These ten contemporary sports cars vividly demonstrate the immense leap in performance from the 1980s to today.

This is the fastest-accelerating road-going McLaren ever offered. A smooth, flowing, almost organic-looking exotic car, the W1 can rocket from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in a shocking 2.7 seconds.

Take, for example, the Nissan GT-R – once lauded as the fastest-accelerating production car of its type, blasting from standstill to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds. How does a 3800-lbs car even do that?

Gas-powered cars aren't the only ones who can have fun by going fast. These 10 electric vehicles deliver high horsepower and ...

Though the IndyCar is faster in a straight line, the F1 car is faster over an entire lap due to its exceptional downforce and cornering speeds. To put this in perspective, back in 2019 at the ...

Many things have changed along the way and one of them must be Tyler's taste in cars. And pricing, too. At the time, it was the fastest-accelerating car in the world. The Tesla Model S Plaid is ...

and still one of the fastest cars on the road today. Part of the 959's ability to accelerate and travel so quickly is, of course, the engine. Getting it off the line, however, has a lot to do with ...

But that car is still under wraps ... This is actually the fastest acceleration for any Corvette, which makes up for its slightly lower top speed. SlashGear test drove a 2024 Corvette E-Ray ...

There are definitely times when speed, and getting there as fast as possible, is all that matters – like on a long-haul ...

Whatever you think of this practice, the Nurburgring’s profile in the car world shows no sign of waning and we’ve got details of all the fastest cars of each type at the ’Ring below ...

Whether you should focus on top speed or acceleration in a performance car is a subject that has been debated for nearly as long as the car has existed. Both come with their own positives and ...