BUGATTI VEYRON - 408.47KM/H
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Like the Super Sport mentioned below, the Veyron is a supreme high speed machine. It once held the official record as the fastest car in the world, before the Super Sport came out. It recorded a mind-blowing average top speed of 408.47km/h. This was achieved at the company's Ehra-Lessien test track which has a 8.7km straight. The Veyron lives on to be one of the greatest cars ever made. A successor is being planned and is expected to debut some time in 2016.
SSC ULTIMATE AERO - 412KM/H
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The Shelby SuperCars Ultimate Aero was once the fastest car in the world, clocking an official, Guinness-backed 412km/h in Washington in 2007. The record stood for three years while the world waited for the release of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Contrary to what you might think, Shelby SuperCars has no relation or connection with the late, great Carroll Shelby. SSC is an independent manufacturer based in Washington, USA. The Aero is a design based on a Lamborghini Diablo kit car with power provided by a Chevrolet Corvette C5R engine that has an expanded displacement of 6.3 litres. It's supercharged and produces a whopping 882kW. In a car weighing 1247kg, you can begin to understand why it was once the world's fastest car.
BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT - 431KM/H
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The Veyron Super Sport currently stands as the official fastest car in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. It has achieved an average top speed of 431km/h on the company's high-security test track in Germany. To achieve such a speed power comes from an 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 engine producing 883kW and 1500Nm. It's all wrapped up in a smooth carbon fibre body.
HENNESSEY VENOM GT - 435.31KM/H
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As mentioned at the start, in order for a speed record to stand in the Guinness Book of Records the manufacturer has to have produced at least 20 examples of the car and the record attempts must be undertaken in two directions. Hennessey went down to the Kennedy Space Centre earlier in 2014 and set a cracking pace of 435.31km/h, support by digital and GPS-based equipment. But because Guinness wasn't there and because the run wasn't then done in the other direction, the record is not official. The car has achieved the speed but we'll leave it up to you to decide if it is the world's fastest car.
KOENIGSEGG ONE:1 - OVER 450KM/H
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You might not have heard of the brand, however, Koenigsegg is quite prominent in its home country of Sweden. The bespoke manufacturer has its own runway testing facility and workshop setup in an old aircraft hanger. The One:1, named after its power-to-weight ratio, is the company's most powerful model, featuring a custom 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8 producing 1000kW of power and 1371Nm of torque. This is all sent through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission with rear-wheel drive. Yes, rear-drive. We don’t know how long the poor rear tyres would last.
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