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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Put up your hand if you're OK with having a small car that takes 14 seconds or longer to get to 60 mph.
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Small car, yes. 14 seconds, no.
But if you think about it, these are in no way connected. Consider the (1st gen) Lotus Elise, which could do 0-60 in 5.8 seconds. (About the time most US drivers take for 0-1 in their powerful large pickups & SUVs.) Or the Tesla Roadster, 0-60 in under 4 seconds. Or even the Honda CRX, at 8-10 seconds (depending on model year), or my Insight, at ~10 sec. Those & similar cars manage to get decent highway mpg (or miles/kWh), too.