This list is limited to unmodified production cars that meet the eligibility criteria below. All entries must be able to be verified from reliable sources. Up to one percent decline from start to finish is allowed. Times driven privately or by manufacturers need the presence of an independent, reliable source or at least some video footage to confirm the car and tire condition to qualify as independent.

Eligible cars

Because of the inconsistencies with the various definitions of production cars, dubious claims by manufacturers and self-interested groups, and inconsistent or changing application of the definitions, this list has a defined set of requirements. For further explanation of how these were arrived at see the links above.

Production car definition

For the purposes of this list, a production car is defined as:

By 0–60 mph (less than 3.0 s)

Many elements change how fast the car can accelerate to 60 mph. Tires, elevation above sea level, weight of the driver, testing equipment, weather conditions and surface of testing track all influence these times. Since one-foot rollout before the timer starts is used by some North American publications, times which exclude the time of the first foot of acceleration are included. All times are independently tested and verified.

By 1/4 mile times (11.0 s or less)

By 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time (3.0 s or less)

These are standing start (no rollout allowed) acceleration times measured by independent, reliable sources (thus these are not precisely comparable with the first table where even 9.5-96.6 km/h times are allowed).

Table notes