Zero to 60 mph is the metric we all care about. Other than top speed, it’s the performance statistic car fans quote most often. Despite how little that figure might matter in the real world, it’s the benchmark for comparing the fastest-accelerating cars, not to mention a much more relevant statistic in the real world than top speed.
We’ve gathered the top 10 quickest cars to 60 mph, at least this year.
1. Porsche 918 Spyder (2.2 seconds)
Porsche’s contribution to the “Holy Trinity” of hybrid supercars managed 0 to 60 mph in 2.2 seconds in a Car and Driver test, making it definitively the quickest of the group, which also includes the Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1.
2. Tesla Model S P100D (2.2 seconds)
Tesla itself says the Model S will do 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds, but Motor Trend got one to do the job in just 2.28 seconds. The difference is down to the way acceleration times are measured, but either way the Model S P100D is one seriously quick car.
3. Dodge Challenger SRT Demon (2.3 seconds)
Officially, Dodge says the Demon will do 0 to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds. But the automaker has hinted that its most monstrous muscle car can accelerate even faster. As with the Tesla Model S P100D, it’s all down to how the acceleration time is measured.
4. Ferrari LaFerrari (2.4 seconds)
Ferrari’s official word on LaFerrari acceleration is that the hybrid supercar will do 0 to 62 mph in less than 3.0 seconds (and 0 to 124 mph in less than 7.0 seconds, in case you were wondering). Road & Track confirmed that with a 0-to-60 mph run of just 2.4 seconds.
5. Bugatti Chiron (2.5 seconds)
The Bugatti Chiron has repeatedly achieved 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds, and is famously the fastest production car in the world. The original Veyron topped out at 253 mph, but Bugatti has built the Chiron to reach 304.77 mph.
6. Rimac Concept One (2.5 seconds)
The Rimac Concept One is yet more proof that electric cars can be stupid fast. The product of Croatia’s Rimac Automobili, the Concept One is a 1,088-hp supercar powered only by electricity. It was built as a showpiece for the technology developed by Rimac which, among other things, is working on the powertrain for the Aston Martin Valkyrie.
7. McLaren P1 (2.6 seconds)
The 0 to 60 mph time of 2.6 seconds achieved in a Motor Trend test is nothing to sneer at, but it can’t match the times achieved by the Ferrari and Porsche in other independent tests. But McLaren’s high-tech hybrid is still one of the quickest cars ever.
8. Porsche 911 GT2 RS (2.7 seconds)
Porsche claims the GT2 RS will do 0 to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds, but that may be conservative. The less-powerful 911 Turbo S has been clocked at 2.7 seconds by independent testers, so we wouldn’t be surprised if the GT2 RS proved to be a bit quicker.
9. Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 Superveloce (2.7 seconds)
“Superveloce” means “super fast” in Italian, and the Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 Superveloce doesn’t disappoint. A limited-edition, hardcore version of Lambo’s loud-and-proud Aventador, the SV can scorch to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds.
10. Koenigsegg Regera (2.8 seconds)
The house of speed from Sweden, whose business seems to be spitting in the eye of of the traditional supercar makers, has come out with their Regera. This mid-engined beast can crack off 0-62mph in 2.8 seconds. Although the Koenigsegg is the last car on this list, 2.8 seconds is still an insanely fast car, and achieves a quickness that would have been unthinkable outside of a sportbike just 10 years ago. So well done to them, and to all the cars on this list.