Howdy,
A while back on his "FullyChargedShow" show, Robert Llewellyn did a 0-60 test on a Nissan Leaf. You can see it at the start of this episode:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m_iIbX0gmA[/youtube]
He manages 0-60 in about 7.5 seconds.
I remember reading that the 0-60 was closer to 10 seconds and I decided to try it for myself. Whether I have traction control on or off I get about 10.5 seconds. Just in case he was on kilometers (I thought this was unlikely but figured I would check) I tested my 0-38 which came in at around 5.5 seconds.
So what is going on here? Does he have a fast Leaf? Do I have a slow one? I've always felt that there was a little delay right off the line when the car starts - could that be an artificial delay that isn't there on the UK version of the Leaf?
A while back on his "FullyChargedShow" show, Robert Llewellyn did a 0-60 test on a Nissan Leaf. You can see it at the start of this episode:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m_iIbX0gmA[/youtube]
He manages 0-60 in about 7.5 seconds.
I remember reading that the 0-60 was closer to 10 seconds and I decided to try it for myself. Whether I have traction control on or off I get about 10.5 seconds. Just in case he was on kilometers (I thought this was unlikely but figured I would check) I tested my 0-38 which came in at around 5.5 seconds.
So what is going on here? Does he have a fast Leaf? Do I have a slow one? I've always felt that there was a little delay right off the line when the car starts - could that be an artificial delay that isn't there on the UK version of the Leaf?