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Re:Rust is Software's Salvation by jdright on Thursday December 29, 2016 @06:18PM (#13281087)
And it is not. It is not faster than C but it can be almost as fast someday.
Re:Rust is Software's Salvation by w8rbt on Thursday December 29, 2016 @06:19PM (#13281095)
The rust zealots say it is, "Better performance than C"

That's from the linked article 'Rust is Software's Salvation' (bullet point 3).