Fastest Cars of the 2020s in the Quarter Mile

This field is defined by traction and mass as much as output. All-wheel drive accounts for 77 percent of entries, with rear-wheel drive at 12 percent and front-wheel drive at 11 percent. The average car here makes 426 hp, weighs 4564 lb, and averages 10.7 lb per hp, with 93.5 hp per 1000 lb and a 107 mph trap speed.

Powertrain and aspiration mix also shape the group. Gasoline models are 54 percent, electric 23 percent, hybrid 13 percent, plug-in hybrid 10 percent, diesel 2 percent, and hydrogen 0 percent. Turbocharged vehicles make up 40 percent, naturally aspirated 13 percent, and only 3 percent of the field uses a manual transmission.

Quarter-mile elapsed time is not just a horsepower contest, even in a group averaging 426 hp. The average 107 mph trap speed and 10.7 lb per hp show that power-to-weight matters because these cars are still accelerating at the stripe. A stronger power-to-weight ratio usually lifts trap speed, which is why trap is often the cleaner indicator of top-end thrust.

But elapsed time is set earlier. Launch execution, gearing, traction, and weight decide the first 60 feet, and a weak start usually stays with the run. That is why two cars can arrive with similar speed yet different times: trap speed reflects power-to-weight, while ET also captures how effectively the car put that performance down from the line.

For this category, the decade view is simple: the 2020s median stands at 13.3 across 448 qualifying vehicles. That places the center of the field well above the single quickest runs at the top, showing how much separation there is between the headline leaders and the typical modern entry.

Because only the 2020s are represented here, there is no cross-decade comparison to chart on this page. What this snapshot does show is the current baseline for the era: a 13.3 median quarter-mile for cars spanning model years 2020 through 2027.

The record set spans several paths to speed. The quickest naturally aspirated entry is the 2020 Lamborghini Huracan at 10.4 and 135 mph, the quickest turbocharged and automatic car is the 2022 Bugatti Chiron at 9.1 and 161 mph, and the quickest electric is the 2025 Lucid Air at 9.0 and 154.8 mph.

By layout, the quickest all-wheel-drive car is the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette at 8.9 and 155 mph, the quickest rear-wheel-drive car is the 2023 Ferrari 296 GTB at 9.6 and 149.6 mph, and the quickest manual is the 2021 Lotus Evora at 12.4 and 113.3 mph. The spread shows ET and trap speed do not always move together: the Chiron traps higher than the Corvette, yet the Corvette posts the quicker elapsed time.