why do car commercials say this car can go 60 M.PH in blank time why did the pick 60 MPH.
2007-02-08 07:20:44 · 4 answers · asked by DANIEL H 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
100 km = 62 m
60 = speed limit(someplaces)
its good because if you read some metric specs
they do 0-100km/hr so 0-60mph is very close
2007-02-08 07:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all goes back to the late 60's, early 70's, when auto magazines wanted to compare acceleration times from one car to another, and the speed limit was, on average, 60mph. So the thought was, how long does it take for a vehicle to go from a standing start to merge with hi way speed vehicles, and 0-to-60mph was decided as the gold standard to all vehicles. It has stayed that way since then, and is the same for stopping distance evaluations, ie 60-to-0 in how many feet. Plus, it was very near to the same as 100km/hr, so it compared easily around the globe.
2007-02-08 15:28:57 · answer #2 · answered by rex_rrracefab 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Standard car magazines like Road & Track, etc.. promote 0-60 times in all their reviews. It's a way of measuring the car's power and is supposed to make you want to go out and buy it.
In reality, I'd look at other things, really.
2007-02-08 15:25:49 · answer #3 · answered by rob1963man 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Zero to 60 mph is the approximate speed you need to be at to merge into traffic well, thus the reason
2007-02-08 16:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by Justheretohelp 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