Just musing about the end of "a fast car."

Hmm...

2016 LS3 Miata: 0-100 in 7.8, quarter mile in 11.7 at 123.

So that means 3.9 seconds from 100-123. Boo-yah.

Meanwhile, the new Lincoln Aviator has 500HP, weighs 5600 lbs, and cranks out 0-60 mph in 5 seconds. Wheee!!!

Keith Tanner said:

Hmm...

2016 LS3 Miata: 0-100 in 7.8, quarter mile in 11.7 at 123.

So that means 3.9 seconds from 100-123. Boo-yah.

I decided a while back that I thought it'd be neat if my car (VW Quantum, think Audi 4000 Quattro as a wagon) could accelerate 60-120 in two seconds.  That'd be from highway cruising speed to redline in 5th.

I did some math and it came out to about 1000hp.

That's not not-doable nowadays, although getting the necessarily wide enough powerband to do it in fifth gear is the tricky bit.  Wouldn't have time to shift, after all.