fourth vette

How do they measure 0 to 60 times?

HOXXOH

It's the time to go from a dead stop to 60 MPH.

Seadawg

With a timer of some type.

Vette_DD

OP needs to be a little more specific about what he's looking for.

C6 Snowboarder

the use a Guzinta.

Jughead

You cannot use the slide Rule

buckmeister2

onethousandone...onethousandtwo...onetho usandthree...onthous-click.

C6 Snowboarder

these will do it --

C6ToGo

You're welcome:

The time it takes to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h or 0 to 27 m/s) is a commonly used performance measure for automotive acceleration in the United States and the United Kingdom. In the rest of the world, 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62.1 mph) is used. Present performance cars are capable of going from 0 to 60 mph in under 6 seconds, while exotic cars can do 0 to 60 mph in between 3 and 4 seconds, whereas motorcycles have been able to achieve these figures with sub-500cc since the 1990s.[1] The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition was, in 2010, the fastest production street legal car to reach 60 mph from a stop, taking about 2.46 seconds.[2] The fastest automobile in 2015 was the Porsche 918 Spyder, which is a hybrid vehicle taking 2.2[3][4] seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph. In 2017 Tesla unveiled the new Tesla Roadster (2020), claiming that it could go from 0-60 in 1.9 seconds. If true, that would make it the first production vehicle to crack the two-second threshold.[5]

Measuring the 0 to 60 mph speed of vehicles is usually done in a closed setting such as a race car track or closed lot used for professional drivers. This is done to reduce risk to the drivers, their teams, and the public in general. The closed course is set up for test-drives in order to reduce any variables, such as wind, weather, and traction. Each variable can have a dramatic impact on the friction of the track and the drag placed on the vehicle, which will influence the overall 0 to 60 time that is recorded.

The crew sets up accurate and precise measuring tools that are attached to computers. These tools included Doppler radar guns and precise timing instruments that are synchronized. This means that the driver is not worried about keeping time or the exact moment the car hits 60 miles per hour. The driver focuses solely on driving straight and fast with professional quick gear shifting.

The car is timed and recorded going in two separate and opposite directions. This practice eliminates variables such as wind, directional traction of the track and driver performance. The two times are averaged together to achieve the commonly accepted 0 to 60 time.

ByRiver

One mississippi ... two mississippi ... three mississippi method is accurate to a hundredth of a second.

lakemg

Actually, you left out a few steps

1. Light goes green
2. Mash gas pedal to the floor
3. Begin one mississippi, two mississippi, etc...
4. Hit 60 mph
5. Stop the mississippis

Vette_DD

HOXXOH

Tom McCahill, as writer and automotive tester for Mechanix Illustrated in the '40's, created the 0-60 acceleration test that became the standard for car comparisons.

Torchsport

Who is "they"?

HOXXOH

Who is the band on stage.

Buggy650

Usually the time it takes for my wife to tell me to slow down!

C6 Snowboarder

Nope -- Who is on first.

windyC6

OK....heres one related to the OP's org question. I'm sure i'm missing something with my old age, but why is it that in some road test they do a 0 - 60 test....and then they will do a rolling test from 5 MPH to 60 MPH. And the 5 MPH rolling test takes longer than a 0 to 60 test. For example.....a car that runs 0 - 60 in 4 seconds will take 4.2 in a 5 - 60 rolling start. What is my old A$$ missing ?

PRNDL

I remember back in the old days you would see pictures of cars being tested and they had what looked like a bicycle wheel attached to the back of the car, presumably for accurate measurement of zero to 60 mph times. Today, I would be surprised if they actually use radar guns and electric eyes to measure 0 - 60 when a computer + gravity meter device like a Gtech in the car will give you accurate measurements.

Here is a discussion of various methods - keep in mind written by GTech so of course they say their way is the best.

https://www.gtechpro.com/Why_G-TECH

sweedjeff

My guess that from a dead stop they can rev the engine higher from the get go opposed to an idle roll and mashing the gas pedal?


Also, there are computer timers (some come with the car and some are external, or even apps?) that will time your 0-60.