Every year Autocar magazine run a 0-100-0 competition for production cars and also some modified cars too. In the past a 400bhp 5.0 Mustang has participated alongside a 450bhp Caterham a-like, Group B rally X racers with 700+bhp and even a 1000bhp Nissan Skyline. None of these actually hold the world record.
This year however entry was for newly released STOCK production cars only.
Its a simple event, from a standing start accelerate to 100mph then brake as hard as you can back down to zero. And that’s your recorded time. It has to be a complete run too, no cheating by taking the best 0-100 combined with best reaction and best 100-0 times as of course the cars didn't actually run those times.
How did the new Mustang do, I hear you ask. Well pretty good actually. I mean it was never even going to be close to winning but that doesn't really matter.
Mustang GT
0-30 2.47
0-60 5.64
0-100 13.39
Reaction time 0.21
100-0 4.83
TOTAL 18.43
"About as fast as a well driven M3" that’s what they said.
For comparison here's some other cars:
C6 Vette
0-30 1.90
0-60 4.62
0-100 10.80
Reaction Time 0.23
100-0 4.29
TOTAL 15.32
Viper
0-30 2.00
0-60 4.44
0-100 9.59
Reaction 0.32
100-0 4.71
TOTAL 14.62
VW Golf GTi DSG
0-30 2.72
0-60 6.52
0-100 16.42
Reaction 0.30
100-0 4.69
TOTAL 21.41
Monaro (GTO)
0-30 2.30
0-60 5.30
0-100 12.37
Reaction 0.08
100-0 4.72
TOTAL 17.17
Aston DB9
0-30 2.13
0-60 4.62
0-10010.24
Reaction 0.13
100-0 4.55
TOTAL 14.92
Ford GT
0-30 1.99
0-60 3.93
0-100 8.59
Reaction 0.31
100-0 4.27
TOTAL 13.17
Noble M400
0-30 1.55
0-60 3.72
0-100 8.80
Reaction 0.39
100-0 4.32
TOTAL 13.51
TVR Sagaris
0-30 2.02
0-60 4.14
0-100 9.16
Reaction 0.26
100-0 4.29
TOTAL 13.71
Mitsubishi Evo IX
0-30 1.59
0-60 4.23
0-100 10.73
Reaction 0.26
100-0 4.16
TOTAL 15.15
Ariel Atom
0-30 1.32
0-60 3.15
0-100 6.86
Reaction 0.22
100-0 3.80
TOTAL 10.88
Suzuki GSX-R1000
0-30 1.51
0-60 3.18
0-100 5.63
Reaction 0.26
100-0 4.93
TOTAL 10.82
The Atom takes the victory this year but no new record this time round. That honour goes to the Caterham R500 Evo of last year with an overall time of 10.73
Hope you find this as interesting as I did. When I get chance I'll try and scan the entire article and post it, until then enjoy.
P.S.
If you disagree with any of the times, remember all the cars where tested on the same day on a like for like basis by the same 4 drivers. If you genuinely believe 1 car should be quicker than the times quoted then the rest of the cars should also be quicker by the same %.
This year however entry was for newly released STOCK production cars only.
Its a simple event, from a standing start accelerate to 100mph then brake as hard as you can back down to zero. And that’s your recorded time. It has to be a complete run too, no cheating by taking the best 0-100 combined with best reaction and best 100-0 times as of course the cars didn't actually run those times.
How did the new Mustang do, I hear you ask. Well pretty good actually. I mean it was never even going to be close to winning but that doesn't really matter.
Mustang GT
0-30 2.47
0-60 5.64
0-100 13.39
Reaction time 0.21
100-0 4.83
TOTAL 18.43
"About as fast as a well driven M3" that’s what they said.
For comparison here's some other cars:
C6 Vette
0-30 1.90
0-60 4.62
0-100 10.80
Reaction Time 0.23
100-0 4.29
TOTAL 15.32
Viper
0-30 2.00
0-60 4.44
0-100 9.59
Reaction 0.32
100-0 4.71
TOTAL 14.62
VW Golf GTi DSG
0-30 2.72
0-60 6.52
0-100 16.42
Reaction 0.30
100-0 4.69
TOTAL 21.41
Monaro (GTO)
0-30 2.30
0-60 5.30
0-100 12.37
Reaction 0.08
100-0 4.72
TOTAL 17.17
Aston DB9
0-30 2.13
0-60 4.62
0-10010.24
Reaction 0.13
100-0 4.55
TOTAL 14.92
Ford GT
0-30 1.99
0-60 3.93
0-100 8.59
Reaction 0.31
100-0 4.27
TOTAL 13.17
Noble M400
0-30 1.55
0-60 3.72
0-100 8.80
Reaction 0.39
100-0 4.32
TOTAL 13.51
TVR Sagaris
0-30 2.02
0-60 4.14
0-100 9.16
Reaction 0.26
100-0 4.29
TOTAL 13.71
Mitsubishi Evo IX
0-30 1.59
0-60 4.23
0-100 10.73
Reaction 0.26
100-0 4.16
TOTAL 15.15
Ariel Atom
0-30 1.32
0-60 3.15
0-100 6.86
Reaction 0.22
100-0 3.80
TOTAL 10.88
Suzuki GSX-R1000
0-30 1.51
0-60 3.18
0-100 5.63
Reaction 0.26
100-0 4.93
TOTAL 10.82
The Atom takes the victory this year but no new record this time round. That honour goes to the Caterham R500 Evo of last year with an overall time of 10.73
Hope you find this as interesting as I did. When I get chance I'll try and scan the entire article and post it, until then enjoy.
P.S.
If you disagree with any of the times, remember all the cars where tested on the same day on a like for like basis by the same 4 drivers. If you genuinely believe 1 car should be quicker than the times quoted then the rest of the cars should also be quicker by the same %.