Many publications allow a certain amount of roll-out before timing begins; some don't. A factory hotshoe or "ringer" of a driver will post times that only he and God could replicate. You get the picture. Some magazines have the wisdom to publish "rolling start" acceleration times, usually a mph time. This is a lot more relevant that , but still a little weird. Have you ever floored it from a roll in first gear then let off once you shifted out of second? Why would you do that?
Far more relevant are what magazines call passing times, usually measure in , , or a composite of the two. These in-gear passing times are a lot more relevant. I don't know about you, but I more frequently wind out my car in second and third gear WOT merging onto the highway than I do trying to get a perfect launch through second gear off a stop light.
Now that we've talked about the why and the whether or not we should care, the question is, what cars hold records for times? Thankfully the internet is rife with resources on this topic, and the results are somewhat astounding.
For reference, an object in free-fall straight down with no aerodynamic resistance in other words, 1g of acceleration will accelerate to sixty mph in 2. Keep in mind these are "production" cars, although the quotes are somewhat necessary for some. For instance, the Orca SC7 - there are only 7 of those in the world.
The outliers in the group are the Ariel Atom , a piece of scaffolding with wheels and a tiny, supercharged race-bred V8. Oh, and the seemingly mundane Turbo S - a vehicle with year-round usability, great visibility, and not all that much power compared to a lot of the others. Credit it's four-wheel-drive, rear-engined weight bias for ultimate grip, and the "launch control" feature on it's 7-speed twin clutch automated gearbox for the crazy launch times.
Heck, Road and Track managed a 2. Many also only have 1 gear, eliminating shifting. But, as Car and Driver demonstrated in its Model S-Taycan comparison, many EVs experience performance degradation as their motors and batteries heat up.
Launch too often, and that 2. There is, though, a slightly better way of figuring out if the car next to you can beat you off the line. By rolling the car in its lowest gear, and using a switch on the gas pedal to precisely measure timing, this eliminates the abuse a hard launch requires.
Carwow does the same with its rolling drag races. As a result, even though Car and Driver reported the Corvette and Porsche GT3 RS have the same time, the Corvette would actually be slightly quicker than the As technology keeps improving and vehicles get more powerful and sophisticated, mph times will continue to drop and everyone from enthusiasts to manufacturers will continue to tout the number as somehow more special and important than every other vehicle testing metric.
Really though, the test has little bearing on what a vehicle will do if an owner decides to find a quiet, straight road and set a time of their own. So next time you see a claim, or even a real test, showing a mph time is 0. Related Video:. Driving Performance Supercars drag racing testing View More. Thank You Thanks for subscribing. Check your in-box to get started. Sign Up More Info. We notice you're using an ad blocker. Please consider allowing Autoblog. Allow Us!
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You must be logged in to perform that action. You must have JavaScript enabled to experience the new Autoblog. Now, it won't matter how much power a car has if it can't actually transfer the power to the ground. That takes us to tires. Grippy tires are essential to minimize wheel spin. If a car boasts horsepower but all it wants to do is spin the wheels when it's time to accelerate from a standstill, that doesn't do the car any good. Ensuring the tires have a sticky ground to grab onto is also key.
Finally, driver assistance technologies round out the latest improvement to mph times. Launch control is really more of a modern phenomenon that's no longer reserved for the most elite supercars.
With it, a computer dials in the perfect spot in the powerband to ensure minimal tire spin. Before that, drivers needed to find the sweet spot themselves, which could either lead to a really slow start in an effort to keep tire spin low, or just too much tire spin altogether. Sign up to get the latest performance and luxury automotive news, delivered to your inbox daily!
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