LAUNCH CONTROL

Whether you’re looking to lower your ET times for Ford Fest, or just want your fast Ford to get off the line as quickly as possible, we take a look at how you can get your car accelerating faster…

Our guide to making your Ford accelerate harder and faster.

If there’s one thing about cars that never gets old, it’s impressively fast acceleration. It’s also one of the most useful and usable performance aspects of any car. Top speed? Pretty pointless. Incredible cornering speed? Only useful on track. But acceleration, well you can use that almost anywhere – even without breaking the speed limit! In fact, the 0-60mph time has long been the benchmark statistic by which a car’s performance is judged.

But it’s not just a case of whacking a load more horsepower under the bonnet. Of course, power does have an effect, but with so many fantastic Ford tuners around these days, getting the bhp figures is actually the easy bit. The tricky stuff comes when making full use of all that power. And that’s what we’re going to learn about with this handy guide...