[davis_m]

Very true. The HN title mislead me and I thought there was no way it was true (which it isn't)

Even the "quickest" is up for debate since this only measures 0-60 time, but I think it is leaps and bounds more accurate than "fastest".

[toomuchtodo]

2.7 seconds 0-100. Is there a quicker production car than that?

[codeduck]

* Bugatti Veyron - 2.5 seconds

* Porsche 991 Turbo - 2.5 seconds

* Porsche 918 Spider - 2.2 seconds - limited production, only 918 built.

So it's not the quickest, but it's right up there.

[aorth]

Today I stumbled upon this video of a fully electric, Croatian-made Rimac Concept One vs a Tesla Model S P90D vs a LaFerrari. The Rimac Concept One destroys everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT7KKxoAvvk

[runako]

The Bugatti folks might have a legitimate beef, but I don't think it makes sense to count the unpurchaseable Porsche models as 'production cars'.

[kylec]

The 918 is unpurchaseable, but you can walk into any Porsche dealer and buy a 911 Turbo S for ~$190k that'll do 0-60 in 2.5s.

[runako]

We're picking nits, so I'm going to point out that Porsche claims the 911 Turbo S that they sell today does 0-60 in 2.8s, slower than you're suggesting.

I don't have firsthand knowledge to be able to say which of you is wrong.

[kylec]

Porsche is conservative with their reported 0-60 numbers. People that have tested it are able to get 2.5s. Look at the first two columns of times in the table here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fastest_production_car...

[asimuvPR]

Do you have the data for acceleration past 100MPH? The cars you listed really come to life after a 100MPH and it would be an interesting comparison.

[bryanlarsen]

0-60 and 1/4 mile times here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fastest_production_car...

link from truckle who's currently being blocked (turn on showdead).

[asimuvPR]

Thanks. The 2016 model has has a quarter mile time of 10.8 sec @ 121.99 mph. Not bad. Should dip into the 10.5 with grippy tyres. I wish they offered an additional overdrive gear to see if they would get to 200MPH. I don't know if they can handle the aero but they sure have the power.

[webreac]

I think that you can have these speeds with Bugatti and Porsche only if you are a good pilot. With tesla, you can do it if you have a foot.

[briankereszturi]

The Porsche has launch control, so there's really no skill involved for a 0-60 run.

[justin66]

There's a video on youtube of a guy doing it without his hands on the wheel, repeatedly (to show off the durability of the 911's transaxle, I believe, as compared to the GT-R which tended to blow up in the early models). That tech is pretty remarkable.

[ChristianGeek]

Are any of the faster cars still in production?

[davis_m]

2.5 seconds to 0-60 and only 2.7 seconds 0-100?

That would be a pretty scary 0.2 seconds. Some back of a napkin math puts that at around 32,000 g.

(I assume that was a typo)

[selectodude]

It's an additional 0.2 seconds to get to 100km/h (62mph).

[mikeash]

Your napkin math is way off. 40MPH in 0.2 seconds is only 89m/s^2, or about 9g. You probably wouldn't even lose consciousness!