Glossary / General

zero to sixty

23 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Zero to sixty time tells you how fast a car can go from a complete stop to 60 miles per hour. It's a way to see how quickly a car can speed up.

Technical Definition

Zero to sixty time is a common performance metric for cars, measuring how quickly a vehicle can accelerate from a complete stop to 60 miles per hour. It's often used to gauge a car's acceleration capabilities.

Hear It Discussed

"[824.4s] Zero to sixty or 662 in 2.2 seconds or 2.32 for the for the [829.6s] spider. The ZR1 is just barely broken."
VW Chaos, New Dad/Old Motorcycle, Pairing With A Diesel Benz | Episode 1,055 Everyday Driver Car Debate 13:44

"what takes a car from really fast to you shouldn't sell this to people fast is it an element of danger or the difference between the two to three seconds zero to sixty no it's it's like when you..."
China is re-producing Enthusiast Cars: Is it a Good Thing? The Smoking Tire 09:31

"my favorite one when I ask that question is how much power is in that? It's when you black out when you're doing a zero to sixty."
CarCast+Edmunds - Ford Racing Chief Engineer and former Mustang Chief Engineer Carl Widmann. CarCast 20:00