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As I was completely bored driving across Wyoming yesterday, I started thinking about what the best bang for your buck 0-60mph vehicle would be. Something that would also be a good daily driver. I set a few basic parameters to avoid emphasizing performance over everything else (i.e. a stripped fox-body Mustang with a junkyard V8, Ebay turbo, and slicks would be very quick but not a very good DD).
Parameters
2010 or newer to have some modern conveniences and creature comforts
Stock except for minimal mods: ≤ $1000 total (e.g. stickier tires, smaller pulley and tune for supercharged vehicles, meth injection, etc.)
Runs on 93 octane or lower
0-60mph: ≤ 4.5 seconds
To come up with some kind of quantifiable performance metric, I thought the easiest way would be to multiply the cost by the 0-60 time in seconds. The lowest number wins. Obviously 0-60 times are going to vary so I stuck with more popular automotive reviewers.
A few stock cars:
2013 Audi S4: 0-60 = 4.4s, Used Price = ~$23k, Performance Score = 101,300 $⋅s
2013 A8 4.0L: 0-60 = 3.9s, Used Price = ~$27k, Performance Score = 105,300 $⋅s
2013 Audi S6: 0-60 = 3.7s, Used Price = ~$30k, Performance Score = 111,000 $⋅s
2013 Audi S8: 0-60 = 3.6s, Used Price = ~$42k, Performance Score = 151,200 $⋅s
2011 BMW 335is: 0-60 = 4.6s, Used Price = ~$19k, Performance Score = 87,400 $⋅s
2011 BMW M3: 0-60 = 4.4s, Used Price = ~$27k, Performance Score = 118,800 $⋅s
2013 BMW M5: 0-60 = 3.7s, Used Price = ~$36k, Performance Score = 133,200 $⋅s
2013 BMW 650i xDrive: 0-60 = 4.2s, Used Price = ~$32k, Performance Score = 134,400 $⋅s
2010 Cadillac CTS-V: 0-60 = 3.9s, Used Price = ~$29k, Performance Score = 113,100 $⋅s
2010 Camaro SS: 0-60 = 4.6s, Used Price = ~$15k, Performance Score = 69,000 $⋅s
2016 Camaro SS: 0-60 = 3.9s, Used Price = ~$25k, Performance Score = 97,500 $⋅s
2010 Corvette Z51: 0-60 = 4.0s, Used Price = ~$24k, Performance Score = 92,000 $⋅s
2010 Corvette Grand Sport: 0-60 = 3.9s, Used Price = ~$30k, Performance Score = 117,000 $⋅s
2011 Corvette Z06: 0-60 = 3.6s, Used Price = ~$45k, Performance Score = 162,000 $⋅s
2012 Dodge Charger SRT8: 0-60 = 4.2s, Used Price = ~$23k, Performance Score = 96,600 $⋅s
2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8: 0-60 = 4.5s, Used Price = ~$22k, Performance Score = 99,000 $⋅s
2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat: 0-60 = 3.6s, Used Price = ~$43k, Performance Score = 154,800 $⋅s
2011 Ford Mustang GT: 0-60 = 4.3s, Used Price = ~$12k, Performance Score = 51,600 $⋅s
2011 Ford Mustang GT500: 0-60 = 4.1s, Used Price =~$33k, Performance Score = 135,300 $⋅s
2013 Ford Mustang GT500: 0-60 = 3.5s, Used Price = ~$43k, Performance Score = 150,500 $⋅s
Some of the notable bang for your buck performers with a 0-60 under 4.0 seconds and reasonably priced:
2016 Camaro SS
2013 Audi S6
So what do you guys have? Any stock vehicles that should be on the list? Any vehicles where a cheap mod would lower the 0-60 appreciably?
Parameters
2010 or newer to have some modern conveniences and creature comforts
Stock except for minimal mods: ≤ $1000 total (e.g. stickier tires, smaller pulley and tune for supercharged vehicles, meth injection, etc.)
Runs on 93 octane or lower
0-60mph: ≤ 4.5 seconds
To come up with some kind of quantifiable performance metric, I thought the easiest way would be to multiply the cost by the 0-60 time in seconds. The lowest number wins. Obviously 0-60 times are going to vary so I stuck with more popular automotive reviewers.
A few stock cars:
2013 Audi S4: 0-60 = 4.4s, Used Price = ~$23k, Performance Score = 101,300 $⋅s
2013 A8 4.0L: 0-60 = 3.9s, Used Price = ~$27k, Performance Score = 105,300 $⋅s
2013 Audi S6: 0-60 = 3.7s, Used Price = ~$30k, Performance Score = 111,000 $⋅s
2013 Audi S8: 0-60 = 3.6s, Used Price = ~$42k, Performance Score = 151,200 $⋅s
2011 BMW 335is: 0-60 = 4.6s, Used Price = ~$19k, Performance Score = 87,400 $⋅s
2011 BMW M3: 0-60 = 4.4s, Used Price = ~$27k, Performance Score = 118,800 $⋅s
2013 BMW M5: 0-60 = 3.7s, Used Price = ~$36k, Performance Score = 133,200 $⋅s
2013 BMW 650i xDrive: 0-60 = 4.2s, Used Price = ~$32k, Performance Score = 134,400 $⋅s
2010 Cadillac CTS-V: 0-60 = 3.9s, Used Price = ~$29k, Performance Score = 113,100 $⋅s
2010 Camaro SS: 0-60 = 4.6s, Used Price = ~$15k, Performance Score = 69,000 $⋅s
2016 Camaro SS: 0-60 = 3.9s, Used Price = ~$25k, Performance Score = 97,500 $⋅s
2010 Corvette Z51: 0-60 = 4.0s, Used Price = ~$24k, Performance Score = 92,000 $⋅s
2010 Corvette Grand Sport: 0-60 = 3.9s, Used Price = ~$30k, Performance Score = 117,000 $⋅s
2011 Corvette Z06: 0-60 = 3.6s, Used Price = ~$45k, Performance Score = 162,000 $⋅s
2012 Dodge Charger SRT8: 0-60 = 4.2s, Used Price = ~$23k, Performance Score = 96,600 $⋅s
2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8: 0-60 = 4.5s, Used Price = ~$22k, Performance Score = 99,000 $⋅s
2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat: 0-60 = 3.6s, Used Price = ~$43k, Performance Score = 154,800 $⋅s
2011 Ford Mustang GT: 0-60 = 4.3s, Used Price = ~$12k, Performance Score = 51,600 $⋅s
2011 Ford Mustang GT500: 0-60 = 4.1s, Used Price =~$33k, Performance Score = 135,300 $⋅s
2013 Ford Mustang GT500: 0-60 = 3.5s, Used Price = ~$43k, Performance Score = 150,500 $⋅s
Some of the notable bang for your buck performers with a 0-60 under 4.0 seconds and reasonably priced:
2016 Camaro SS
2013 Audi S6
So what do you guys have? Any stock vehicles that should be on the list? Any vehicles where a cheap mod would lower the 0-60 appreciably?