I've been reading through a bunch of online comments about the Fusion Sport, specifically the comments about the recent Car and Driver test. There seem to be a lot of people who are obsessed with the 1/4 mi trap speed, above all other considerations. I don't do any racing, but last I checked the first guy over the line wins the race, and the trap speed is kind of a secondary metric. Some people seem to actually prefer a car with a slower 1/4 time, but higher trap speed. I just figured I'd throw this out there for the more experienced racing guys to comment on. I know the trap speed can tell you interesting things about a car's performance, but I've never seen people holding it up as THE measurement of performance.
As an aside, one great comment on the Car and Driver site in response to a guy pointing out the the Accord V6 and Fusion Sport had the same 1/4 mi trap speed: "They had the same trap speed in 0-60 too." Nice.
As an aside, one great comment on the Car and Driver site in response to a guy pointing out the the Accord V6 and Fusion Sport had the same 1/4 mi trap speed: "They had the same trap speed in 0-60 too." Nice.