the line, the volt catches up, most likely due to the lower drag of the vehicle.
The other two runs turned out extremely similar results. I always hit the quarter mile at 17.3xx seconds 77.4 mph +- 0.6 mph. That error is small and quite consistant even if the runs were limited to only 4 sample points. My best run was 17.315 seconds at 78.04 mph and my worst was 17.349 seconds and 76.83 mph. I attached some photos. These were shot on the second run. I actually got quite a big jump on her and almost won!