Top 10 Fastest Super Cars in the World
Top 10 Fastest Super Cars in the World
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reached a World Record top speed of 431 km/h or 268 mph. However cars shipped to customers are restricted to 258 mph. The Veyron Super Sport has four enlarged turbochargers and bigger intercoolers; the 16-cylinder engine has a total of 1,200 horsepower and 1,106 lb.-ft. of torque. It is the fastest road car in production.
Hennessey Venom GT
The Hennessey Venom GT goes from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds. It has a 6.2-liter turbocharged V8 with 1,200 horsepower. Hennessey Performance Engineering says it has a theoretical top speed of 275 mph, but it has been tested to a top speed of just 260 mph.
Koenigsegg Agera R
The Koenigsegg Agera R has been clocked at 260 mph with 0-60 coming in at just 2.9 seconds. The company, however, claims the 2013 model has a top speed of 273 mph. The Agera, available in left- or right-hand drive, has a Koenigsegg aluminum 5.0-liter V8 with 1,140 horsepower.
SSC Ultimate Aero
The Ultimate Aero, made by SSC North America (Shelby SuperCars) goes from 0-60 in 2.78 seconds and has a tested top speed of 257.4 mph. It has a SSC-designed aluminum V8 engine with 1,287 horsepower.
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
The Saleen S7 Twin Turbo is a two-door coupe with a 7.0-liter all-aluminum V8, designed by Steve Saleen. The Twin Turbo, with the later optional competition package, has 1,000 horsepower and goes 0-60 in 2.8 seconds. It’s been tested to a speed of 248 mph.
Koenigsegg CCX
The Koenigsegg CCX has a V8 engine with 806 horsepower which will get up to 245 mph. The predecessor of the Agera R debuted at the 2006 Geneva car show and was designed for the U.S. market. It was produced in Sweden from 2006 to 2010.
McLaren F1
The McLaren F1 super car hit 240 mph and went from 0-60 in 3.2 seconds in its heyday. Only about 106 were produced between 1992 and 1998. It’s famed for its batwing doors and its 627 horsepower, V12 engine.
Zenvo ST1
The first Danish-designed super car, with a 7.0-liter BMW V8, 1,250 horsepower and a top speed of 233 mph. The company has said it will produce only three of these cars each year.
Noble M600
The Noble M600 is a hand-built British super car that goes from 0-60 in 3.7 seconds and has a top speed of 225 mph. It has a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 engine with up to 650 horsepower.
Gumpert Apollo
The Gumpert Apollo debuted in 2005, designed to be a car that would be ready for both the street and the racetrack. It has a 4.2-liter V8 engine with a top speed of 225 mph. The designer, Roland Gumpert, says on the company website, “It has always been my dream to have a car with so much downforce, such aero-dynamic efficiency that you could drive on the roof of a tunnel at high speed. This car can do it.” The Gumpert Apollo hasn’t actually been tested upside down in a tunnel yet, though.
