Speed is one of the most important aspects of a sports car As the car becomes extremely fast it attracts massive attention and goes down in history For this reason, companies that manufacture sports cars or hypercars, improve their flagships every year to hit the headlines and make history This is the list of cars built with the purpose of being the fastest and succeeded in that.
10.Koenigsegg
The Koenigsegg Regera is a limited production, plug-in hybrid grand touring sports car manufactured
by Swedish automotive manufacturer Koenigsegg.
The Regera was developed and designed to be a more practical, luxurious, grand touring
alternative to the rest of Koenigsegg's lightweight sports car lineup; initially the Agera and currently the Jesko The Regera has a reported total power output of 1,797 hp and an electronically limited Top speed of 410 km/h (255 mph).
It didn’t prove that speed but in 2019, the Regera broke the 0–400–0 km/h (0–249–0
mph) acceleration record for a production car with a time of 31 seconds.
While breaking the acceleration record set by its brother Agera RS, it topped out at 400 km/h (248.5 mph).
That record attempt also showed that it is capable of accelerating to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.8 seconds, 300 km/h (186 mph) in 11 seconds and 400 km/h (249 mph) in 23 seconds.Furthermore, its price is $ 1.9 M.
The Koenigsegg Agera R is a mid-engine sports car produced by Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg.
It is a successor to the CCX.
It is equipped with a twin-turbo V-8, which yields a little less power than some of the
competition, but the car's light weight makes up for a lot.
With a peak power of 1115 hp, in 2011, the Agera R set a new world record for driving 0-300-0 km/h.It managed to clock 300 km/h in 14 seconds and stopped in 7 seconds.
Also at the Gran Turismo 2012, Agera R hit 401.6 km/h (249.5 mph) . When it comes to the classic acceleration stat, this beast can go from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds.Moreover, it is priced at $ 1.6 M.
8 Mid-Engine sports car
mid-engine sports car
spot on this list goes to two cars
due to their close speeds.
Bugatti Veyron is the slightly slower one.
It is a mid-engine sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group
and manufactured by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti.This is the first version of the Veyron and the first car in the world to go beyond the
250 mph (402 km/h) barrier.
When Bugatti launched it, it was the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car in the world.
The $ 1.7 M Veyron utilized a quad-turbocharged, W16 engine to deliver 1000 hp to all four wheels.
The car that was to be beaten at that time was the McLaren F1 and the Bugatti did it German inspection officials recorded an average top speed at 408.4 km/h (253.8 mph) during
test sessions on Volkswagen Group's private test track in 2005.
Additionally, it can from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, to 200 in 7.3 seconds and to 300 in 16.7 seconds.
The faster one is a Bugatti car too.
Bugatti also developed a convertible version named Grand Sport Vitesse.
This unique car still holds the record for the fastest open-top production car and it is limited to only 92 units
In 2013, a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse driven at the same private test track of Volkswagen
became the fastest open-top sports car with a top speed of 408.8 km/h (254 mph).It is just as good as its brother at acceleration.It sprints to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds and to 200 km/h in 7.3 seconds.
However, with a price tag of $ 2.2 M it is way more expensive.
7.GT9
the most powerful engine.Prices were around $ 700 K and all of them were already sold by the time the car was launched in the market.Its engine, capable of producing 1120 hp, can propel the GT9 to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and to 300 km/h (186 mph) in 17 seconds.Furthermore, it hit a top speed of 409 km/h (254 mph)
6.SSC Ultimate Aero
5.Hennessey Venom GT Spyder
We have a tie between two cars that are not really close to each other but I’ll touch on the reason.First one is Hennessey Venom GT Spyder.It is the open-top version of Venom GT and almost as fast as its brother.In 2016, GT Spyder became the unofficial fastest convertible car by recording a top speed of 427 km/h (265 mph).To be considered legitimate, record attempts usually require a run in each direction, and an average is taken to account for wind conditions but the Spyder’s run was in a single direction.Especially to qualify for Guinness World Records, a minimum of 30 cars are required to be produced.However, only 4 Spyders have been sold to date.This $ 1.3 M monster can also sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds and to 400 km/h in 18 seconds.
So basically, I didn’t want to rank it the 6th due to its illegitimate record but I’m
also sure that it is fast enough to be mentioned.And the faster one at the
4.Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
It was almost a tie between the standard Veyron and Ultimate Aero till the Veyron Super Sport’s arrival.An impressive 1,200 hp and a slew of aerodynamic improvements helped the Super Sport to a top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph), clocked at Volkswagen’s private test track.According to Guinness Book of World Records, the Bugatti team was successful in toppling the Ultimate Aero in 2010 and remained the fastest car in the world until 2017.Its run at the top was essentially unchallenged despite a small hiccup from the Hennessey taking the top spot for a month.It also hit 100 km/h in only 2.4 seconds and 200 km/h in 6.7 seconds.Nowadays it retails at $ 2 M.
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