Properly sorted EVs are ridiculously quick. Electric motors produce maximum torque instantaneously, meaning if the powertrain controllers allow it (and the tires can withstand the abuse), even the heaviest EVs leap off the line with ferocity. That’s certainly the case with the Tesla Model S Plaid, which can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in just under 2 seconds and cross the quarter-mile in 9.3 seconds, according to the manufacturer. Still, if any internal-combustion vehicle can dethrone the Model S, it’s the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Making 1,064 horsepower courtesy of its twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 and sending that power to the rear wheels through a quick-shifting eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, the Corvette hits 60 in 2.3 seconds and does the quarter in 9.6 seconds.
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