Best and Worst Car Acceleration
How fast a vehicle will accelerate is not something that should be of concern only to driving enthusiasts. Being able to merge safely with fast-moving traffic is important regardless of how or what you drive.
Here are the quickest and the most, well, leisurely vehicles we've tested. Of course, you'll find a much different list when you look at the best and worst in fuel economy.
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Quickest Cars
Make & model | Seconds to 60 mph |
Tesla Model S P85D | 3.5 |
Porsche 911 Carrera S | 4.1 |
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 3LT | 4.3 |
Chevrolet Camaro 2SS | 4.4 |
Porsche 718 Boxster (base) | 4.4 |
Ford Mustang GT Premium | 4.9 |
Tesla Model X 90D | 4.9 |
Chevrolet SS | 5.1 |
Mercedes-Benz S550 (AWD) | 5.1 |
BMW M235i | 5.2 |
BMW 750i xDrive | 5.3 |
Nissan 370Z Touring | 5.3 |
Maserati Ghibli S Q4 | 5.4 |
Audi A8 L | 5.5 |
Dodge Challenger R/T Plus | 5.5 |
Jaguar XJL | 5.5 |
Slowest Cars
Make & Model | Seconds to 60 mph |
Mitsubishi i-MiEV SE | 14.7 |
Mitsubishi Mirage ES | 12.1 |
Fiat 500 Sport | 11.3 |
Toyota Prius C Two | 11.3 |
Smart ForTwo Passion | 11.2 |
Buick Encore Leather | 11.0 |
Fiat 500 Pop | 11.0 |
Ford Focus SE (1.0T) | 11.0 |
Hyundai Tucson SE (2.0L) | 11.0 |
Lexus CT 200h Premium | 11.0 |
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