The Worlds Ten Fastest Cars
10. Jaguar XJ220 – 227mph
The Jaguar XJ220 is a mid-engined sports car produced by Jaguar in collaboration with Tom Walkinshaw Racing as Jaguar Sport between 1992 and 1994.
9. Ultima GT-R640 – 231mph
The Ultima GT-R640 is one of only two models in the Ultima range. Engines are supplied by American Speed, a company who specialise in re-engineering Chevrolet V8s for increased performance. It was with a 640 hp (480 kW) version that Richard Marlow was able to set a number of performance records in an Ultima GTR during 2005, this combination now being dubbed the Ultima GTR640.
8. TVR Cebera Speed 12 – 240mph
The TVR Cerbera Speed 12, originally known as the Project 7/12, was a high performance concept car designed by TVR in 1997. Based in part on then-current TVR hardware, the vehicle was intended to be both the world’s highest performance road car and the basis for a GT1 class endurance racer.
7. Mclaren F1 – 240mph
The McLaren F1 was designed and manufactured by Gordon Murray and McLaren Automotive. On March 31, 1998, it set the record for the fastest production car in the world.
6. Koenigsegg CCX – 241mph
The CCX was first unveiled on February 28, 2006 at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show by the Swedish car manufacturer, although its existence was announced earlier.
5. Saleen S7 Twin Turbo – 248mph
The Saleen S7 Twin Turbo is an updated revision of the original S7. Although the initial concept for the S7 incorporated twin-turbochargers, they were not used on the production car. The twin-turbocharged version later developed in 2005 went on sale for $585,296 USD.
4. Bugatti Veyron – 253mph
Two hundred and twenty Bugatti Veyrons are known to have been built and delivered since production began in 2005 and ended in late 2008. The mid-engined full-sized grand tourer was developed by the German car-manufacturer Volkswagen.
3. Koenigsegg CCXR – 254mph
The CCXR is powered by a modified twin-supercharged V8 engine from its predecessor the CCX, converted to use E85 or E100 ethanol fuel as well as standard 98 octane petrol.
2. 9ff GT9 – 254mph
Only 20 conversions by German tuning company 9ff of the Porsche 911 (997) GT3 are to be made at a cost of approximately £350,000, all of which have been sold.
1. SSC Ultimate Aero – 257mph
The SSC Ultimate Aero is an American-built mid-engine supercar by Shelby SuperCars. Its higher-performance limited production version, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, is the fastest production car in the world.
Posted on February 23, 2010 | Filed Under Tech
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