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It's 0 to 60 in km/h* FYI



Oh thanks for pointing that out, I did not even notice they had switched units. When these comparisons are made normally if kilometers are being used as the unit then the zero to 100 time is given to make a comparable to miles. I don't think I've ever seen 0 to 60 times listed in kilometers per hour even in markets where km is the customary unit of distance. Is this something normally done for the Indian market? I suppose as 0 to 37-ish mph time of 5.7 seconds is respectable for travel on surface streets, but my joke comparison to the Testarossa rather falls down now. Assuming acceleration remains linear until 60 miles per hour then this little box will come in at just a hair over 9 seconds. Still, that puts it right in the same ballpark as a V8 powered Camaro from the mid 80s.


this is a family car. it is NOT supposed to be fast, heck it will spend most of its operating life running in less than 60 KMPH.

and yes, 0-100 KMPH is the standard because KM and not miles is the standard.

0-60 is for those chasing numbers, 0-40, 0-60, 0-100, these are all for those who want to advertise how fast a machine is or for breaking records.

indian roads are NOT for driving at 100 KMPH on a regular basis. highways and expressways but that is not normal driving in india


If india is anything like sri lanka, you'd be lucky to make 30 kmph.




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