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Originally Posted by stein_325i
Great video, and 100% agreed with Jason's points. Honestly the 0-60 and horsepower wars have become so absurd.
He also posted a great clip on his instagram showing how a Subaru Outback reacts differently to a normal launch vs being brake boosted, holding its "gears" (CVT) longer to reduce the time.
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Subaru was a huge misleader in this area. There was a time that they knew their HP was down significantly compared to their competitors and their company line, in their literature and from their salespersons, was "don't focus on the HP, focus on the 0-60".
The way they were getting those 0-60 numbers was AWD clutch-drop launches. Yep, you can use the engine like a giant fly-wheel and then just slam it in and let all four wheels rocket you forward. It works...until you break the clutch and trans. It was completely deceptive. The same cars would struggle 5-60 or in passing.