Fastest Car in The World: The title contenders
1)Koenigsegg Agera R: 273mph/439.3kph (claimed).
A lot of people will dispute the Agera R being given the title of
‘fastest car in the world’, as no official evidence has been produced to
show the Agera R reaching 273mph. However, the tiny Swedish
manufacturer insists the car is capable of that speed and it is expected
to seek official certification from a body like the Guinness World
Records soon. The Agera R can do 0-62mph(100kph) in an astonishing 2.9
seconds, 0-200mph in 17.68seconds and 0-300kph in 14.53seconds — which
was a record for acceleration until the Hennessey Venom GT (below)
did it in just 13.63 seconds in early 2013. The Agera R has a 5.0
liter V8 twin-turbo engine producing 1,140bhp and costs a meagre
$1.6million. You can see a great video review of the car by the experts
EVERYONE wants to know what the fastest car in the world is and here is a list of the cream of the crop.
It gives you a thorough guide as to the main contenders, talks you
through the rest of the world’s fastest automobiles, and reveals the two
main future potential holders of the most prestigious title in cars.
The list is based on top speed rather than acceleration. It doesn’t
have an outright winner because not all speeds have been certified. If
you were to go on certification alone the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
would be the fastest car in the world, but the makers of the Koenigsegg
Agera R say it can go faster and claim they are just waiting to get its
273mph top speed certified. The world awaits…
Fastest Car in The World: The title contenders
1)Koenigsegg Agera R: 273mph/439.3kph (claimed).
A
lot of people will dispute the Agera R being given the title of
‘fastest car in the world’, as no official evidence has been produced to
show the Agera R reaching 273mph. However, the tiny Swedish
manufacturer insists the car is capable of that speed and it is expected
to seek official certification from a body like the Guinness World
Records soon. The Agera R can do 0-62mph(100kph) in an astonishing 2.9
seconds, 0-200mph in 17.68seconds and 0-300kph in 14.53seconds — which
was a record for acceleration until the Hennessey Venom GT (
below)
did it in just 13.63 seconds in early 2013. The Agera R has a 5.0
liter V8 twin-turbo engine producing 1,140bhp and costs a meagre
$1.6million. You can see a great video review of the car by the experts
at
caranddriver.com here:
2)Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: 267.8mph/430.9kph (certified).
The Veyron Super Sport broke the record for the world’s fastest
production car on July 4 2010 on Volkswagen’s high-speed Ehra-Lessien
test track in Germany, with the time verified by officials from Guinness
World Records. It averaged the speed during laps in both directions of
the oval track, as required by the rule book. The car sold to customers
is electrically limited to 258mph/415kph to stop the tyres exploding —
which has led to Bugatti’s official title being disputed in the past.
In April 2013, its Guinness Record status was taken away because
Guinness decided that the speed limiter meant it had been ‘modified’,
which is not allowed under their definition of a ‘production car’. The
Ultimate Aero TT (at the time the world’s second fastest car) at that
point claimed the record. But just days later Guinness did a bizarre
U-turn and decided limiting the top speed was not an actual modification
as it “does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine”.
Some may beg to differ with this, and we can see why. But anyway, the
Super Sport’s official Guinness title of fastest car in the world holds
today. It does 0-60 in 2.4 seconds, has an 8.0 liter W16 engine
producing 1,200bhp and costs an astonishing $2,400,000.
EVERYONE wants to know what the fastest car in the world is and here is a list of the cream of the crop.
It gives you a thorough guide as to the main contenders, talks you
through the rest of the world’s fastest automobiles, and reveals the two
main future potential holders of the most prestigious title in cars.
The list is based on top speed rather than acceleration. It doesn’t
have an outright winner because not all speeds have been certified. If
you were to go on certification alone the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
would be the fastest car in the world, but the makers of the Koenigsegg
Agera R say it can go faster and claim they are just waiting to get its
273mph top speed certified. The world awaits…
Fastest Car in The World: The title contenders
1)Koenigsegg Agera R: 273mph/439.3kph (claimed).
A
lot of people will dispute the Agera R being given the title of
‘fastest car in the world’, as no official evidence has been produced to
show the Agera R reaching 273mph. However, the tiny Swedish
manufacturer insists the car is capable of that speed and it is expected
to seek official certification from a body like the Guinness World
Records soon. The Agera R can do 0-62mph(100kph) in an astonishing 2.9
seconds, 0-200mph in 17.68seconds and 0-300kph in 14.53seconds — which
was a record for acceleration until the Hennessey Venom GT (
below)
did it in just 13.63 seconds in early 2013. The Agera R has a 5.0
liter V8 twin-turbo engine producing 1,140bhp and costs a meagre
$1.6million. You can see a great video review of the car by the experts
at
caranddriver.com here:
2)Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: 267.8mph/430.9kph (certified).
The
Veyron Super Sport broke the record for the world’s fastest production
car on July 4 2010 on Volkswagen’s high-speed Ehra-Lessien test track in
Germany, with the time verified by officials from Guinness World
Records. It averaged the speed during laps in both directions of the
oval track, as required by the rule book. The car sold to customers is
electrically limited to 258mph/415kph to stop the tyres exploding —
which has led to Bugatti’s official title being disputed in the past.
In April 2013, its Guinness Record status was taken away because
Guinness decided that the speed limiter meant it had been ‘modified’,
which is not allowed under their definition of a ‘production car’. The
Ultimate Aero TT (at the time the world’s second fastest car) at that
point claimed the record. But just days later Guinness did a bizarre
U-turn and decided limiting the top speed was not an actual modification
as it “does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine”.
