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one other thing to remember about published figures like C&D. They are using every drag race trick to get the quickest time. 4K RPM clutch dumps, brake torquing an AT, speed shifting, whatever works. Pretty much hammering the car without caring what it hurt, and not even close to normal driving. Might not make much difference to an EV, but can make a huge difference for a turbo engine. The 5-60 is a more real world number since people can actually drive like that. Or what consumers reports does. brake to gas and go! 30-70 is also a very good index of useful power.

I almost bought a 2000 BMW 525i new back then. I did take a few test drives. RWD of course (I think they all were back then) and goes without saying a 5 speed. No clue how fast 0-60 it was (I did not beat on it, and in normal driving it felt plenty peppy!) but I do remember taking it down a highway onramp and hitting the gas, and it went from maybe 30 to over the speed limit extremely quick. and very smooth. Very usable power band, where it does you some good.