A territory where 0-100 km/h sprint times are stupendously important, aerodynamics are incredibly instrumental in design and well, it demands massive monetary requirements. Breaking the 300 miles per hour (480 km/h) has been an aim for several manufacturers and now some have the machine that actually can. Thought the Bugatti Veyron was the fastest car in the world? Think again. We'll walk you through from slowest to fastest.
McLaren Speedtail: McLaren has broke its own high-speed record with the Speedtail late last year. The Speedtail broke the record of 386.7 km/h that was previously set by the McLaren F1 back in the year 1998. During test runs, the Speedtail prototype ‘XP2’ attained a top speed of 403 km/h.
Aston Martin Valkyrie: Powered by a 6.5-litre V12 with a peak power output of 1000 bhp at 10,500 rpm, before continuing on to a maximum rpm figure of 11,100. The naturally-aspirated and emissions-compliant road car churns out peak torque is 740 Nm at 7,000 rpm. It 'ss do similar speeds as the McLaren Speedtail.
SSC Ultimate Aero: The Ultimate Aero was tested by the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest car in the world in the year 2007 and it held that record till July 2010. Its Twin Turbo V8 engine packs 1183 hp. It does 0-100 km/h in 2.7 seconds and a top speed of 413 km/h.
Rimac Concept Two: The C_Two has four in-wheel electric motors that make a combined power of 1888 hp and 2300 Nm of torque. The Rimac C_Two is not based on the Concept One and has been developed from the ground up. Range between charges is 640 km and does 0-100 km/h in 1.85 seconds and a top speed of 413 km/h.
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: With a top speed of 428.8 km/h recorded at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessein test track, the Veyron Super Sport was once recognised as the world’s second-fastest production car by Guinness. The related Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is also the world’s fastest open-topped car, with a top speed of 406.4 km/h.
Hennessey Venom GT: The Venom GT has recorded 432.64 km/h in a high speed run at the Kennedy Space Centre in 2014, but it only did it in one direction. For a land speed record to be set, a car is required to one run in each direction. Not recognised in the Guinness Book of World Records, the Venom GT is nontheless one impressive monster.
Koenigsegg Agera RS: The Agera RS has set a new record for the fastest production car in the world in the past registering a two-way average speed of 444.6 km/h on an 17.6 km section of closed public highway between Las Vegas and Pahrump. This was the same car, driven by factory test driver Niklas Lilja, which broke the Chiron’s 0-398-0 km/h record by over five seconds.
SSC Tuatara: Shelby SuperCars (SSC) held the bragging rights to world's fastest car with the Ultimate Aero for sometime in 2007 when it maxed out at 256 mph (409.6 km/h). And now the Ultimate Aero's successor SSC Tuatara has its sights set on 300 mph (480 km/h).
Hennessey Venom F5: Hennessey sat on top of list the world's fastest cars for a long time with the Venom GT which recorded (unofficially) a monumental 432 km/h in 2014. But in 2017, Hennessey came up with a claimed top speed figure of 481.6 km/h with the Venom F5.
Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+: The prototype of this car has already done 490.484 km/h. Officially called the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, the hypercar is going to boast a quad-turbo 8.0-liter W16 engine with 1,578 horsepower as seen in the Centodieci.