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RC said: ... But none of the tested cars did the 0-100/125 mph acceleration times achieved in most US magazines, the 0-125 mph was always in the 12-13 seconds range, never below 12 seconds.
The US magazines seem to have fallen under a spell of "duplicating" formal drag strip conditions.
This means that they program "adjustments" into their VBOX test gear to simulate roll-out and use a minimum speed trigger of 1 or 2 mph. This causes the start of the measurement to "wait" until the car is already moving a little bit. Just like the drag strip!
All sorts of differences in the measurements might result