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Move Over, Plaid and Sapphire: Student-Built 'Mythen' Hits 62 MPH in Less Than One Second!
Move Over, Plaid and Sapphire: Student-Built 'Mythen' Hits 62 MPH in Less Than One Second!

12 Sep 2023, 13:02 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Please read that one more time. Now, again, aloud: a contraption that looks like an improvised go-kart (essentially that!) reached 62 mph in 0.956 seconds

 
Aston Martin DBX707 Hits the Autobahn for a Top Speed Run, Gets to 292 KPH
Aston Martin DBX707 Hits the Autobahn for a Top Speed Run, Gets to 292 KPH

11 Sep 2023, 15:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although the Ferrari Purosangue is marginally faster, the Aston Martin DBX707 is no slouch either. After all, 707 stands for its metric horsepower

 
Hear the C8 Corvette Z06 Sing the Song of Its People As It Accelerates to 188 MPH
Hear the C8 Corvette Z06 Sing the Song of Its People As It Accelerates to 188 MPH

29 Aug 2023, 23:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to its flat-plane crankshaft and 8,600-rpm maximum engine speed, the C8 Z06 is - hands down - the most exotic-sounding 'Vette of all time

 
Watch the Maserati MC20 Accelerate to 193 MPH Like It's No Big Deal
Watch the Maserati MC20 Accelerate to 193 MPH Like It's No Big Deal

26 Aug 2023, 01:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 311 clicks is just shy of the manufacturer's claimed top speed of 325 kilometers per hour (202 miles per hour) for the MC20

 
2024 Mazda CX-60 Acceleration Test Pits 3.3L Diesel I6 Engine Against 3.3L Gas I6 Engine
2024 Mazda CX-60 Acceleration Test Pits 3.3L Diesel I6 Engine Against 3.3L Gas I6 Engine

18 Aug 2023, 13:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When it comes to the CX-60, the heavier yet torquier 3.3-liter turbo diesel I6 sadly isn't as quick to 100 kph as the 3.3-liter turbo gasoline I6

 
Watch the G81 M3 Touring Hit 100 KPH Quicker Than BMW Says It Does
Watch the G81 M3 Touring Hit 100 KPH Quicker Than BMW Says It Does

31 Jul 2023, 19:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / BMW says the M3 Touring needs 3.6 seconds to reach 100 kph (make that 62 mph). This particular example of the breed did it in 3.4 seconds, fully stock

 
BMW M340i Shames Mercedes-AMG C 43 in Acceleration Test to 100 KPH
BMW M340i Shames Mercedes-AMG C 43 in Acceleration Test to 100 KPH

30 Jul 2023, 01:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The lighter M340i makes easy work of the C 43 from zero to 100 clicks, the Bimmer clocking a best of 4.6 seconds compared to 4.8 for the AMG

 
Watch the Porsche 911 Dakar Accelerate to 230 KPH Effortlessly
Watch the Porsche 911 Dakar Accelerate to 230 KPH Effortlessly

24 Jul 2023, 16:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Limited to 240 kilometers per hour from the factory, the 911 Dakar reaches 230 kilometers per hour much quicker than many would expect it to

 
1951 Nash Airflyte Survivor Comes Out of Storage, Runs 0–60 MPH Test
1951 Nash Airflyte Survivor Comes Out of Storage, Runs 0–60 MPH Test

16 Jun 2023, 13:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Slotted below the fancied-up Ambassador and above the compact Rambler, the Nash Statesman was one of the most innovative cars of its time.

 
Watch the BMW XM Cover the Quarter Mile in 12.06 Seconds
Watch the BMW XM Cover the Quarter Mile in 12.06 Seconds

14 Jun 2023, 19:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ungainly and expensive though it may be, the 2023 model year BMW XM plug-in hybrid SUV is understandably impressive in a straight line

 
Ferrari 296 High Speed Test Ends With the Speedometer Indicating 340 KPH
Ferrari 296 High Speed Test Ends With the Speedometer Indicating 340 KPH

8 May 2023, 17:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This bone-stock 296's top speed is all the more impressive considering that the legendary F40 can't do better than 321 kph (199 mph)

 
C8 Corvette Z06 European Spec Features Less Power and Torque Due to GPF
C8 Corvette Z06 European Spec Features Less Power and Torque Due to GPF

7 Mar 2023, 17:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As opposed to 670 hp and 460 lb-ft in North American specification, the European 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 makes 636 hp and 439 lb-ft

 
2023 Ford Ranger V6 Diesel Takes Acceleration Test, Brake Torquing Helps a Lot
2023 Ford Ranger V6 Diesel Takes Acceleration Test, Brake Torquing Helps a Lot

27 Feb 2023, 20:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 9.23 seconds from zero to 100 kilometers per hour without and 8.40 seconds with brake torquing is a big difference indeed

 
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R vs. F-150 Raptor 37 Acceleration Test Concludes as Expected
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R vs. F-150 Raptor 37 Acceleration Test Concludes as Expected

9 Feb 2023, 19:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Spoiler alert: the heavier truck is faster to 60 miles per hour, posting a best time of 4.66 seconds at a mile above sea level

 
Watch the 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor Hit 62 MPH in 5.79 Seconds
Watch the 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor Hit 62 MPH in 5.79 Seconds

30 Jan 2023, 09:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For something that weighs this much, 100 clicks in under 6 seconds is very impressive, especially as it doesn't even have launch control

 
The C8 Corvette E-Ray's Insane Acceleration Leaves Car Vloggers Astonished
The C8 Corvette E-Ray's Insane Acceleration Leaves Car Vloggers Astonished

17 Jan 2023, 20:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The first car vloggers to experience the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray from the passenger seat all agree that this thing rips

 
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Races GMC Hummer EV, It’s a David vs. Goliath Encounter
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Races GMC Hummer EV, It’s a David vs. Goliath Encounter

27 Dec 2022, 19:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to Speed Phenom, the best he recorded to 60 miles per hour is 3.4 seconds in the Z06 and 3.83 in the Hummer EV

 
Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette Z06 Sounds Wicked, Indirectly Previews LT7-Powered ZR1
Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette Z06 Sounds Wicked, Indirectly Previews LT7-Powered ZR1

27 Dec 2022, 16:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Adding two spinny lads to the LT6 engine of the Z06 isn't just a boost in performance. It's a preview of the LT7 in the ZR1, which is due in 2024 for MY25

 
Pininfarina Battista Sets New Record for Acceleration: 1.79 Seconds to 60 MPH
Pininfarina Battista Sets New Record for Acceleration: 1.79 Seconds to 60 MPH

21 Nov 2022, 20:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Believe it or not, the pure-electric hyper GT needs 4.75 seconds to accelerate from a standstill to 200 kilometers per hour (124 miles per hour)

 
Ford F-150 Lightning Takes Acceleration Test, Doesn’t Disappoint
Ford F-150 Lightning Takes Acceleration Test, Doesn’t Disappoint

24 Oct 2022, 18:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford says the F-150 Lightning with the larger of two battery packs can hit 60 mph in under 4 seconds. This particular truck did it in 4.02 seconds