Cargraphic

On September 5th, 2009, a competition was held in Papenburg, Germany, to determine the best accelerating car available today. This showdown - one of the coolest, most extreme and rigorous in the automotive world today - is an annual event held by Sport Auto magazine. When these guys have a slug-fest on the race track, they call fighters from all camps. Here's a brief list of the players at this particular brawl: Lamborghini LP670 SV, Gumpert Apollo, Koenigsegg CCX,  Porsche 997 Turbo, Cadillac CTS-V, Aston Marton V12 Vantage, Porsche 997 GT3. But Sport Auto was also out to find the best car available, not the best one available in a pretty showroom that has an espresso machine and a salesman with a watch bigger than his brain.

The best exotics came to the same ring as some of the fastest tuner cars on the planet and went home defeated. And who was the top dog? The Cargraphic Porsche 997 Turbo, referred to as the RSC 3.6, waxed each factory exotic. It went from 0-60 in 3 seconds flat, faster than any other car on the track that day. It hit 120 mph in 9.1 seconds, again faster than any car there. It was only at the highest speeds that it was passed by the Geiger Ford GT, hitting 180mph in 23.8 seconds compared to 22.8 for the Ford.