The fastest cars on the market (by price class)

[astro]

The fastest cars on the market
Models that blast from zero to 60 mph at optimum speed

Category Car Zero to 60 mph

$20,000 - $30,000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution RS 4.4 sec.
$30,000 - $40,000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR (tie) 4.7 sec.
Subaru Impreza WRX STi (tie) 4.7 sec.
$40,000 - $50,000 Chevrolet Corvette coupe 4.1 sec.
$50,000 - $60,000 Chevrolet Corvette convertible 4.8 sec.
$60,000 - $70,000 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG 4.9 sec.
$70,000 - $80,000 Porsche 911 Carrera SRS 4.6 sec.
$80,000 - $90,000 Dodge Viper SRT-10 3.9 sec.
$90,000 - $100,000 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa (tie) 4.9 sec.
Panoz Esperante (tie) 4.9 sec.
$100,000 - $250,000 Ford GT 3.3 sec.
$250,000 and above Saleen S7 2.9 sec.

[Bruce_Daddy]

Interesting. I have always wondered though, how do ‘they’ account for driver skill in 0-60 tests? Seems like you could always find someone who could squeak out an additional 0.1, ya know?

[Ringo]

Shoot! The one I was eyein’ for my next turns in a meager 5.4 sec 0-60; I guess I’ll have to stay in the right lane.

[lieu]

Hmmm… I thought the Saleen 7 was 3.4 or so, just slightly behind the McLaren but at 1/3 the price.

[kferr]

That seems to only account for cars available in the US. This beast will do 0-60 in 3.48. Couldn’t find a price, but I’m guessing less than £30,000.

[lieu]

@kferr

This beast will do 0-60 in 3.48.

As the other measurements appear to be metric, is this mph or kph?

[kferr]

The UK is a mixed bag, we still use miles for distance, but metric for other weights and measures. So that will be 60 mph. Sometimes they’ll list it as 0 - 100kph which would actually be 0 - 62 mph.

[Tuco]

Umm, the Ultima will do 0-60 in 2.7 seconds and costs £55,000 ($80,000?). Link . FYI, the acceleration records for the traction controlled cars are achieved by the not very subtle method of dialing in 7,000rpm and side-stepping the clutch. Great if you want quick acceleration, not so great if you want the car do move afterwards. That list seems pretty poor, I’m sure I could find cars that would beat all those times in all those categories given 30 minutes and Google.

[Skywatcher]

@lieu

As the other measurements appear to be metric, is this mph or kph?

MPH, according to this.

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

@Tuco

Umm, the Ultima will do 0-60 in 2.7 seconds and costs £55,000 ($80,000?). Link . FYI, the acceleration records for the traction controlled cars are achieved by the not very subtle method of dialing in 7,000rpm and side-stepping the clutch. Great if you want quick acceleration, not so great if you want the car do move afterwards. That list seems pretty poor, I’m sure I could find cars that would beat all those times in all those categories given 30 minutes and Google.

The Ultima is a kit car- you can’t count it any more than the Callaway Corvette Sledgehammer would count as the world’s fastest road car. (255 mph in 1990!)

I don’t quite get the Westfield. How the hell did they build one faster than the SEiGHT but with less power?

[John_T.Conklin]

@kferr

That seems to only account for cars available in the US. This beast will do 0-60 in 3.48. Couldn’t find a price, but I’m guessing less than £30,000.

That looks a lot like the old Lotus 7. Is there any Lotus heritage in the Westfield, or did they just “steal” the design?

[John_T.Conklin]

@Really Not All That Bright

I don’t quite get the Westfield. How the hell did they build one faster than the SEiGHT but with less power?

Perhaps because it’s also about 2/3 the weight? At 440kg, I’d be afraid it would blow away in a light breeze…

[Tuco]

@Really Not All That Bright

The Ultima is a kit car- you can’t count it any more than the Callaway Corvette Sledgehammer would count as the world’s fastest road car. (255 mph in 1990!)

Then so is the Westfield surely? You can buy an Ultima ready made from the factory

@Really Not All That Bright

I don’t quite get the Westfield. How the hell did they build one faster than the SEiGHT but with less power?

The Megabusa uses a motorbike engine designed to move low mass vehicles so that may explain it.

@John T. Conklin

That looks a lot like the old Lotus 7. Is there any Lotus heritage in the Westfield, or did they just “steal” the design?

It is based on the Loyus 7, I don’t know the legal details but I don’t think it’s the same car. Caterham, Robin Hood and Dax (as well as many others) also make Lotus 7 clone kit cars.

The Tiger Z100 is another 7 clone that will do 0-60 in 3.11 seconds (2.76 on slicks) and costs about £25,000 from the factory.