[johnsocal]

What is the 0-60 times for a CVT Cooper anyway?

Stock CVT ?

CVT with new intake and exhaust?

thanks in advance!!

[Electrc109]

0-60 in a stock CVT is in the 9 second range if I recall. I will check my drag slips and see. You can search CVT drag racing I believe to see what I have posted on this before.

[ARitz]

Really? 9 seconds? is that with sports mode? Mine seems much faster, I can beat my friend's manual VW Passat at a traffic light. If it is 9 seconds it certainly doesn't feel like it, which is what matters to some people.

[Electrc109]

Run 1:
Reaction: 1.261
60ft: 2.894
330ft: 7.871
ET@ 594 ft: 11.146
1/8 ET: 11.868
1/8 MPH: 62.34

Run 2:
Reaction: 1.341
60ft: 2.909
330ft: 7.687
ET@ 594 ft: 10.879
1/8 ET: 11.586
1/8 MPH: 63.65

Run 3:
Reaction: 1.004
60ft: 2.806
330ft: 7.628
ET@ 594 ft: 10.870
1/8 ET: 11.593
1/8 MPH: 62.25

Run 4:
Reaction: 1.257
60ft: 2.896
330ft: 7.764
ET@ 594 ft: 10.999
1/8 ET: 11.714
1/8 MPH: 62.93

Run 5:
Reaction: 1.329
60ft: 2.791
330ft: 8.314
ET@ 594 ft: 11.888
1/8 ET: 12.654
1/8 MPH: 58.67

Run 6:
Reaction: 1.124
60ft: 2.816
330ft: 7.629
ET@ 594 ft: 10.850
1/8 ET: 11.565
1/8 MPH: 62.86

[AprilWhine]

Quote:

Originally posted by Electrc109
Run 1:
Reaction: 1.261
60ft: 2.894
330ft: 7.871
ET@ 594 ft: 11.146
1/8 ET: 11.868
1/8 MPH: 62.34

Run 2:
Reaction: 1.341
60ft: 2.909
330ft: 7.687
ET@ 594 ft: 10.879
1/8 ET: 11.586
1/8 MPH: 63.65

Run 3:
Reaction: 1.004
60ft: 2.806
330ft: 7.628
ET@ 594 ft: 10.870
1/8 ET: 11.593
1/8 MPH: 62.25

Run 4:
Reaction: 1.257
60ft: 2.896
330ft: 7.764
ET@ 594 ft: 10.999
1/8 ET: 11.714
1/8 MPH: 62.93

Run 5:
Reaction: 1.329
60ft: 2.791
330ft: 8.314
ET@ 594 ft: 11.888
1/8 ET: 12.654
1/8 MPH: 58.67

Run 6:
Reaction: 1.124
60ft: 2.816
330ft: 7.629
ET@ 594 ft: 10.850
1/8 ET: 11.565
1/8 MPH: 62.86

No one sane would argue with that!

[ghost]

Looks like mum won't be hot-rodding around.

[Yoda]

Someone please help educate me on how to read the number above. So 0-60 with CVT is taking how many seconds?

[AprilWhine]

Quote:

Originally posted by Yoda
Someone please help educate me on how to read the number above. So 0-60 with CVT is taking how many seconds?

The main info is in the bottom two items:

Quote:

1/8 ET: 11.565
1/8 MPH: 62.86

So, in 11.565 seconds, the MC CVT was doing 62.86 mph.

[Yoda]

Dear AprilWhine, Thanks so much for your help. Hm....So my dealer is too exagerated about the acceleration of CVT. They said it's below 10 Seconds.

[Sejanus]

Quote:

Originally posted by Yoda
Dear AprilWhine, Thanks so much for your help. Hm....So my dealer is too exagerated about the acceleration of CVT. They said it's below 10 Seconds.

Not by much. If I understand these things correctly (which I may not) you have to subtract Electric109's reaction time from those times, so that would put him at 62 mph in about 10.4 seconds

[Electrc109]

Quote:

Originally posted by Yoda
Dear AprilWhine, Thanks so much for your help. Hm....So my dealer is too exagerated about the acceleration of CVT. They said it's below 10 Seconds.

After spending some time figuring out how to get my CVT MINI to legitimately launch off the line, I am sure I can make a time under 10 seconds. The first 20 mph or so is rediculously inhibited by the throttle by wire technology (and possibly the CVT's computer programming in gearing)....

[AprilWhine]

You are welcome Yoda! And thanks to Electrc 109 for the data. It's nice to have figures to back up your experience.

[johnsocal]

0-60 in 10 seconds is horrible.

Would a new exhaust and intake really imrove the performance or only make it SOUND like you are going faster?

[Electrc109]

here's a web page of performance products and their specs

[johnsocal]

elect,

Thanks for the stats.

The only problem is that they are for the Supercharged S. The same exhaust that might show a 10 HP gain on he S will most likely only give you 5hp on a normal cooper since a supercharged engine will recieve greater performance since it is moving more air and the blower increases the CFM then a stardard cooper.

While raw HP improvements are great , it would be better if it showed how it directly improved performance and if the HP was improved in lower RPMs or higher RRMs. I really think the stock cooper needs some more low end grunt to get it off the line faster.

[nonsequitur]

Electrc109, have you continued to experiment?

I'm coming up on three days where I get to play in controlled conditions and I would be interested in any lessons learned since December?

[BartMack]

I just saw those numbers. Mine seems quicker than that. Maybe not in D with the ac on!, but in SD and Manual it seems really quick. Better numbers please!!

[BartMack]

Add:
Unless one of you guys can pull a **fast** one at the track it looks like the CVT is a 10.
All the numbers say so, MINI says so too. I really-really-like all this car has to offer, but for some stupid reason if it were just *1* measly second faster I would be nicely content. Is that just ridiculous or what?!?

And check this out, there's a 2 mile long expressway connector close by that I take to work & back, its a perfect place to try stuff, and almost everytime I accelerate hard this guy in a silver Golf TDI shows up out of thin air to try and race me! It's like the butler in Mr. Deeds. So wierd. Probably fortunate that I DON'T think I have a fast car!!

[Paul]

The MINI2 technical section was recently updated with all the official times for the CVT's.

www.mini2.com/technical/

[prs]

I am about to order a 2004 Mini Cooper with CVT. Like many of you, I wish the car had a little more power off the starting line. (Are you reading this MINIUSA?) It is hard to believe that the Mini is almost 2 seconds slower than the 0-60 time for my 2002 Honda CRV.