Car and Driver's 2026 0-150-0 Test: A Runway Showdown

Car and Driver's latest 0-150-0 mph test at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport got off to an unusual start when a landing 747 delayed the first run, coming in low over the test cars before touching down. The team saw it as a fitting preview of the day's challenge: accelerate hard, then stop as quickly as possible.

This was the third time the magazine has conducted this test. The first was in 1998 at Chrysler's Chelsea Proving Grounds, where modified tuner cars were needed to hit 150 mph. By 2023, production cars could do it easily, including models like a Honda, a Hyundai, and a five-passenger SUV.

This year, the field included a Corvette ZR1X, McLaren 750S, Porsche 911 Turbo S (now with hybrid tech and 61 more horsepower), Taycan Turbo GT Weissach, Lucid Air Sapphire, BMW M5, Audi RS6 Avant, Cayenne Turbo Electric, Bentley Continental GT S, Dodge Charger Scat Pack, BMW M2 CS, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, and Elantra N.

Each run was timed with a GPS-based Racelogic VBox and a pressure-sensitive ribbon switch on the brake pedal. Drivers had to anticipate the 150 mph mark, starting to brake when the display hit about 147 mph, especially in quicker cars. 99 mph. Oscoda's pavement offered less traction than the magazine's usual track, so results aren't directly comparable to other tests.

The goal was to capture both acceleration and braking, since 0-60 or 0-100 no longer tells the full story of modern performance.