k.alali

Dozens of new cars come through the Motor Trend garage every year, but here are the cars that ran the 0-60 the quickest in 2012.

1) 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S: 2.7 sec.
2) 2012 Lamborghini Aventador: 2.8 sec.
3) 2013 Nissan GT-R Black: 2.8 seconds
4) 2012 McLaren MP4-12C - 2.9 seconds
5) 2013 Corvette ZR1 - 3.4 seconds
6) 2013 SRT Viper GTS - 3.4 seconds
7) 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 - 3.5 seconds
8) 2013 Audi S8 - 3.5 seconds
9) 2012 Mercedes SLS Roadster: 3.6 sec.
10) 2013 BMW M5: 3.7 seconds

http://carbuzz.com/news/2012/12/30/M...-2012-7712277/

gthal

Impressive list!

It would be nice if they did this for 1/4 mile or 60 to 130 times too. Something where traction is a little less important to the end result.

Merc63

0-60 is useless information. I agree, give us some 1/4 times with trap speed.

0-60 is always going to have the AWD cheater cars at the top. Do a drag race and this list will look drastically different.

khmergod

Bow down to the SLS.

E55Jess

when an audi s8 is faster than a sls an as fast as al shelby 500 you know that this is a fast saloon lol!

dodger63

0-60 matters in 1/4 mile times also, getting off the line is one of the most important things in drag racing, it would take many runs to master a good 60' in a zo6 compared to a awd car??

E55Jess

yeah but look the shelby is 3.5 so

Merc63

This is true but mph shows the more powerful car.

0-60 is very deceiving.

JumpinJim

0-60 is about traction. I slapped DRs on my CLS and went from running high 11s to low 11s with no other change. Same trap speeds. Awd car will always have an advantage here even if its a slower car.

dodger63

Most of us that like to play a little, most if the time is from a dig-60-80 mph or from a 30 mph or less roll,, in my opinion

otakki

An impressive feat for the McLaren, with it being a RWD to take on the three AWD's in front of it.

So where is Veyron?

Now with AMG and I'm sure many others following suits with AWD, I'm sure the list is soon going to become quite crowded.

neoprufrok

I thought htey got the C63BS at 3.7s?

Harold1898

The GTR is a performance bargain.

cyberorth

The main reason IMO that 0-60 time is not very meaningful is that it has more to do with 2-3 shift point that the true capabilities of a car.

CoolBDPhenom03

Yeah, isn't the Veyron supposed to do 0-60 in about 2.5? And no Pagani either?

k.alali

we dont see the ferraris there either. i guess this is what they have tested last year.

jrcart

keep in mind the Audi is AWD 0-60 is all about traction. The first 4 cars on the list are AWD. i just purchased an Audi S6 and it spanks my C BS 9 times out of 10 on the street thanks to the AWD, even though it has about 60 less HP and about 500 more pounds of curb weight.

CoolBDPhenom03

True. I think that's why other folks prefer 1/4 miles times. It takes everything into consideration and gives a better snapshot.

neoprufrok

That's a nice combination of cars man... I cancelled my S8 order when this CBS became available, but I suspect in a few years, I'll be picking an S6 or S8... .or even an RS6. Hey I can dream.

jrcart

Thanks, I have a few more cars than that LOL. I actually purchased the 2013 S6 and gave it to my VP of operations who pretty much runs my company as his company car. He had been driving around a 2007 Charger R/T I got him and it was time for me to get him an upgrade for all his efforts. So, as I did purcahse it and it is owned by the company I own I can not really call it mine. I have always been a BMW and now an AMG guy but the S6 impressed me so much that it now has me considering Audi's, my wifes lease on her ML is about up and I told her to go check out the Q7's One of my buddies is kicking around the idea of picking up an RS5, now that is an amazing car.

msheredy

I'm thinking the article was referring to 0-60 mph whereas in your reference I believe you are referring to the 60' mark. Too different but crucial specs when considering the performance of a car.