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 62.5 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. 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. The fastest automobile in 2015 was the Porsche 918 Spyder, which is a hybrid vehicle taking 2.2 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60.
Measuring the 0 to 60 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.
Zero to Sixty is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Don Weis. The film never received a theatrical release, but it was later reviewed by TV Guide, which called McGavin "fun to watch" in the film but noted the premise was brought to the screen six years later in a different film, Repo Man.
Michael Nolan (McGavin) finds himself down on his luck following his divorce settlement, which has left him with nothing. During the repossession of his car he makes chase all the way to the auto repossession company. His persistence impresses the owner who hires him on the spot. Nolan is then teamed up with Larry, a 16-year-old experience repo agent. As Nolan settles into his new career he continually finds himself troubled by women, angry car owners and more.
"Zero to Sixty" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group Thomas Wade & Wayward. It was released in 1996 as the second single from their debut album, Thomas Wade & Wayward. It peaked at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in November 1996.
This is the ending of what this world can give us, and I’m not afraid to die
Going down route ninety five, zero to sixty faster than you can blink an eye
From unheard truth that our nights are numbered
To the clock counting down the days
We’ll be singing these words till our breath gets taken, it might not be far away
I don’t wanna go to sleep
Cause I don’t wanna miss what I might not ever see again
Your futures only six foot deep
Your life is in the hands of the way you live your everyday
You never did do everything you wanted
Never quite held the world inside your hands
When the time has come to be rewarded
You’ll never know just what you could have been
When your mind is set to the end of the day
There you’ll find all the moments that passed away
When the bridge connects your apathy
You’ll always be second best you’ll never be the one that you wanna be
It’s a gamble racing to the end of the day