Acceleration
| Type | Acceleration | Top Speed |
| Distance | speed | time | acceleration
Gs |
|---|
| Rocket Dragster | | 100 MPH | 0.5 sec. | 9G * |
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| Rocket Dragster | 1/4 mi. | 386 MPH | 3.58 sec. | 5G |
| Top Fuel Dragster | 1/4 mi. | 333 MPH | 4.4 sec. | 3.3G * |
| 2003 F1 racecar | | 60 MPH | 2.7 sec. | 1G |
2003 F1 racecar
braking | 180 ft. | 200-0 | 1.9 sec. | 5G |
2003 F1 racecar
cornering | | | | 3.5G |
| 1996 Renault Espace F1 roadcar | | 60 MPH | 2.8 sec. | 0.98G |
| 1997 Dodge Viper | | 60 MPH | 2.9 sec. | 0.94G |
| 1995 LM McLaren F1 | | 60 MPH | 3.0 sec. | 0.91G |
1992 Ford RS200
(record for production car) | | 60 MPH | 3.07 sec. | 0.89G |
| 2003 Porsche 980 | | 60 MPH | 3.3 sec. | 0.83G |
| 2002 Ferrari Enzo | | 60 MPH | 3.5 sec. | 0.78G |
| 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 | | 60 MPH | 3.6 sec. | |
| 2003 Porsche Carrera | | 60 MPH | 3.8 sec. | |
| 2003 Viper SRT-10 | | 60 MPH | 3.9 sec. | 0.70G |
| 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 | | 60 MPH | 4.0 sec. | |
| 2003 z06 Corvette | | 60 MPH | 4.5 sec. | 0.61G |
| 2004 Ford Mustang Cobra SVT | | 60 MPH | 4.5 sec. | |
| 2002 Acura NSX | | 60 MPH | 4.8 sec. | |
| 1995 Mazda RX-7 R2 | | 60 MPH | 5.0 sec. | | 2002 Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG | | 60 MPH | 5.1 sec. | |
2003 BMW Z4 | | 60 MPH | 5.4 sec. | 0.5G |
| 2004 Honda Accord EX Coupe V-6 6 Speed | | 60 MPH | 5.9 sec. | |
| 2004 Mazda RX-8 | | 60 MPH | 6.4 sec. | |
| 2001 Mazda Miata MX5 | | 60 MPH | 7.9 sec. | |
| 1999 Ford Mustang Convertible V6 | | 60 MPH | 8.6 sec. | |
Only a sample of fast cars are listed see myweb.tiscali.co.uk/sowhatsitcalled/worlds_fastest_cars.htm
and www.albeedigital.com/supercoupe/articles/0-60times.html
for more.
Notes:
Most cars tires will provide .7 - .8 Gs of radial acceleration before they break loose. Sports cars with racing tireswill get around 1 G.
A F1 racer can get up to 3.5 G because of down force produced by ground effects and wings.
At 60 MPH (88 ft./sec.) 1 G of centrifugal force will occur at a radius of 240 ft. (r = 88^2/32.2).
* Note: There are a lot of web sites which state that a top fuel dragster will reach 200 MPH before half track and in order to do this the launch acceleration approaches 8Gs.
This is not correct. If you do the math 0-200 in 1/8 mi. averages 2 Gs. The tires would likely spin before it could produce that much force given that a F1 racecar with 4 tires can only support a maximum 5Gs under braking even with the extra down force.
last updated 3 Oct 2004
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