Thought I'd share this one. Motor trend released the quickest test cars for 2012, no surprise here who took the lead!

10. 2013 BMW M5 – 3.7 seconds
9. 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster – 3.6 seconds
8. 2013 Audi S8 – 3.5 seconds
7. 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 – 3.5 seconds
6. 2013 SRT Viper GTS – 3.4 seconds
5. 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 – 3.4 seconds
4. 2012 McLaren MP4-12C – 2.9 seconds
3. 2013 Nissan GT-R Black Edition – 2.8 seconds
2. 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 – 2.8 seconds
1. 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S – 2.7 seconds


http://carsguns.com/porsche/king-of-...-car-for-2012/

 

0-60 times it says. Id be more interested in the 0-100 or 1/4mi trap speeds to be honest.

 

I think he meant 0-100 kph which is actually 0-62mph. But yeah I'd love to see the 1/4mi times and speeds too.

 

Interesting the most significant leap occurs between the ZR1 which ties the Viper, and McLaren; 3.4 to 2.9

 

Makes me wonder if the 991 TT can be faster...

 

doesn't this leap all come down to launch control and auto-manual transmissions like the PDK? I think all the sub 3 second cars shown here have advanced tech managing the launch paired with an auto-manual trans.

no doubt it is impressive and allows for some serious bragging rights but give me a stick and three pedals any day

 

Audi S8 and M5 sub 4 secs, hmm I don't believe it.

 

Especially the S8....

 

Motortrend has the S8 0 to 60 in 3.5, 11.6 in the 1/4 mile. I don't think so. That's what my friend gets in his 458 spyder.

 

Awesome list of cars but the 0-60mph time measure is such an outdated statistic in my opinion. The only reason I could think that magazines still use it is because a 0-60 sprint is something most people can do on some roads. For a list of quickest cars though, a 1/4 mile, 0-120mph, etc would be more useful/interesting.

Good post on the article/list, thanks!

 

Thanks for the post.

 

Posted more realistic stats, well at least what I could find from reputable sources (magazines). Most are from a couple of years ago. I guess many publishers haven't decided to drop the some what meaningless 0-60/62 mph numbers for more realistic real world comparisons of 0 - 120 mph.

http://carsguns.com/porsche/king-of-...-car-for-2012/

 

2013 Audi S8... uh, WHAT?

 

After driving an S8 you won't be surprised by those numbers. Its very quick for its size.

 

This might be attributed to AWD vs RWD.