# In-town car acceleration: Not 0-60, but a metric for 0-30 times?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 8, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-town-car-acceleration-not-0-60-but-a-metric-for-0-30-times/1025528 "2025-12-08T21:08:45Z")\
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We first had a thread about this back in 2003, then it was resurrected in 2012: [Fastest Car 0-10mph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fastest-car-0-10mph/199239)

13 years later, I guess it’s time for an update again 🙂

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