It is friction that provides the force for a car to accelerate, so for high-performance cars the factor that limits acceleration isn't the engine; it's the tires. you may want to review ( pages 138 - 142) . part a for typical rubber-on-concrete friction, what is the shortest time in which a car could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph? suppose that μs=1.00 and μk=0.80.