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What is the best 60-to-0 time for a road car? If traction is the limiting factor, you should be able to get very close to that same time in the reverse directi
by dzdt 9y ago
What is the best 60-to-0 time for a road car? If traction is the limiting factor, you should be able to get very close to that same time in the reverse direction.
Edit: the shortest 60-to-0 braking distance I find claimed is for a Dodge Viper ACR (Mk 5) at 87 feet. Assuming constant acceleration, that works out to 1.98 seconds.
[1] http://fastestlaps.com/lists/top-quickest-stoppers-60mph http://fastestlaps.com/lists/top-quickest-stoppers-60mph
- ZeroGravitas 9y agoThere's an Engineering Explained video that takes this approach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvIVGGhEis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvIVGGhEis They estimate 2.0s is roughly the limit on standard tires, F1 cars can do it faster due to stickier tires. He also has a video about Tesla acceleration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGsWvRa1XA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGsWvRa1XA Which talks about whether the Model S has an advantage over the (old) Roadster due to the heavier vehicle gripping better. Interestingly the number he calculates for a theoretical roadster car is very close to Tesla's new number. They also have a video about "rollout" which can alter 0-60 times and needs to be taken into account for comparisons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvIVGGhEis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvIVGGhEis