The following is a list we've compiled of the fastest accelerating* production cars (F.A.P.C.) and trucks built by any major manufacturer for the North American market. Although the list includes a lot of newer prestige vehicles that cannot be defined as 'classic' or 'muscle' cars, they are definitely collectors and destined to be classics. The data was compiled from the results of independent tests conducted by several major publications in the U.S. and Canada.** We've simply taken the quickest quarter mile elapsed times and listed them in order from quickest to slowest. We didn't bother including any vehicles with a quarter mile time of more than 14 seconds. Trivial? Yes, but still intriguing. Why? We did it simply to satisfy your curiosity. Accurate? Not necessarily.** That largely depends on possibly hundreds of factors that need to be taken into account during testing, including weather, altitude, drivers, traction, etc.
* Why are we listing acceleration and not top speed? Simple, top speed is only for bragging rights, it'll never be used in the real world. Acceleration, on the other hand, is used every day and these test times can be duplicated on any strip in North America. ** We cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions, if you notice any please let us know. The ** within the list denotes that these were the factory horsepower ratings; these engines were grossly & highly underrated (for insurance reasons), dyno tests have shown anywhere from 575 to 680 horsepower in stock form. Where you see a in the list, feel free to click it to see more information on the vehicle. *** Most muslecar fans are aware of this controversial and now infamous article on the '64 GTO in Car & Driver. We know that these times were attained by using a highly massaged ringer of a car (modified by Royal Pontiac in Royal Oak, Michigan), but we are including it anyway to remain true to our format (times from major, non-biased, publications). The car actually had a 421 Super-duty installed under the hood prior to the test. But it's here anyway, and besides, the inclusion will make a great conversation piece.
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Sorry, but the Saleen S7 is not the fastest production car. It never was and I doubt it ever will be.
< Message edited by 2000Si -- 6/3/2005 9:42:36 PM >
Check out page four where the Saleen is shown to be the slowest of the four compared by .7 seconds in the quarter mile and has the second fastest top speed by two mph.
Check out page four where the Saleen is shown to be the slowest of the four compared by .7 seconds in the quarter mile and has the second fastest top speed by two mph.
i was lookin at that. i noticed the .86g skidpad for the mclaren f1. is that a typo? seems pretty crummy for a car of that caliber
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Check out page four where the Saleen is shown to be the slowest of the four compared by .7 seconds in the quarter mile and has the second fastest top speed by two mph.
um.....your looking at an OLD S7. The new one has 200HP more. SO stop comparing old vehicles with todays news.
And BTW the top 3 were NOT production cars. Do some research and you will see.
< Message edited by tomabram -- 6/4/2005 1:13:13 PM >
Check out page four where the Saleen is shown to be the slowest of the four compared by .7 seconds in the quarter mile and has the second fastest top speed by two mph.
um.....your looking at an OLD S7. The new one has 200HP more. SO stop comparing old vehicles with todays news.
And BTW the top 3 were NOT production cars. Do some research and you will see.
uh.... since when has the Mclaren F1 not been around since 93? It's a production car, don't argue with me... if it's been around for 12 years obviously it's had a few of them sold. And don't even get me started on the Enzo, there's a video of it street racing some WS6s and Cobras in Florida on public roads. As for the Koenigsegg, do I really have to say it? The F1, Enzo and Koenigsegg aren't production cars huh? Really, maybe you should read up and that way you'd know what you're talking about.
Oh and since the "new" S7 isn't out yet, there aren't any performance numbers for it. Kinda hard for it to be the fastest when it's not even tested, isn't it?
Christ, you're telling me to do some research? Thus far I've done more than even you have, fuggin hypocrite.
Check out page four where the Saleen is shown to be the slowest of the four compared by .7 seconds in the quarter mile and has the second fastest top speed by two mph.
sorry but if you wpould have asked for details you would have known what i was talking about dumbfuc|<
Saleen s7 twin turbo stock gets a 10.7 in the 1/4 mile at 136 stock... with 750 hp... but if you do the research and properly hense the word PROPERLY it will make over 1100 hp... putting a whole different spin on things.. i have not found the exact times for this yet or hp but i will keep you up to date.. the car needs nuthing to make over 1000 hp except proper tuning making the car still stock now dont be mad when i give you times in the 9's for a stock, yes STOCK saleen ok 2000i and joe? by the way dont jump the gun like you just did again.. it'll bite u in the @ss
Saleen s7 twin turbo stock gets a 10.7 in the 1/4 mile at 136 stock... with 750 hp... but if you do the research and properly hense the word PROPERLY it will make over 1100 hp... putting a whole different spin on things.. i have not found the exact times for this yet or hp but i will keep you up to date.. the car needs nuthing to make over 1000 hp except proper tuning making the car still stock now dont be mad when i give you times in the 9's for a stock, yes STOCK saleen ok 2000i and joe? by the way dont jump the gun like you just did again.. it'll bite u in the @ss
Your a ****ing retard , Saying you can tune a saleen, or mod a saleen.... Saleen S7 STOCK is as good as it gets buddy.. Thats like saying your gonna take a Ferrari Enzo and Make it faster... ITs already as good as it gets theres nothing left to modify or tune, your retarded
So Allstar wins the lottery, and gets his hands on a Ferrari Enzo, then hes like man this bitch is fast, im gonna mod it and make it faster.. so he researches for some replacement parts for his motor.. WOOHOO i found a CAI on ebay for my enzo, now im gonna be makin like 1000+ HP!, cause there so much better then the hand made perfectly designed intakes that the enzo or saleen s7 come with stock, since there supercars
Ide like to see you go down to average joes dyno and try to get them to tune your Saleen or Enzo, im gonna throw away my enzo tune and let this random dude tune my supercar since his programming is so much better then what it comes with stock
< Message edited by Joe99es -- 6/4/2005 2:27:28 PM >
Check out page four where the Saleen is shown to be the slowest of the four compared by .7 seconds in the quarter mile and has the second fastest top speed by two mph.
um.....your looking at an OLD S7. The new one has 200HP more. SO stop comparing old vehicles with todays news.
And BTW the top 3 were NOT production cars. Do some research and you will see.
uh.... since when has the Mclaren F1 not been around since 93? It's a production car, don't argue with me... if it's been around for 12 years obviously it's had a few of them sold. And don't even get me started on the Enzo, there's a video of it street racing some WS6s and Cobras in Florida on public roads. As for the Koenigsegg, do I really have to say it? The F1, Enzo and Koenigsegg aren't production cars huh? Really, maybe you should read up and that way you'd know what you're talking about.
Oh and since the "new" S7 isn't out yet, there aren't any performance numbers for it. Kinda hard for it to be the fastest when it's not even tested, isn't it?
Christ, you're telling me to do some research? Thus far I've done more than even you have, fuggin hypocrite.
I guess you cant read dumbass. I said the first 3 cars were NOT production vehicles. So dont be mad you dont know how to read.
So Allstar wins the lottery, and gets his hands on a Ferrari Enzo, then hes like man this bitch is fast, im gonna mod it and make it faster.. so he researches for some replacement parts for his motor.. WOOHOO i found a CAI on ebay for my enzo, now im gonna be makin like 1000+ HP!, cause there so much better then the hand made perfectly designed intakes that the enzo or saleen s7 come with stock, since there supercars
Ide like to see you go down to average joes dyno and try to get them to tune your Saleen or Enzo, im gonna throw away my enzo tune and let this random dude tune my supercar since his programming is so much better then what it comes with stock
uummmm...you go down to a Ferrari shop to get it tuned. How hard is that?
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