1 best of : The 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S is Motor Trend’s Hardest-Launching Car Ever Tested

Although two other street-legal hypercars are faster in a 0–60-mph sprint, Motor Trend found the 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S to be the quickest vehicle from 0 to 30, 0 to 40, and 0 to 50 mph in acceleration testing.

On November 2 at Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, California—Motor Trend’s routine testing site—the 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S reached those early split times in less elapsed time than anything previously tested by the magazine.

Only the 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari and 2015 Porsche 918 Spider have been quicker to 60 mph from a standstill. Still, both vehicles had slower initial acceleration than the 911 Turbo S (see chart below).

YEAR	MAKE	MODEL	HP	TRQ	0-30	0-40	0-50	0-60
2017	Porsche	911 Turbo S	580	553	0.9	1.3	1.8	2.5
2015	Lamborghini	Aventador LP750-4 SV	740	509	1.0	1.4	2.0	2.6
2014	Nissan	GT-R (Track Pack)	545	463	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.7
2017	Audi	R8 V10 Plus	602	413	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.6
2015	Tesla	Model S P90D Ludicrous	762	713	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.6
2015	Ferrari	LaFerrari	950	516	1.1	1.5	1.9	2.4
2014	McLaren	P1	904	664	1.2	1.7	2.1	2.6
2015	Porsche	918 Spyder	887	944	1.2	1.6	2.0	2.4
2005	Bugatti	Veyron 16.4	987	922	1.2	1.7	2.2	2.7

As such, the 911 Turbo S is hardest-launching vehicle we’ve ever tested. During the best acceleration run, Motor Trend’s data-acquisition equipment registered peak longitudinal acceleration at 1.26 g at 18 mph, 1.19 g at 30 mph, and 0.69 g at 60 mph. On a subsequent run, the Porsche’s meaty rear 305/30ZR20 103Y Pirelli P Zero N1’s grabbed asphalt so effectively that the 911’s front wheels temporarily left the ground as our tester tried to correct for the car’s wayward heading.

And although the 911 Turbo S’ maximum 580 hp (at 6,750 rpm) and 553 lb-ft of torque (at 2,250 rpm in overboost) might trail some other supercars, its relatively svelte 3,557-pound curb weight, rear-engine location, and all-wheel drive enable it to get power to the pavement that much more quickly.

2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S front three quarter in motion 1

2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S rear three quarters 1

2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S front three quarters 1

2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S rear three quarter in motion 1

The latest 991.2-generation Porsche Turbo S also produced a quicker 0–60 run than such vaunted supercars as the Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SV, McLaren P1, Nissan GT-R Track Pack, Audi R8 V10 Plus, and the Tesla Model S P90D in Ludicrous mode.

More details on the $196,360 Porsche 911 Turbo S can be found in Motor Trend’s full First Test, which is set to come out next week.