The present invention relates to a method for accelerating a motor vehicle. A driver desired torque (5) is obtained by means of a control and adjustment system of the motor vehicle depending on a driver predetermined value of a driver for operating the motor vehicle, a vehicle mass of the motor vehicle, and multiple other parts of drive system of the motor vehicle. A rated torque of a drive component of the drive system is obtained in order to accelerate the motor vehicle depending on the torque desired by the driver, wherein the rated torque comprises accelerated speed of the drive component itself.