Our first run of the day was delayed by an incoming 747. The airliner seemed to barely clear the massive wing of our Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X before landing on a nearby runway and chirping to a stop in a small puff of dust. As a demonstration of a quick whoa from over 150 mph to static, you can’t ask for a much more impressive example than a jumbo jet coming in directly overhead. We could practically hear the pilot taunting us, “That’s how it’s done, gang. See if you can beat it.”
That’s what we were there for. Ready to take over a 2.2-mile taxiway at Oscoda- Wurtsmith Airport with a baker’s dozen of quick-start contenders, we came to see how quickly we could get from zero to 150 mph and back. Our challenge was, in some ways, pretty similar to launching and landing a cargo plane. We needed to get to the desired top speed within the space of the runway, then come to a stop as soon as possible, without any wasted motion. Unlike the 747-400 pilot, we hoped to do it without anything going airborne.
00:00 0-150-0
00:31 How we test
01:17 Hyundai Elantra N
02:30 Dodge Charger Scat Pack
03:47 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
04:58 Audi RS6 Avant
05:41 Bentley Continental GT S
07:07 BMW M2 CS
08:38 BMW M5
09:52 Porsche 911 Turbo S
11:27 Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric
12:32 McLaren 750S
13:37 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach
14:45 Lucid Air Sapphire
16:08 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X
18:06 0-200-0
22:03 Final thoughts
