Bugatti Veyron with Lamborghini. these beasts don’t just go fast, they fly. (File Photo)
“How fast can it go?”
A question almost every car owner has either asked or being asked.
For most, the top speed of the car decides how good it is, others buy cars depending on the top speed.
The thrill of speed is unmatched, unrivaled.
The love for speed and cars go hand in hand.
A model poses with a Lamborghini Huracan. (Photo: Lamborghini)
We present to you the fastest cars in the world.
Hennessey Venom GT
Performance
0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds.
7.0 liter LS7 Turbocharged V8 Twin Turbo V8 Engine producing 1244 hp.
The Venom GT is the fastest car in the world when tested on February 14th, 2014 at NASA runway in Florida. The track was only 3.22 miles long, thus limiting it top speed to 270 mph.
Cost of $1,000,000 seems to little.
(Photo: Hennessey) The engine of the Hennessey Venom GT. Hennessey Venom GT unveiling. (Photo: Hennessey) Venom GT from the back. (Photo: Hennessey)
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
Performance
0-60 mph in 2.4 secs.
Aluminum, Narrow Angle 8 Liter W16 Engine with 1200 hp.
The genius of the Veyron is that it makes insane speed seem so effortless with its quad-turbo engine, with a top-speed of 268mph.
Base price is $2,400,000.
Front view of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. (Photo: Bugatti) Interiors of the Bugatti Veyron (Photo: Bugatti) Bugatti Veyron in a chinese auto show. (Photo: Bugatti) Side view (Photo: Bugatti)
Koenigsegg Agera R
Performance
0 to 62mph in just 2.8 seconds.
A 1.124bhp twin-turbocharged V8 engine.
186mph is reached in 11.7 seconds later, and a mind-blowing 273mph top speed.
Base price is $1,600,000.
Koenigsegg Agera R front view (Photo: Koenigsegg) Koenigsegg Agera R interior view.(Photo: Koenigsegg) Koenigsegg Agera R in chinese auto show. (Photo: Koenigsegg) Koenigsegg Agera R engine view(Photo: Koenigsegg)
SSC Ultimate Aero
Performance
0-60mph in 2.7 secs.
Twin-turbocharged 423.6 cu in (6,942 cc) SSC V8 engine.
Top Speed of 236mph as built in 2004 and 390 242 mph after 2005 upgrades.
Base price is $654,400.
SSC Ultimate Aero, front view (Photo: SSC) SSC Ultimate Aero, interiors (Photo: SSC) Girls posing with SSC Ultimate Aero. (Photo: SSC) SSC Ultimate Aero back view (Photo: SSC)
9ff GT9-R
Performance
0-60mph in 2.9 secs.
4.0 Liter flat-6 Twin-Turbo Engine with 1120 hp.
The car was one of the first street legal cars to cross 400km/hr and has a top speed of 257 mph.
Base price of $695,000.
9ff GT9-R outside the 9ff office. (Photo: 9ff) 9ff GT9-R, a look at the interiors. (Photo: 9ff) 9ff GT9-R back view (Photo: 9ff)
Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo
Performance
0-60mph in just 2.8 secs.
Twin Turbo All Aluminum V8 Engine with 750 hp.
This smooth and bad-ass baby has a top speed of 248mph.
Base price is $555,000.
Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo, front view. (Photo: Saleen) Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo interior. (Photo: Saleen) Back view of the S7 Twin-Turbo. (Photo: Saleen)
McLaren F1
Performance
0-60mph in just 3.2 secs.
BMW S70/2 60 Degree V12 Engine with 627 hp.
Once, world’s fastest car, now lagging behind but still has a top speed of 240mph.
With a base price of $970,000.
McLaren F1, former world’s fastest car. (Photo: ferrari) McLaren F1 interiors. (Photo: Ferrari) McLaren F1, a view at the rear. (Photo: ferrari)