How fast is fast? Is it the highest top speed, the quickest quarter-mile or the first to cross 100 km/h? All of these are good yardsticks, for sure, but the eyeball-flattening nature of a launch to 60 mph (97 km/h) is the gold standard by which most manufacturers measure a car’s performance, the one regularly trotted out by fans or friends to officially settle the score about which favourite car is fastest.
Plenty of factors affect zero to 100 km/h times, of course. Stats from British or U.S. manufacturers are made in runs to 60 mph, not 100 km/h (62 mph); or, they’re crudely converted. Other rankings might exclude initial “rollout,” the distance a vehicle can move before a timing device is activated, which can account for fractions of seconds. Tires, driver weight, atmospheric conditions, track surface and temperature can also play a role. When striving for under three seconds to 60 mph, however, every millimetre and every fraction of a second counts.
Wikipedia, however, has updated its fastest production cars by acceleration by reconciling manufacturer claims with reliable, independent and verifiable sources, then ranking the quickest to 60 mph, as well as the quickest in the quarter-mile (402 metres). According to the online encyclopedia, the list is exclusive to “production vehicles” — those “being constructed principally for retail sale to consumers, for their personal use, and to transport people on public roads.” To be called a production car and be eligible for the under 3.0-second club, the original manufacturer must have built 25 or more units (those by tuners not included, nor are limited hand-built models), as well as be fully street-legal, passing all government tests, in the market for which they will be sold.
Here is the countdown of the top 10 fastest production vehicles to 60 mph (all prices in U.S. dollars):
10. Porsche 911 (997) Turbo S
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo
Handout, Porsche
Independently measured time: 2.7 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 3.1 seconds
Engine: 3.8L twin-turbo flat-six
Horsepower/torque: 530 hp, 516 lb.-ft.
Notes: Second 911 Turbo S to crack the 3.0-second mark
MSRP: $161,650
9. Nissan GT-R
2017 Nissan GT-R
Handout, Nissan
Independently measured time: 2.7 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 2.7 seconds
Engine: 3.8L twin-turbo V6
Horsepower/torque: 545 hp, 463 lb.-ft.
Notes: Only car in list under six figures
MSRP: $95,000
8. Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce
2016 Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 Superveloce
David Booth, Driving
Independently measured time: 2.6 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 2.8 seconds
Engine: 6.5L, DOHC 48-valve V12
Horsepower/torque: 740 hp, 509 lb.-ft.
Notes: Available in 34 colours
MSRP: $497,000
7. Audi R8 V10 Plus
2016 Audi R8 V10
Handout, Audi
Independently measured time: 2.6 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 3.2 seconds
Engine: 5.2L DOHC 40-valve V-10
Horsepower/torque: 602 hp, 413 lb.-ft.
Notes: No turbos required
MSRP: $190,000
6. Tesla Model S P90D with Ludicrous Speed upgrade
2016 Tesla Model S
Handout, Tesla
Independently measured time: 2.6 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 2.8 seconds
Engine: Twin AC induction; 259 hp front, 503 hp rear
Horsepower/torque: 762 hp, 713 lb.-ft.
Notes: Only all-electric car in list, and the fastest four-door ever built;
the new Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode will move the Model S to the third spot on this list, with an insane zero to 60 mph time of 2.5 seconds
MSRP: $115,700 before credits
5. McLaren P1
The P1 bludgeons its way to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds from a standstill; hold on and 200 appears in four seconds, while 300 km/h appears in 16.5 seconds
Handout, McLaren
Independently measured time: 2.6 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 2.8 seconds
Engine: 3.8L twin-turbo V8 plus electric motor
Horsepower/torque: 904 hp, 723 lb.-ft.
Notes: Production ended in Dec. 2015 after 381 units
MSRP: $1,150,000
4. Porsche 911 (991) Turbo S
2017 Porsche 911 Turbo
Handout, Porsche
Independently measured time: 2.5 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 2.8 seconds
Engine: 3.8L twin-turbo flat six cylinder
Horsepower/torque: 580 hp, 553 lb.-ft.
Notes: Time recorded with sport chrono; seats four
MSRP: $160,250
3. Bugatti Veyron
The Bugatti Veyron is a truly exotic car — only 450 were ever made
Warwick Patterson, Supplied
Independently measured time: 2.5 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 2.5 seconds
Engine: 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged 16-cylinder
Horsepower/torque: 1,001 hp, 922 lb.-ft.
Notes: Veyron Super Sport recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest street-legal production car in the world; top speed of 430.9 km/h
MSRP: $1,250,000 (in 2006)
2. Ferrari LaFerrari
Ferrari LaFerrari
Lorenzo Marcinno, Ferrari
Independently measured time: 2.4 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: <3.0 seconds
Engine: 6.3L V12 plus AC electric motor
Horsepower/torque: Combined, 950 hp, 664 lb.-ft.
Notes: 499 units built, first mild hybrid from Ferrari
MSRP: $1,400,000
1. Porsche 918 Spyder
David Booth drives the Porsche 918 Spyder, which he says is incredibly fast, yet easy to drive
Handout, Porsche
Independently measured time: 2.2 seconds
Time shown by manufacturer: 2.5 seconds
Engine: 4.6L V8, plus 2 electric motors
Horsepower/torque: Combined, 887 hp, 940 lb.-ft.
Notes: 918 units built; cars now doubled in value
MSRP: $848,000
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