Glossary / General

0-62 time

19 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

0-62 time is how long it takes a car to go from a complete stop to 62 miles per hour. It's a way to see how fast a car can speed up.

Technical Definition

0-62 time refers to the time it takes for a vehicle to accelerate from a complete stop to 62 miles per hour (100 km/h). This metric is commonly used to measure a car's acceleration performance.

Hear It Discussed

"the 0-62 time goes down almost a second to eight seconds top speed remains 100 mile an hour"
DAILY: Rivian R2 Pricing, Ford Explorer Upgraded and Lucid Names Cosmos & Earth | 13 Mar 2026 EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs 03:36

"590 pounds foot of the torque and give a 0-62 time of 4.1 seconds which is apparently just for context as quick as the old V8 powered AMG C63."
Yippitydo - 27 April 2026 Motoring Podcast - News Show 17:42

"So that was 333 horsepower and a WLTP of 411 miles. Okay. 0-62 in 6.6 seconds. So it wasn't, it was-"
Joe Achilles BMW M3 Factory Tour & Volvo’s made in China?! | Ep 87 | Drive Torque Podcast Drive Torque Podcast 38:18

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Episodes Mentioning "0-62 time"

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The Kilowatt Half Hour

Yippitydo - 27 April 2026

Motoring Podcast - News Show

Joe Achilles BMW M3 Factory Tour & Volvo’s made in China?! | Ep 87 | Drive Torque Podcast

Drive Torque Podcast

New BMW i3

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