I believe in that Test Drive magazine article they stated that they had got 7.9 out of the ST on a previous occasion. The journalist writing this particualr article only got 8.6 out of it, but i noticed the quoted 0-60 times were poor for all the cars tested. The Clio for example was in the 7s, but officially it's 6.9 secs i think. To be fair they did write some complimentary things about the ST, they just said it could be quicker.