Quickest Current 0-60 Production Car?

[Lordbenny]

I'm sure its been done to death but off the back of the 'will there ever be a 300mph production car?' thread but what car currently holds the title?

Is it the Veyron, Ultima or Caparo T1. Has anything gone quicker than 2.5 secs (RS200?)? I know you have to define production car and do special versions of limited volume cars count but lets just say if there's more than 10 of them then they count!

[kambites]

I think the Veyron Grand Sport does 0-62 in 2.5, which is obviously faster than 0-60 in 2.5.

[Noger]

I think the Veyron just squeaked under the the 2.5 seconds, but not by much. And that is the fastest ?

2.5 tends to be about the limit IIRC, given the friction co-efficient of normal "rubber" and 1g "downforce" (2.74 being 1g constant acceleration). F1 cars, superbikes etc all tend to cluster around this. You need special stuff to go faster, and probably things that are not that conducive to a trip to Waitrose

[kambites]

Lick rockets and/or jet engines.

I think top fuelers do it in well under a second thanks to some very sticky rubber, so it is possible for a wheel driven car.

Edited by kambites on Wednesday 16th June 22:33

[dxbtiger]

kambites said:

I think the Veyron Grand Sport does 0-62 in 2.5, which is obviously faster than 0-60 in 2.5.

Is it?

kambites said:

Lick rockets and/or jet engines.

That will hurt your tongue.

Edited by dxbtiger on Wednesday 16th June 22:38

[Stu R]

kambites said:

Lick rockets and/or jet engines.

I think top fuelers do it in well under a second thanks to some very sticky rubber, so it is possible for a wheel driven car.

Edited by kambites on Wednesday 16th June 22:33

iirc it's about half a second, passing 100 in less than a second too
edited to add > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fastest_cars_...

Edited by Stu R on Wednesday 16th June 22:40

[rich85uk]

would that v8 atom count?

[Fire99]

If you speak to the owners, most cars that appear at Southend seafront at weekends are clearly the fastest!! Well in their minds at least.


On a more serious note, the Radical SR8LM must be well up there with a 455bhp 'Busa derived engine.

[adam24]

I went out in this on Sunday - it's the fastest way I've been to 60 in a road car before!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhWn5w46Ds

[dan19evans]

Ultima GTR720

it holds a fair few production car records (go to the bottom):

http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Content.aspx?f=recor...

[FreeLitres]

Do they still make the Saxo VTS?

[bobmcgod]

Veyron is 2.46 iirc.

[Papa Hotel]

FreeLitres said:

Do they still make the Saxo VTS?

evry1 noes the vtr was the fast 1. R is for race and is is only for sport innit

[dan19evans]

Papa Hotel said:

FreeLitres said:

Do they still make the Saxo VTS?

evry1 noes the vtr was the fast 1. R is for race and is is only for sport innit

[mrmr96]

bobmcgod said:

Veyron is 2.46 iirc.

Or will be 2.2 if them make this one:
http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22...

[sherman]

Barabus TKR: 0-60 mph in 1.67 secs, 270 mph top speed

[Stu R]

dan19evans said:

Ultima GTR720

it holds a fair few production car records (go to the bottom):

http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Content.aspx?f=recor...

Not the 0-60 though, despite their claims

[dan19evans]

Stu R said:

dan19evans said:

Ultima GTR720

it holds a fair few production car records (go to the bottom):

http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Content.aspx?f=recor...

Not the 0-60 though, despite their claims

hmmm.. not sure why they'd put it on their website if it wasnt true...

meh, still bloody quick

[njohnson]

sherman said:

Barabus TKR: 0-60 mph in 1.67 secs, 270 mph top speed

[dan19evans]

njohnson said:

sherman said:

Barabus TKR: 0-60 mph in 1.67 secs, 270 mph top speed

my thoughs exactly..