Some may beg to differ with this, and we can see why. But anyway, the
Super Sport’s official Guinness title of fastest car in the world holds
today. It does 0-60 in 2.4 seconds, has an 8.0 liter W16 engine
producing 1,200bhp and costs an astonishing $2,400,000.
You can see James May from British television show
Top Gear reaching 259.4mph/417.6kph in the Super Sport and a test driver doing 267mph/431kph here:
3)Hennessey Venom GT: 265.7mph/427.6kph (certified)
As mentioned above, the Hennessey Venom holds the official Guinness
World Record for the fastest production car to accelerate from 0-300kph,
doing it in just 13.63 seconds. On April 3 2013 the car reached a top
speed of 265.7mph at the US Naval Air Station in Leemore, California.
The car was fitted with GPS speed-recording kit from respected
data-logging firm VBOX, whose officials verified the time. The Hennessey
GT’s top speed sits ahead of the Bugatti Veyron’s limited 258mph, so
if you’re of the view that the limiter should be classed as a
modification, the Hennessey is currently the fastest car in the world.
It costs just $1million, and has a 7.0 liter V8 twin turbo engine
producing 1,244bhp. You can see the Venom GT breaking the acceleration
EVERYONE wants to know what the fastest car in the world is and here is a list of the cream of the crop.
It gives you a thorough guide as to the main contenders, talks you
through the rest of the world’s fastest automobiles, and reveals the two
main future potential holders of the most prestigious title in cars.
The list is based on top speed rather than acceleration. It doesn’t
have an outright winner because not all speeds have been certified. If
you were to go on certification alone the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
would be the fastest car in the world, but the makers of the Koenigsegg
Agera R say it can go faster and claim they are just waiting to get its
273mph top speed certified. The world awaits…
Fastest Car in The World: The title contenders
1)Koenigsegg Agera R: 273mph/439.3kph (claimed).
A
lot of people will dispute the Agera R being given the title of
‘fastest car in the world’, as no official evidence has been produced to
show the Agera R reaching 273mph. However, the tiny Swedish
manufacturer insists the car is capable of that speed and it is expected
to seek official certification from a body like the Guinness World
Records soon. The Agera R can do 0-62mph(100kph) in an astonishing 2.9
seconds, 0-200mph in 17.68seconds and 0-300kph in 14.53seconds — which
was a record for acceleration until the Hennessey Venom GT (
below)
did it in just 13.63 seconds in early 2013. The Agera R has a 5.0
liter V8 twin-turbo engine producing 1,140bhp and costs a meagre
$1.6million. You can see a great video review of the car by the experts
at
caranddriver.com here:
2)Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: 267.8mph/430.9kph (certified).
The
Veyron Super Sport broke the record for the world’s fastest production
car on July 4 2010 on Volkswagen’s high-speed Ehra-Lessien test track in
Germany, with the time verified by officials from Guinness World
Records. It averaged the speed during laps in both directions of the
oval track, as required by the rule book. The car sold to customers is
electrically limited to 258mph/415kph to stop the tyres exploding —
which has led to Bugatti’s official title being disputed in the past.
In April 2013, its Guinness Record status was taken away because
Guinness decided that the speed limiter meant it had been ‘modified’,
which is not allowed under their definition of a ‘production car’. The
Ultimate Aero TT (at the time the world’s second fastest car) at that
point claimed the record. But just days later Guinness did a bizarre
U-turn and decided limiting the top speed was not an actual modification
as it “does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine”.
Some may beg to differ with this, and we can see why. But anyway, the
Super Sport’s official Guinness title of fastest car in the world holds
today. It does 0-60 in 2.4 seconds, has an 8.0 liter W16 engine
producing 1,200bhp and costs an astonishing $2,400,000.
You can see James May from British television show
Top Gear reaching 259.4mph/417.6kph in the Super Sport and a test driver doing 267mph/431kph here:
3)Hennessey Venom GT: 265.7mph/427.6kph (certified)
As
mentioned above, the Hennessey Venom holds the official Guinness World
Record for the fastest production car to accelerate from 0-300kph, doing
it in just 13.63 seconds. On April 3 2013 the car reached a top speed
of 265.7mph at the US Naval Air Station in Leemore, California. The car
was fitted with GPS speed-recording kit from respected data-logging firm
VBOX, whose officials verified the time. The Hennessey GT’s top speed
sits ahead of the Bugatti Veyron’s limited 258mph, so if you’re of the
view that the limiter should be classed as a modification, the Hennessey
is currently the fastest car in the world. It costs just $1million, and
has a 7.0 liter V8 twin turbo engine producing 1,244bhp. You can see
the Venom GT breaking the acceleration record in this cool video from
slashdrive.tv here:
SSC Ultimate Aero: 256.18mph/412.28kph
The SSC Ultimate Aero has twice been named the fastest car in the world.
On September 13 2007 it clocked 256.18mph (412.28kph) in West Richland,
Washington, US, and had the speed verified by Guinness in October of
that year. At the time the Bugatti Veyron’s top recorded speed was
253.7mph (408.3kph) and the $695,000 Ultimate Aero held the fastest car
in the world title for two years and nine months until Bugatti took the
crown again when their Super Sport model reached 267.86mph
(431.072). In April 2013 the record was given back to the SSC due to the
controversy over the Super Sport’s speed limiter — but it only managed
to hold on to it for a week before Guinness decided that the speed
limiter wasn’t a modification after all and handed the record back to
Bugatti. The Ultimate Aero has a 6.8 liter twin-turbo V8 engine
producing 1,287bhp. SSC is set to release an XT version of the Ultimate
Aero which they say is capable of doing 273mph, before winding up the
model’s production. It will be replaced by the Tuatara, which SSC claim
will have a top speed of 276mph.
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