Top 10 Fastest Cars in the World
When we entered the realms of super cars in a bid to find out which is the fastest among them, one of the first cars that we came across was the ThrustSSC - a British jet-propelled supersonic car, which boasts of an amazing speed of 750+ miles per hour (mph). Even though the supersonic car is a technological marvel in itself, it is not something that we have been looking for. And what is it that we have been looking for? A road-legal car which boasts of being the fastest in the world.
Fastest Car in the World
The record for the fastest car in the world, with a top speed of 267.85 mph, is held by Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, which displaced SSC Ultimate Aero off the top spot in 2010. A German Volkswagen Group and Bugatti Automobiles SAS collaboration, Bugatti Veyron has been named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron - best known for winning the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing - 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1939. The enormous power that this car boasts of is derived from the 1200 horsepower engine on board. Even though the speed of 267.85 mph is the top speed for this car, the models in production have been tweaked to facilitate a maximum speed of 258 mph to protect the tires. Other than being the fastest road legal car, Bugatti Veyron is also one of the most expensive cars in the world with a price tag of $2,600,000.
Top 10 Fastest Cars
While Bugatti Veyron Super Sport boasts of being the fastest car in the world - with a top speed of 267.85 mph, today; there exist more than a dozen road-legal cars out there with the top speed exceeding the 200 mph mark. They are not just fast and expensive, but also safest cars of the world: courtesy the state-of-the-art safety measures used in them. Given below is a list of ten cars which have the ability of making your dream of cruising at the speed of 200 mph come true.
| Rank | Car Model | Top Speed | 0-60 mph | 0-100 mph | Price |
| 1 | Bugatti Veyron Super Sport | 268 mph | 2.5 secs | 5.0 secs | $2,600,000 |
| 2 | SSC Ultimate Aero TT | 257 mph | 2.7 secs | 5.8 secs | $654,500 |
| 3 | Koenigsegg CCX | 250 mph | 3.4 secs | 7.7 secs | $720,000 |
| 4 | Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo | 248 mph | 2.8 secs | 5.9 secs | $597,000 |
| 5 | McLaren F1 | 240 mph | 3.9 secs | 6.7 secs | $1,100,000 |
| 6 | Ultima GTR | 231 mph | 2.6 secs | 5.3 secs | $118,000 |
| 7 | Gumpert Apollo | 224 mph | 3.0 secs | 8.0 secs | $400,000 |
| 8 | Ferrari Enzo | 220 mph | 3.14 secs | 6.6 secs | $670,000 |
| 9 | Jaguar XJ220 | 217 mph | 3.6 secs | 7.9 secs | $580,000 |
| 10 | Ascari A10 | 220 mph | 2.8 secs | 5.8 secs | $550,000 |
Being on the wheel of these cars is a dream for many people, but only a few can afford to own one of these amazing cars. Not at all surprising, as these models also have the distinction of being the most expensive cars in the world. Each of these cars are armed with an immensely powerful engine. For instance, Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is armed with a 1200 horsepower engine, while SSC Ultimate Aero TT has 1183 horsepower engine on board. Every single car in the aforementioned list has a sleek aerodynamic design. Not just the design, but even the material from which the various parts of these cars is made plays an important role in making them the fastest.
Before Bugatti Veyron Super Sport became the fastest production car in the world, it was SSC Ultimate Aero TT which topped the list. At 256.18 mph, SSC Ultimate Aero TT was the fastest car - a record which it established on 13th September, 2007, until Veyron Super Sport came in the picture. Even though it is argued that this car can clock a speed of 273 mph - a claim that is supported by simulation and testing, it hasn't been proved on road as yet. While the top speed of these cars is amazing in itself, one also has to pay some attention to their acceleration. For instance, Ultima GTR - which features in the list on the 6th position with a top speed of 231 mph, has an amazing acceleration owing to which it has the ability to clock a speed of 0-60 mph in 2.6 seconds and 0-100 in 5.3 seconds. That is second only to Bugatti Veyorn Super Sport which can reach 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds and 0-100 in 5.0 seconds.
While these cars which cruise at the speed of 200 mph may seem amazing today, the chances are that they will be soon replaced by cars cruising at speed of 300 mph. After all we have just begun taking giant strides in the world of technology, and a lot more is yet to come - say a car with the speed of 500 mph! Impossible as it may seem today, the chances of the same car topping the list of top 10 fastest road-legal cars in the world a decade from now, cannot be ruled out.
