gregincal
Active Member
The whole benefit of the 5-60 is getting away from the standing start. An ICE has a unique advantage because even "without launch control/assistance" the engine is in a higher energy state than at 5mph. There is significant kinetic energy in the form of rotational inertia from all the rotating mass. This gives an ICE vehicle an advantage from 0 that it doesn't have when in gear and creeping along at 5mph.
Only if you rev the engine high before popping the clutch (i.e. launch it) instead of starting from idle like people do in real life. There's still some kinetic energy, but probably less than at 5 mph..
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The first point of the article, which may have not been obvious enough, is that the 5-60 rolling start test is more representative of how the average person normally drives. It thus better captures how responsive any given car feels during normal driving, or rather during any driving other than launching from a stoplight.
I am much more likely to accelerate from a stop than accelerate from 5 mph. The part about how people normally drive is to not rev the engine before starting (which generally makes everybody look at you like you're an idiot). In real life EV's definitely have an advantage from a stop with the low end torque.