So, you spend all your time drag racing from the lights to see if you can match the claimed 0-60 times?
0-60 times are one measure of performance - one that frankly is affected by gearing; can you reach 60 in 2nd or do you have to change to third? An isolated view of a single stat does not give a rounded view of the performance of any car...
If I had a high powered front-wheel drive car I'd be looking for another stat, say 30-70 through the gears, perhaps...
I had a 1.4 SuperSport Caterham, it would get from 0-60 in about 5 seconds, but from 80-100 a 1.4 Corsa would have been as quick because of the gearing, aerodynamics etc.
Just because Clarkson witters on about stats like these doesn't mean they are an accurate indication of a car's overall performance.