Honda K20A Lotus Exige Acceleration Tests

Although the Yokohama A-039's that were on the Exige originally worked quite adequately on the track, they were never able to handle the torque of the K20A from a standing start. Since acceleration timing is one of the standards by which performance is measured, I started looking for 225-45X17's that would be up to the task. B.F. Goodrich G-Force Drag Radials are made in that size, so I bought a pair to use for testing. Even though I was only able to launch the car at 3,000 RPM, I was able to record these times, using a freshly calibrated Stalker Radar System. This is the same equipment used for almost all magazine tests for acceleration and braking, and is considered the standard of the industry.

0-60 MPH = 3.7 seconds 0-100 MPH = 8.9 seconds

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