Faraday Future FF91 – you won't believe what car it's faster from 0-62mph than
ONE of the highlights of CES 2017 for the motoring world was the Faraday Future FF91, the first production car by the company.
Introducing the FF 91 - a new breed of electric vehicle
The FF91 stole the show for its futuristic looks, electrifying pace, range of features and driverless technology.
Faraday’s big release at CES was not without issue or controversy.
Days before the Las Vegas show, numerous acting CEOs left the company and during their keynote the self-parking function didn’t work, in an awkward and silent live blunder.
Undeniably one thing that can't be faulted about the FF91 is its unbelievable acceleration.
The Faraday Future team have managed to create a electric car with over 1,000 horsepower that can accelerate from 0-60mph in just 2.39 seconds.
That’s not just good for an electric car as the FF91 eclipses the acceleration times of some of the highest performing supercars in the world.
It is still a subject of debate, whether or not we will ever see a production model of the FF91, but we’re certainly hoping it becomes a reality.
Faraday Future's first production car has over 1,000 horsepower
Faraday Future FF91 goes from 0-62mph in just 2.39 seconds
Here are 10 cars that the Faraday Future is quicker off the blocks than:
McLaren 570S: 0-62mph - 3.1 seconds
McLaren’s entry level car which produces 562bhp which it uses to go from 0-62mph in just 3.1 seconds, making it the slowest car on this list, but no slouch whatsoever.
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Ferrari 488 GTB: 0-62mph - 3.0 seconds
The Italian carmakers have managed to make the 458 replacement for from 0-62mph in 3.0 seconds dead, in both the hard and soft top model.
The car produces a whopping 672bhp and looks fantastic.
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Ferrari F12tdf: 0-62mph - 2.9 seconds
For £57,000 more than the 488 GTB, you can purchase the £239,898 F12tdf, which will go from 0-62mph in 2.9 seconds, a whole 0.1 seconds quicker. Just let that sink in a bit…
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Lamborghini Aventador: 0-62mph - 2.9 seconds
The mind-bogglingly quick and equally bonkers Lamborghini Aventador has a 6.5-litre V12, 7000 horsepower, goes from 0-62mph in less than 3 seconds and has a top speed of 217mph.
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Porsche 911 Turbo S: 0-62mph - 2.9 seconds
Another car in the 2.9 seconds club, the 911 turbo S and the cheapest by almost £100,000. Arguably it’s the least fun and interesting car to share that acceleration speed but offers great performance and is a car you could drive everyday.
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The FF91's main rival were it to come into production would be the Tesla Model S
Caterham 620R: 0-62mph - 2.79 seconds
This is more of collectors car or a weekend roadster that you would tear around a track on, that a genuinely liveable and practical motor. That’s always been the point of Caterhams though, to be lightweight, low down cars that have buckets of pace.
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Koenigsegg Regera: 0-62mph - 2.7 seconds
One car company that has perhaps fallen out of people’s consciousness is the hard to pronounce Koenigsegg. The ludicrous Regera is the car to make you pay attention again, with a 0-62mph time of just 2.7 seconds.
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Ariel Atom 3.5R: 0-62mph - 2.5 seconds
Much like the Caterham, the Ariel Atom was built for bonkers pace to be enjoyed on a track and it certainly delivers that. Not to mention that fact it costs £38,000.
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Not even the Bugatti Chiron can beat the FF91's acceleration time
Tesla Model S P100D: 0-62mph - 2.5 seconds
Perhaps the greatest achievement for the FF91 or arguably the benchmark they set out to beat whilst designing the car.
In a promotional video for the FF91, the car is seen racing the Model S in a drag race, beating its 0-62mph time by 0.11 seconds.
If the FF91 ever goes into production, it will be the fastest all-electric car in the world.
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Bugatti Chiron: 0-62mph- 2.5 seconds
Bugatti’s replacement to the ground-breaking Veyron, the Chiron has a unfathomable top speed261mph, 1,479bhp and goes from 0-62mph in less than 2.5 seconds.
I guess you would expect these kind of figures from a car that costs in excess of £2million.