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The Bolt EV 0-60mph is rated at 6.5s. That's amazingly fast.

A modern electric car like a Tesla, Bolt or i3 (I've driven all of them) really takes off like a roller coaster. Silent and instant smooth acceleration. They are amazingly fun to drive.

Is it? My diesel SUV is listed 0-60 in 5.8s...

Not any more. A 2017 Camry (family car) with the V6 is 6.1 seconds.

http://www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/toyota-0-60-mph-ti...

> with the V6

Are lots of people actually driving V6 Camrys? When I look at normal sedans the V6 engine is always a significant cost increase and completely destroys the car's MPG

Googling around I see rumor of a 10-15% take rate on the camry v6.

Toyota sold about 430k camrys in the US last year, so that would mean about 43k - 65k. Which is 3-4 times the number of EVs sold that year.

Some perspective: a beautiful 1964 V8 Mustang goes from 0-60 in 7.8 seconds. I'd say both these cars are pretty fast and that you're nitpicking.

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1964/829160/ford_musta...

The list of 6-second cars is pretty long. One that stands out is the 2017 Buick LaCrosse at 6.0 seconds and is currently selling in the $28k range (there are some amazing deals out there at present). Again, family sedan. With numbers that 20 years ago would have been "race car numbers".

That Buick beats the time of the 1996 Saleen S281 Mustang.

http://www.zeroto60times.com/6-second-cars-0-60-mph-times/

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