Ever wondered why automakers use 60 miles per hour as the standard measurement for acceleration? There's actually a good reason.

A car’s 0-60 mph time feels like one of those conventions that’s simply been around forever because, for most of us, it kind of has. But how exactly did 0-60 specifically become the universal yardstick of automotive acceleration? To explain, we need to flip to the chapter on the origins of car journalism itself. Motor101 is in session.
— Chris Tsui, Contributor
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