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Car and Driver
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
The Quickest Cars We've Tested in 2025 (So Far)
Speed is addictive. We've yet to get our fill of it. Perhaps there's something in our consciousness that yearns for retribution for the centuries our ancestors spent hoofing it barefoot. Consider driving as fast payback for every broken wagon wheel or horse that stopped to think, "You know what, cowboy, we ain't boys anymore." Our reason for driving so fast is covered under the excuse known as "testing." Which we've done a lot of. So far, in 2025, we've tested more than 120 vehicles. Tire pressures are set, electric cars get charged to 100 percent, gas cars get a full tank of fuel, on goes the GPS antenna, in goes the happy test driver among their spaghetti of Racelogic VBox data logger cords and equipment, off goes the climate control, and down goes the hammer. We measure straight-line acceleration (among several other metrics) to quantify performance differences in cars rather than trusting manufacturer claims, and in many cases, we beat those claims. We also do it because it's a convenient excuse to borrow cars with 1000 horsepower, and it sure beats arguing with that horse. It's been a fruitful year of testing. There are a lot of "quickest"s and "most"s. The top three (so far) quickest cars to reach 60 mph on this list did it in 2.2 seconds or less. There's diverse representation of powertrains among the quickest, meaning this isn't just a bunch of electric cars. Rear-wheel-drive V-8-powered rides, a pickup with 35-inch tires, and no shortage of big-power plug-in hybrids make the list. All of which are easy on the eyes. None of which rest lightly on the pocketbook. Here are the quickest cars to reach 60 mph (so far) in 2025, starting with the slowest. Context is important.
New Straits Times
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- New Straits Times
Track cycling squad armed with new Racelogic technology
KUALA LUMPUR: The national track cycling squad now have new technology to bank on in the pursuit of marginal gains as they look to prepare for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The squad will now benefit from Formula One-derived data logging technology from UK-based company Racelogic which has been installed at the National Velodrome in Nilai. National cycling programme technical director John Beasley said Malaysia is the first nation to use such a system for track cycling. "The next time you go to the velodrome you will notice beacons mounted on new brackets on the walls, which is part of Racelogic (system)," said Beasley recently. "Racelogic was developed by a bunch of engineers that do testing for Formula One to see how to make the cars go faster through aerodynamics and so on. "We have got their system in the velodrome now and we are the first one (nation) in the world to have it. "It (system) measures almost everything and the information we receive from it is incredible, it is mind boggling. "This includes positioning on the track and drag (produced by rider) from various distances (from the rider ahead). It was even able to detect changes (in drag) when our riders swapped helmets. "The challenge now is to train our coaches and staff understand and make full use of the data we get from this system but I am confident we can do that." Beasley added that riders must mount Racelogic hardware on the rear section of their bikes which then transmits data to the receivers around the velodrome. The hardware will be removed from the bike for races. Aerodynamics plays a key role in all disciplines of cycling, especially on the track where a tenth of a second can separate numerous riders. Major track cycling nations usually roll out the latest technology ranging from new bikes, skinsuits, helmets and drivetrains, among others, for each new Olympic cycle.
