0 to 60 mph

The time it takes a vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h or 27 m/s), often said as just "zero to sixty" or "nought to sixty", is a commonly used performance measure for automotive acceleration in the United States and the United Kingdom. In the rest of the world, 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62.1 mph) is used.

Present production model performance cars are capable of going from 0 to 60 mph in under 5 seconds, while some exotic supercars can do 0 to 60 mph in between 2 and 3 seconds. Motorcycles have been able to achieve these figures with sub-500cc since the 1990s.[1] The fastest automobile in 2015 was the Porsche 918 Spyder, which is a hybrid vehicle that takes 2.2 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph.[2][3] In June 2021, the Tesla Model S Plaid was measured to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 1.98 seconds, not including first foot of rollout.[4]

  1. ^ Ford, Dexter (2010-10-12), "Nice Supercar. Now Eat My Dust", The New York Times
  2. ^ "Performance Data and Complete Specs". Car and Driver. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  3. ^ "Porsche 918 Spyder Test Sheet – Car and Driver" (PDF). Car and Driver. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  4. ^ "2022 Tesla Model S Plaid First Test: 0–60 MPH in 1.98 Seconds*!". Motortrend. US. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-01.