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Old 12-28-2011, 09:22 AM   #34 (permalink)
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pimp mobile - '81 suzuki gs 250 t
90 day: 96.29 mpg (US)

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one of the fastest "production" cars: SSC_Ultimate_Aero_TT
9.9 second 1/4 mile
cost 1/4 million and up
availability, very hard to get your hands on, price goes up to 1/2 million $.

one of the fastest production motorcycles: Ninja ZX-14
9.04 second 1/4 mile with rider
cost 10k and up new.
available everywhere.

honorable mention: Hayabusa @ 9.23 seconds

given acceleration is largely a function of power to weight, you might want to do a *little* more analysis Ken
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