Fastest Production Cars in the World - Quick Update

Back in March I wrote a post listing the 10 Fastest Cars in the World. It was hugely popular (and still is,) but I’ve received so many comments telling me that the list isn’t accurate anymore. I plan to do another comprehensive post on this in the future, but for now here is a quick update on the fastest production cars in the world, ranked by top speed. On the last post, I also received a lot of comments about cars such as the Lingenfelter Corvette being faster. Just like the last list, this is only for production cars. Fastest cars in the world:

SSC Ultimate Aero

Top Speed: 256 mph

Horsepower: 1183

Torque: 1094lbs

On September 13th, 2007, the SSC Ultimate Aero broke the official top speed world record, traveling 256.18 mph down a closed section of a Washington State highway. Impressive, considering the Ultimate Aero’s engine is only a twin-turbo V8 - half the size and turbo count of the Veyron below.

Bugatti Veyron

Top Speed: 253 mph

Horsepower: 1001

Torque: 479lbs

No introduction is needed for the amazing Bugatti Veyron. Powered by a W-16 style, quad-turbo engine, the Veyron is commonly considered the Ultimate Supercar.

Koenigsegg CCX

Top Speed: 250 mph

900 Horsepower

My personal favorite of the bunch, the Swedish Koenigsegg CCX is pure adrenaline. I’d probably give up a kidney to own one.

Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo

Top Speed: 248 mph

750 Horsepower

The popular Mustang tuner Saleen has really made a name for themselves in the Supercar world with the amazing S7. The Twin-Turbo version really steps up their game. It should be exciting to see where they go from here.

McLaren F1

Top Speed: 240.14

620 Horsepower

Probably the most amazing car on the list, the McLaren F1 was first built over 13 years ago, and is still on this list.

Ferrari Enzo

Top Speed: 217 mph

657 Horsepower

I wonder how Ferrari felt when they sold the car for $660,000 new and were immediately sold second-hand for over $1.3 Million each.

Jaguar XJ220

Top Speed: 217 mph

549 Horsepower

Along with the McLaren F1, the Jaguar XJ220 has been around for a long time (1992,) and it’s amazing that it’s still on the list. Be sure to check out the Pininfarina version as well.

Pagani Zonda F

Top Speed: 215 mph

602 Horsepower

Right up there with the Koenigsegg on my “first cars I would own if I had the money” list, the Pagani Zonda F is one awesome car. The Zonda R is still close on the horizon, so expect to see the Pagani name higher up the next “fastest cars” list.

Hopefully that satisfies you all until the 2008 Fastest Cars list. Perhaps by then Pagani will build the Zonda R, McLaren will have made a decision on their next Supercar, and maybe Bugatti or Koenigsegg will decide it’s time to overtake the Ultimate Aero.

All of the cars on this list are fantastic, but my favorite has to be the Veyron. The SSC is faster, but it will never have the power, presence, or prestige that the Veyron commands. The SSC is a car that when people see it, they go all crazy over it, but when a Veyron drives up, everyone (who knows cars) becomes quiet, and all conversation stops. When this happens, you know that it’s a car that people respect. And that is what puts the Veyron over the SSC.

Correct me if im wrong but bugatti did gain its title back with their new Veyron which is said to top at around 272+…..BTW Veyron my favorite ride thas all i have to say o btw nice article…..

Hypnotic, I think you’re talking about Bugatti’s “Project Lydia”, a supercar that was supposed to be even more insane than the Veyron. However, Project Lydia has been halted, perhaps even shelved. I just hope that Bugatti will make a new car sometime in the near future.

my favourite is the buggati too and i have heard of bugatti making a new car although i forgot what it was called

no doubt i have to agree that a bugatti is a bugatti.nothing more to it,no matter what its going to be my favourite,its an engineering marvel,respect people,total utmost respect.

Bristol Fighter T - 225 mph
Gumpert Apollo - 224 mph

256 mph shit i can fly with this speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

On the case of SSC vs. Bugatti… just look at the numbers.

The SSC can go 256 mph…and it only weighs around 2,750 pounds.
The Bugatti Veyron, on the other hand, can hit 253 mph…and it can do it weighing 4,160 pounds.

So the SSC is the fastest car in the world, and credit is given where credit is due, but just look at the numbers and tell me which one is a more stunning marvel of engineering and sheer power. And it still is the fastest car in the world in terms of acceleration (0-60 mph in 2.46 seconds.). Now imagine what the Veyron could do if it’s weight was equal to the SSC’s. Seems like most everyone here would love to find out.

It’s the Bugatti Veyron, people. There is no substitute.

y didnt u say something about the gtr ulimate!

The Ariel Atom 3 Supercharged should be up there even though it isnt as fast as some cars in top speed (eg. Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 or Ferrari F430 Scuderia) but it is incredibly fast in 0-100 km/h which is something like 2.8 secs.
Very good looking car and incredibly fast and is street legal ….
I want one !!!

When They Found out that the SSC Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo could do 273 Mph at the Twin-Tunnel Testing Facillity at Nasa the car has evolved to 1287 Horsepower and 1112 Lbs of Torque making it the car with the highest torque ever.

When They Found out that the SSC Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo could do 273 Mph at the Twin-Tunnel Testing Facillity at Nasa the car has evolved to 1287 Horsepower and 1112 Lbs of Torque making it the car with the highest torque ever.And the Bugatii Veyron has 922 Lbs of Torque but the Bristol Fighter T has 1036 Lbs of torque thats more than the veyron.

The Koenigsegg CCX has 806 Horsepower not 900 Horsepower.You get 900 Horsepower only if you tune the engine to run on Biofuel and that’s not fair because that is like a modification.

As you know the Bugatti Veyron has been slipped to 2nd rank beaten by the SSC Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo.The SSC Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo vosts 654,000 dollars which is the 4th most expensive car in the world.The Bugatti Veyron costs 1,700,000 dollars making it the Most Expensive car in the world. The Ferrari Enzo costs 1,000,000 dollars which is the 2nd most expensive car in the world having a cost behingd the Bugatti Veyron.The pagani Zonda F costs 741,000 dollars that is the 3rd most expensive car in the world.

why the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 is not there, it can go up to 219 mph, faster than the Enzo