The Fastest Production Cars in the World - 2010
Last year I did a Hub about the fastest production cars in the world, so I thought I'd update and see if any more exotic machines had joined the ranks of the land rockets.
Previously we had the Bugatti Veyron, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 and the Lamborghini Reventón, and for fun I threw in the 1968 Plymouth S/S Barracuda.
So let's take a look at the newcomers.....
Previously we had the Bugatti Veyron, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 and the Lamborghini Reventón, and for fun I threw in the 1968 Plymouth S/S Barracuda.
So let's take a look at the newcomers.....
Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo
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| Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo |
For starters we have the Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo.
The S7 is powered by a 7.0 L twin-turbocharged V8 that puts out 750 horsepower and 700 foot pounds of torque.
This allows the S7 to run 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, 0-100 in 5.9 seconds, 0-200 in 27 seconds and gives it a top speed of 248 mph.
Not too shabby huh?
Well the base price is $555,000, so it better not be!
The S7 is powered by a 7.0 L twin-turbocharged V8 that puts out 750 horsepower and 700 foot pounds of torque.
This allows the S7 to run 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, 0-100 in 5.9 seconds, 0-200 in 27 seconds and gives it a top speed of 248 mph.
Not too shabby huh?
Well the base price is $555,000, so it better not be!
Koenigsegg CCX
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| Koenigsegg CCX |
This mid-engined Swedish roadster is powered by a 4.7 L twin-supercharged V8 that puts out a mind-blowing 806 horsepower.
According to Koenigsegg, the CCX can run from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds, and has a top end of 259 mph.
The German automobile magazine Sport Auto clocked one going from 0 to 186 and back down to 0 in 29.2 seconds.
Base price...$545,568.
According to Koenigsegg, the CCX can run from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds, and has a top end of 259 mph.
The German automobile magazine Sport Auto clocked one going from 0 to 186 and back down to 0 in 29.2 seconds.
Base price...$545,568.
McLaren F1
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| McLaren F1 |
The McLaren F1 is powered by a 60° 6.1 L BMW S70/2 V12 that puts out 627 horses and allows the F1 to go from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds, and hit 240 mph.
Considered to be "the finest driving machine yet built for the public road." by the British car magazine AutoCar, the F1 starts out at $970,000.
Considered to be "the finest driving machine yet built for the public road." by the British car magazine AutoCar, the F1 starts out at $970,000.
Ferrari Enzo
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| Ferrari Enzo |
Named after the founder of Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari, this beauty is powered by a 6.0 liter V-12 that puts out 660 horsepower.
That gives the Enzo a 0 to 60 time of 3.1 seconds, and a reported top speed of 226 mph.
In case you are wondering, the MPG is 12 mpg in the city, and 18 mpg on the highway.
Though if you can afford the $670,000 base price, gas mileage probably doesn’t bother you.
That gives the Enzo a 0 to 60 time of 3.1 seconds, and a reported top speed of 226 mph.
In case you are wondering, the MPG is 12 mpg in the city, and 18 mpg on the highway.
Though if you can afford the $670,000 base price, gas mileage probably doesn’t bother you.
Jaguar XJ220
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| Jaguar XJ220 |
The Jaguar XJ220 is powered by a comparatively small 3.5 L twin-turbocharged V6.
But that V6 is Twin Turboed and puts out around 542 horsepower.
Until the F1 came along, the Jag held the highest top speed of a production car (217 mph).
Base price...$650,000.
But that V6 is Twin Turboed and puts out around 542 horsepower.
Until the F1 came along, the Jag held the highest top speed of a production car (217 mph).
Base price...$650,000.
Pagani Zonda F
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| Pagani Zonda F |
Powered by a 7.3 L AMG V12 putting out around 650 horses, the Pagani Zonda F can go from zed to 60 in 3.5 seconds, and top out at around 215 mph.
On an episode of Top Gear, the Pagani Zonda F beat the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 in a lap around the test track, but lost to the Veyron in a quarter mile drag race.
Base price is $667,321.
On an episode of Top Gear, the Pagani Zonda F beat the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 in a lap around the test track, but lost to the Veyron in a quarter mile drag race.
Base price is $667,321.
Porsche Carrera GT
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| Porsche Carrera GT |
The V10 puts out around 612 horsepower, and allows the Carrera GT to go from 0 to 60 in in 3.9 seconds, and top out at around 205 mph.
And good news....with a base price of $440,000, the Porsche is the cheapest car on the list!
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