Quickest Muscle Cars: 0–100 km/h
Muscle cars ranked by the best 0–100 km/h time of their catalog versions. Only versions with a published time are counted; a model without one is not in the table, which is why some classics are missing.
Muscle car rankings
Quickest muscle cars, 0–100 km/h
5 models-
Ford Mustang Mach 1
2021–2023
4.4 s
Specs: Ford Mustang Mach 1 -
Plymouth Road Runner
1968–1970
5.0 s
Specs: Plymouth Road Runner -
Chevrolet Camaro
1982–1992
5.8 s
Specs: Chevrolet Camaro -
Ford Gran Torino
1972–1976
6.8 s
Specs: Ford Gran Torino
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Pontiac Firebird
1993–2002
7.0 s
Specs: Pontiac Firebird
Figures: catalog data of each model's best version (or generation). Power in kW, then PS and hp; gross or net as advertised for that model year.
Quickest Muscle Cars: 0–100 km/h: questions and answers
What is the quickest muscle car from 0 to 100 km/h?
In the catalog, the Ford Mustang Mach 1 (2021–2023): 4.4 s. Only catalog versions with a published 0–100 km/h time are ranked.
What is a muscle car?
On 1CARS a muscle car is an American-built two-door car with a big, high-output V8 on a mass-production intermediate, compact or pony-car platform, sold at a mainstream price — from the 1964 Pontiac GTO on. Pony cars such as the Mustang and Camaro count with their V8 performance versions. Two exceptions are listed because the market calls them muscle cars too: the four-door Dodge Charger (2006 on) and the Chevrolet Impala SS.