The Quickest Cars of the Decade (2024)

• 0-60 time: 2.6 seconds
• Price as tested: $199,480 (base price: $179,050)
• Weight: 4702 pounds

The Panamera Turbo S is the heaviest car on this list that doesn't use any sort of electric power, but thanks to clever Porsche chassis tuning, a 620-hp V-8, and a fast-shifting PDK transmission, it can launch itself down the road as quickly as a new Huracán.

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• 0-60 time: 2.6 seconds
• Price as tested: $199,910 (Base price: $162,950)
• Weight: 4620 pounds

The Mercedes-AMG GT63 S is one of the quickest four-doors to ever lap the Nürburgring, which should give you a good idea of how capable it can be in a straight line. The twin-turbo V-8 under the hood is good for 630 hp, more than enough for supercar-like acceleration.

Watch this one drag race an Audi RS7

• 0-60 time: 2.6 seconds
• Price as tested: $148,995 (Base price: $143,995)
• Weight: 4096 pounds

As far as four-door track cars go, you can't do much better than the BMW M5 CS. It's a hardcore variant of the already-quick M5, with stiffer suspension, four bucket seats, and 627 hp. There's AWD as standard, meaning this two-ton monster has no trouble catapulting itself to 60 mph in under three seconds.

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• 0-60 time: 2.6 seconds
• Price as tested: $453,396 (Base price: $333,633)
• Weight: 3351 pounds

The Huracán STO is the Lamborghini formula perfected. It's brash, bold, loud, and wonderful to drive. A lightweight body and 631 hp means it doesn't need AWD to get a good launch, as evidenced by the ultra-low 0-60 time.

Here's why we like the STO so much

• 0-60 time: 2.6 seconds
• Price as tested: $378,215 (base price: $288,845)
• Weight: 3161 pounds

There's a reason the McLaren 720S won our Performance Car of the Year comparison test back in 2018. Impeccable power combined with expert chassis tuning and exotic looks make it the go-to supercar for anyone looking for the complete package.

Watch this one crash after losing a drag race to an X3 M

• 0-60 time: 2.6 seconds
• Price as tested: $166,205 (base price: $127,185)
• Weight: 3666 pounds

The new Chevy Corvette Z06 is nearly flawless. Not only is it incredible to drive, it also sounds great, rides well, and provides plenty of straight-line speed. Despite sending power only to the rear wheels, it can rip to 60 mph in just 2.6 seconds.

Here's how it one our Performance Car of the Year test

• 0-60 time: 2.6 seconds
• Price as tested: $170,500 (base price: $170,500)
• Weight: 5282 pounds

Think of the Lucid Air as a Tesla Model S competitor that looks better, has a nicer interior, and goes farther on a full charge. In Dream Performance guise it makes 1111 hp, making sub-three-second rips 60 mph easy.

The Air is so good it should make Tesla sweat

• 0-60 time: 2.5 seconds
• Price as tested: $348,730 (base price: $294,250)
• Weight: 3376 pounds

The 991-generation Porsche 911 GT2 RS was the first 911 to break the 700-hp barrier from the factory. An excellent launch control system and a quick-shifting PDK transmission means this rear drive sports car can hit 60 mph quicker than most all-wheel-drive supercars.

Here's our first drive review

• 0-60 time: 2.5 seconds
• Price as tested: $175,745 (base price: $147,995)
• Weight: 4251 pounds

The big two-door BMW M8 Competition uses the same twin-turbo V-8, all-wheel-drive powertrain found in the four-door M5. That means 617 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque going to all four wheels, enough for a rocket ship-like sprint to 60 mph.

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• 0-60 time: 2.4 seconds
• Price as tested: $205,180 (base price: $186,350)
• Weight: 5246 pounds

Not only is the Porsche Taycan Turbo S one of the best-driving EVs on sale today, it's also one of the quickest. Electric motors at the front and rear make up to 750 hp while using launch control, more than enough to blow away the majority of ICE-powered cars on the road.

