2017’s fastest accelerating production cars

FERRARI GTC4LUSSO - 3.4 SECONDS

Launched in early 2016, the Ferrari FF replacement boasts a 3.4 second 0-62mph time and a staggering 208mph top speed. That’s in a car capable of carrying four people, plus gadgets including a new 10-inch infotainment screen.

CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 - 3.4 SECONDS

While there are more finessed supercars featured here, the Corvette Z06 is one of the cheapest - costing around £90,000. The American brute is stonkingly quick compared to its closest rivals, hitting 62mph in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 186mph.

AUDI R8 PLUS - 3.2 SECONDS

Audi knows how to produce a quick car - its Audi RS6 Performance estate almost qualifies for inclusion here, hitting 62mph in 3.7 seconds. The R8 supercar has been tempting 911 buyers for 10 years now, with the second-generation model arriving last year and covering the 0-62mph run in 3.5 seconds even in ‘base’ spec.

LAMBORGHINI HURACAN - 3.2 SECONDS

The Lamborghini Huracan shares a platform and engine with the Audi R8 - but to drive, it feels surprisingly different. The four-wheel-drive LP 610-4 matches the R8 Plus’s 3.2 seconds 0-62mph sprint.

MCLAREN 570S - 3.2 SECONDS

Until the watered-down 540C came along, the 570S was an entry-level McLaren. An entry-level McLaren with a revised version of the same 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine as the the McLaren 650S and P1. It hits 62mph in 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 204mph.

FERRARI 488 - 3.0 SECONDS

The old naturally-aspirated Ferrari 458 wouldn’t have qualified for this gallery in standard form, but its turbocharged successor hits 62mph in 3.0 seconds flat. Both the GTB coupe and soft-top Spider versions take the same amount of time to accelerate to 62mph, while top speed is in excess of 200mph.

BAC MONO - 2.8 SECONDS

Jeremy Clarkson described it as ‘amazing’. Yet another bonkers car from a small-time Brit, the BAC Mono boasts a power to weight ratio of around 525hp per tonne. No wonder it’ll hit 62mph in comfortably less than 3.0 seconds.

LAMBORGHINI CENTENARIO - 2.8 SECONDS

Revealed at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the Centenario is Lambo’s Aventador-based supercar launched to commemorate Ferruccio Lamborghini's 100th birthday. A tweaked version of the Aventador's 6.5-litre V12 produces 770hp. Unfortunately, all 40 examples (20 coupes and 20 Roadsters) are sold out.

ARIEL ATOM - 2.7 SECONDS

Put a 2.0-litre Honda VTEC engine into a car that weighs around half a tonne and you get a car that is seriously quick. With its exoskeleton frame, the Ariel Atom is guaranteed to be one of the fastest cars on a track day but, like the Caterham, we’d be a bit nervous about high-speed Autobahn runs.

TESLA MODEL S - 2.5 SECONDS

Here is where Faraday's arch-rival, Tesla, slots in. There is a caveat, however: the 2.5 seconds time Tesla brags about is 0-60mph, not 0-62mph. In reality, that extra 2mph is unlikely to take more than a tenth of a second, as the Tesla’s electric powertrain means there’s no chance of a gear change fluffing up the 0-62mph sprint. 

BUGATTI CHIRON - SUB-2.5 SECONDS

Bugatti says its 1,500hp Chiron, the Veyron-successor, will reach 62mph in ‘less than’ 2.5 seconds. And Faraday's claim of 2.39 seconds is, like Tesla, only to 60mph. In reality, we expect the cars would be closely matched in a traffic-light grand prix.

FARADAY FUTURE FF 91 - 2.39 SECONDS

If Faraday's claims are correct, then, this is the fastest car on sale. The instant torque of electric motors – plus the small matter of 1,050hp – means this large people carrier show a clean pair of tyre-tracks to every supercar and hypercar available.