Once there were few cars capable of
exceeding 400 km/h, but this is no longer the case. So let’s see which are the
10 fastest cars in the world. They all axceed abundantly 300 km/h and, at the
same time, accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in about three seconds. What is it to
build such powerful cars and to enter the 10 fastest in the world? It is first of all power and then the
aerodynamics, both to penetrate the air and to prevent the car from tacking
off. It may seem paradoxical, but the speeds involved are higher than many
small planes. Returning to my ranking, I lined up the cars (from the least to
the fastest) checking that they are currently in production and that they are
approved for road use.
10- Bugatti Veyron
In 2005 Bugatti went back on track with the
heir of EB110, the Veyron. The car, which bears the name of one of the most expensive
drivers in the history of the brand (Pierre Veyron), is powered by a W16 8.0 L
capable of 1001 hp, which unloads power on all four wheels. The circuit is the
same on which F1 has achieved the previous record, but this time Bugatti has in
mind to overcome the 400 km/h wall and manages it with a peak of 407 km/h. F1
can say goodbye to its record, but to tell the truth, it was previously undermined
2 months earlier by the Koenigsegg CCR, which in Nardò with Loris Bicocchi stopped at 387 km/h.
9- Keating
TKR
The Keating TKR is
a British sport car by Keating Supercars. It uses parts from the Saleen S7 and
the Pagani Zonda. The TKR features a twin turbo-charged 7.0L V8 petrol engine
derived from the General Motors LS (LS7) series developing 2,002 hp
(1,493 kW). According to Keating, it can accelerate from 0 to 60 km/h in 2
seconds.
The TKR has been recorded travelling at 419 km/h
(260 mph) at the El Mirage Lake, California. In 2010 the TKR was set to be
the car of choice to break the blind land speed record. Unfortunately, the car
crashed on a test run and was unable to break this record.
8- Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Supersport for sale has a maximum
speed of 415 km/h, but it actually has reached a maximum speed of 431 km/h with
a maximum peak of 434 km/h. This record of the maximum speed has been certified
by the TUV (German technical certification body), but due to tire problems the
car on sale has maximum speed limited to 415 km/h.
7- Hennessey
Venom GT
The Hennessey Venom GT is a high performance sports car manufactured by
Texas-based Hennessey Performance Enginnering. The Venom GT is based on the
Lotus Elise.
On January 21st, 2013, the Venom GT set a Guinnes World Record for
the fastest road legal car from 0 to 186 mph (0 to 300 km/h) with an
average acceleration time of 13.63 seconds. In addition, the car set an
unofficial record for 0 to 200 mph (0 to 322 km/h) acceleration at
14.51 seconds, beating the Koenigsegg Agera R's time of 17.68 seconds, making
it the unofficial fastest accelerating road legal car in the world.
On March 25th, 2016 the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder recorded a top
speed of 265.57 mph (427.4 km/h) at California's Naval Air Station
Lemoore, celebrating Hennessey's 25th anniversary. As with previous speed
tests, the run was independently verified by Racelogic as World Fastest road
legal open-top sports car. In May, 2016, the Hennessey Team revealed that the
car was about 300 hp (224 kW) down on power due to issues with one of
the car's three high capacity fuel pumps.
6- Koenigsegg
Agera R
5 liters, V8, fueled by means of green petrol or bio-fuel, the new
Scandinavian coupe delivers the beauty of 1115 hp and makes the scale score
just 1330 kg dry.
Frightening numbers, which allow the Agera R to have significant
acceleration and maximum speed about 440 km/h and an acceleration from 0 to 100
km/h in just 2 seconds.
5- Koenigsegg
Agera RS
The Koenigsegg Agera RS has reached 447 km/h.
The Koenigsegg with this model tried to reach the Bugatti Chiron and succeded
in it, because the Koenigsegg beat the Bugatti in acceleration. In fact the
Koenigsegg goes from 0 to 400 km/h in 36.44 seconds, while the Bugatti goes 0
to 400 km/h in 41.96 seconds. But even the Bugatti manages to beat the Koenigsegg
at speed, in fact the maximum speed of the Bugatti is 490 km/h while Koenigsegg’s
one is 447 km/h.
4- Koenigsegg
One:1
The One:1 was introduced in 2014. Seven
examples, including one prototype, were built during 2014 and 2015. This was
one of the most exclusive production car programs ever envisaged in the car
industry. Unique track-optimized aero winglets, extended venturi tunnels and
side splitters, Le-Mans inspired active wing configuration and optimized active
under trim air management. The Koenigsegg One:1 succeded in beating her
predecessor (Koenigsegg Agera S) because it managed to reach 400 km/h in 20
seconds. Its maximum speed is 450 km/h.
3- Hennessey
Venom F5
The Hennessey Venom F5 is an upcoming
high-performance sport car manufactured by the newly founded American
vehicle-manufacturing company Hennessey Special Vehicles. The chassis and body
will be made almost entirely of carbon fiber. Active aerodynamics are now
paired with the body, a first for Hennessey. The top speed is claimed to be 484
km/h (301 mph) through a V-MAX speed-tracking system. Hennessey predicts that
the car will accelerate from 0 to 300 km/h (0 to 186 mph) in less than 10
seconds and from 0 to 400 km/h (0 to 249 mph) in about 20 seconds.
2- Bugatti Chiron
The Chiron is the fastest, most
powerful, and exclusive production super sports car in Bugatti ’s history. Its
sophisticated design, innovative technology, and iconic, performance-oriented
form make it a unique masterpiece of art, form and technique, that pushes boundaries beyond
imagination. The heart of the Chiron is its quad-turbocharged 8 l W16 engine.
This unique masterpiece generates an incredible 1,500 hp, which allows the car
to touch 490 km/h.
1- Koenigsegg
Jesko Absolute
The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut has been
unveiled. It is the fastest Koenigsegg ever made and the company will never
endeavor to make a faster series-production road car – ever. Customers will be
able to choose between the Jesko Absolut and the more track-oriented Jesko
version that was presented a year ago. Both the Jesko (track-oriented version)
and the Jesko Absolut (high-speed version) will be powered by a 1280 bhp (1600
bhp on E85), twin turbo charged V8 engine, featuring the world’s lightest V8
crankshaft that weighs just 12.5 kg. Whit this car the Koenigsegg manages to
beat another Bugatti’s record, in fact the maximum speed this car can reach is
510 km/h while the maximum speed the Bugatti Chiron can reach is 490 km/h.
Edoardo
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