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People tend to talk about top speed a lot when it comes to cars. The problem with top speed is that it's really just bragging rights. There are only a handful of places in the world that even have the space to get a car up to 275mph, and most of them are public highways where the driver of such a vehicle would very much find himself in prison at the end of the day.
Acceleration, on the other hand, can be experienced every day, on any road, even if just briefly. While acceleration has many metrics, and people measure things like 40-50mph in 4th gear, the gold standard is the 0-60mph. Using that as our divining rod, we've picked the 25 fastest accelerating street legal cars.
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Noble M600
Horsepower: 650hp
Torque: 604 ft-lbs
Engine: 4.4L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 3.0 seconds
Ariel Atom 2
Horsepower: 241hp
Torque: 150 ft-lbs
Engine: 2.0L I4
0-60mph: 2.9 seconds
McLaren MP4-12C
Horsepower: 592hp
Torque: 443 ft-lbs
Engine: 3.8L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 2.9 seconds
Mosler MT900 GTR
Horsepower: 600hp
Torque: 571 ft-lbs
Engine: 7.0L V8
0-60mph: 2.9 seconds
Heffner Lamborghini LP570-4
Horsepower: 850hp
Torque: 608 ft-lbs
Engine: 5.2L Twin-Turbo V10
0-60mph: 2.9 seconds
Gumpert Apollo Sport
Horsepower: 710hp
Torque: 675 ft-lbs
Engine: 4.2L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 2.9 seconds
Caterham 7 Superlight R500
Horsepower: 263hp
Torque: 177 ft-lbs
Engine: 2.0L I4
0-60mph: 2.9 seconds
Dodge Viper GTS-R
Horsepower: 500hp
Torque: 284 ft-lbs
Engine: 3.0L V8
0-60mph: 2.8 seconds
Koenigsegg Trevita
Horsepower: 1,018hp
Torque: 796 ft-lbs
Engine: 4.8L Twin-Supercharged V8
0-60mph: 2.8 seconds
Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce
Horsepower: 670hp
Torque: 490 ft-lbs
Engine: 6.5L V12
0-60mph: 2.8 seconds
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
Horsepower: 750hp
Torque: 700 ft-lbs
Engine: 7.0L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 2.8 seconds
Ascari A10
Horsepower: 625hp
Torque: 413 ft-lbs
Engine: 4.94L V8
0-60mph: 2.8 seconds
SSC Ultimate Aero
Horsepower: 1,183hp
Torque: 1,094 ft-lbs
Engine: 6.34L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 2.78 seconds
Ariel Atom 3
Horsepower: 296hp
Torque: 191 ft-lbs
Engine: 2.0L Turbo R4
0-60mph: 2.7 seconds
Porsche 911 Turbo S
Horsepower: 530hp
Torque: 700 ft-lbs
Engine: 3.8L Turbo H6
0-60mph: 2.7 seconds
Nissan GT-R
Horsepower: 545hp
Torque: 463 ft-lbs
Engine: 3.8L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 2.7 seconds
Koenigsegg Agera R
Horsepower: 1,144hp
Torque: 810 ft-lbs
Engine: 5.0L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 2.6 seconds
Lamborghini Aventador
Horsepower: 700hp
Torque: 510 ft-lbs
Engine: 6.5L V12
0-60mph: 2.6 seconds
Caparo T1
Horsepower: 575hp
Torque: 310 ft-lbs
Engine: 3.5L V8
0-60mph: 2.5 seconds
Bugatti Veyron
Horsepower: 1,001hp
Torque: 922 ft-lbs
Engine: 8.0L Quad-Turbo W16
0-60mph: 2.5 seconds
Hennessey Venom GT
Horsepower: 1,244hp
Torque: 1,155 ft-lbs
Engine: 7.0L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 2.5 seconds
Bugatti Veyron SuperSport
Horsepower: 1,200hp
Torque: 1,100 ft-lbs
Engine: 8.0L Quad-Turbo W16
0-60mph: 2.46 seconds
Ariel Atom 500
Horsepower: 500hp
Torque: 284 ft-lbs
Engine: 3.0L V8
0-60mph: 2.3 seconds
Hennessey Viper Venom 1000TT
Horsepower: 1,000hp
Torque: 1,100 ft-lbs
Engine: 8.55L Twin-Turbo V10
0-60mph: 2.25 seconds
2002 Linginfelter Corvette Z06
Horsepower: 800hp
Torque: 830 ft-lbs
Engine: 7.0L Twin-Turbo V8
0-60mph: 1.97 seconds
