allanlambo:
Keep in mind you're comparing stats done by 2 different mags with 2 different drivers at different places. Lots of variables there.
Comparing all three cars' times from one magazine (Road & Track), we get:
S7 / Murcielago / SRT-10
0-30: 1.6 / 1.5 / 1.7
0-40: 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.4
0-50: 2.6 / 2.9 / 3.1
0-60: 3.3 / 3.6 / 4.1
(Max speed in 1st gear: 63 / 62 / 59)
0-70: 4.5 / 4.9 / 5.0
0-80: 5.3 / 5.9 / 6.0
0-90: 6.4 / 7.3 / 7.5
(Max speed in 2nd gear: 100 / 89 / 88)
0-100: 8.9 / 8.7 / 8.9
Time to distance
0-100 ft: 2.8 / 2.6 / 2.8
0-500 ft: 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.8
0-900 ft: 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.7
1/4 mile: 11.8 @ 119.9 / 12.0 @ 121 / 12.2 @ 119.6
Both the S7 and SRT-10 were tested at 150' of elevation. The Murcielago was tested at 350', and in slightly warmer weather (75 degrees). Calm winds for the Lambo and Dodge. Heavy winds for the S7. R&T does not correct times to a known standard temperature/pressure/altitude norm.
So, the S7 does pretty well. As Dean mentions, there's a huge lag in the 2-3 shift for the S7, thus explaining why the S7 was ahead of the Murcielago at 90 mph (by nearly a whole second), yet by 100 mph, it lags behind the Lambo by .2 second. A botched shift at 90+ mph in a car with this kind of downforce, could very well be like gently tapping the brakes in another, more streamlined car. Both cars are able to exceed 60 in first gear, while the Viper comes up short at 59 mph, requiring a shift where the other two don't.
As for the interior, the S7 looks, eh, so-so. IMO, its instrument cluster is far nicer than the Murcielago's (which I think borders on inexcusable). The door panels look a little dead, and at the Saleen's asking price, I think they could have done better than to use (what appears to be) an off-the-shelf Momo shift knob.
I have some super high-res pics of the Saleen somewhere...