Read our track test right here

• 0-60 time: 2.4 seconds
• Price as tested: $114,690 (base price: $101,190)
• Weight: 5003 pounds

Before there was the Plaid, there was the Tesla Model S Performance. With 841 lb-ft of torque at the ready from a standstill, it's no wonder it's able to launch the 5000-pound luxury sedan to high speeds in just 2.4 seconds.

Here's a guide on how to track prep your Model S

• 0-60 time: 2.4 seconds
• Price as tested: $3,710,850 (base price: $3,273,000)
• Weight: 4544 pounds
  

The Bugatti Chiron Sport cuts 40 pounds from a normal Chiron, but packs the same gargantuan 1479-hp quad-turbo W-16 engine. Standard AWD and a quick-shifting dual-clutch guarantee the Chiron Sport a spot on this list.

Here's how Bugatti made the Chiron even faster

• 0-60 time: 2.3 seconds
• Price as tested: $234,570 (base price: $218,650)
• Weight: 3826 pounds

Who says convertibles compromise performance? Sure, the Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet might be heavier and less aerodynamically efficient than the coupe, but that doesn't stop it from sprinting from zero to 60 quicker than a Bugatti.

Check out our 911 buyer's guide

• 0-60 time: 2.2 seconds
• Price as tested: $317,285 (base price: $279,185)
• Weight: 3429 pounds

The Lamborghini Huracán Performante was the Huracán's first truly track-ready variant, with active aero and 631 hp on tap from a 5.2-liter V-10. In addition to briefly holding the Nürburgring lap record, it's also able to sprint to 60 mph in just over two seconds.

Watch our full track test video

• 0-60 time: 2.2 seconds
• Base price: $204,850
• Weight: 3646 pounds

The Porsche 911 Turbo S has long been a champion in the world of straight-line speed, in addition its inarguable track prowess and usefulness as a daily driver. Right out of the box, the latest 640-hp 992 model can keep up with legit mid-engine exotics with ease.

Read our first drive review here

• 0-60 time: 2.1 seconds
• Price as tested: $875,175 (base price: $847,975)
• Weight: 3724 pounds

The Porsche 918 Spyder was first shown as a concept in 2010—over 13 years ago. Despite its age, a hyper-modern 887-hp hybrid drivetrain that pairs two electric motors to a high-revving V-8 means acceleration that's still competitive today, in 2023.

Here's our full retrospective test

• 0-60 time: 2.1 seconds
• Price as tested: $137,440 (Base price: $131,440)
• Weight: 4828 pounds
  

The Tesla Model S Plaid is the quickest-accelerating sedan to ever enter production, electric or otherwise. Three electric motors, one at the front and two at the rear, combine to make a staggering 1020 hp, making the electric sedan quick enough to ghost virtually anything else on the road from a stoplight, all in complete silence.

Check out our in-depth road test

• 0-60 time: 2.1 seconds
• Price as tested: $223,230 (base price: $215,190)
• Weight: 3557 pounds

Somehow not satisfied with the performance of the normal Porsche 911 Turbo S? Porsche offers a Lightweight package that shaves over 60 pounds through a rear seat delete, thinner glass, and standard bucket seats. It also gets PASM sport suspension and a sport exhaust as standard. The result is a car that can go 0.1 seconds quicker to 60 mph.

Read our review of the Turbo S Lightweight here

• 0-60 time: 2.0 seconds
• Price as tested: $704,92 (base price: $511,250)
• Weight: 3840 pounds
  

The Ferrari SF90 Stradale is the company's first hybrid, and with a 0-60 time of two seconds flat, it's also the quickest car on this list. It makes a total of 986 hp thanks to two motors for the front axle and a third electric motor squished between the twin-turbo V-8 and the eight-speed dual-clutch automatic.

Here's our SF90 Stradale track test