I remember seeing Jess' 14.5 run at the motorplex. I was pretty amazed at the time and the trap speed of 155km/h. I know a thing or two about the 1/4 mile and I can tell you that the Aurion is very much the equal of a MY03-MY05 WRX in terms of trap speed and far far superior to any of its direct competitors. However, the WRX will be faster from a standing start because of AWD (assuming the driver wants to launch it). Looking at the time slip I would say the Aurion has the potential to run a 14.3. The 60ft time of 2.39 is very poor and can easily be improved upon. Better tyres/less wheelspin should result in a sizeable reduction in 60ft time. Remember that as a general rule cutting one tenth from your 60ft results in two tenths off your 1/4 mile time. The launch will 'make or break' your run. Just as a comparison my sister's BA XR6 auto (stock, full weight) has run a 15.26 @ 91 mph. Stalling it up to about 1500rpm made a huge difference of about 0.4 seconds compared to when I just 'normally launched' it. Also, I remember seeing a Wheels or Motor write up (can't remember which one) in which the Aurion hit 159km/h at the end of the quarter which is just amazing considering that a stock BA XR6T, XR8, VYSS will trap around 160km/h. In terms of straight line performance the Aurion is a winner.
