This is a list of the world’s fastest street-legal production car (as opposed to concept cars or modified cars). For the purposes of this list eligible cars are defined in the lists rules. This list uses the same definition as the List of automotive superlatives for the sake of consistency and because the term production car is otherwise undefined. The Benz Velo, as the first production car, is an exception.
Fastest production vehicles
| Year | Make and model | Top speed of production car | Number built | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Benz Velo | 12 mph (19 km/h) |
1200 | First production car |
| 1947 | Healey Type 2.4 | 110.8 mph (178 km/h) |
100 | Tested by Autocar in 1947 |
| 1949 | Jaguar XK120 | 124.6 mph (201 km/h) |
12000 | Some publications cite the XK120’s timed top speed as almost 133 mph / 214 km/h in 1949.”The XK120 that achieved this speed was a tuned prototype, not a production car. The production car reached 124.6 mph (201 km/h). |
| 1955 | Mercedes-Benz 300SL | 140 mph (225 km/h) |
1400 | Tested by Road & Track. |
| 1958 | Aston Martin DB4 | 141 mph (227 km/h) |
1110 | Tested by Autocar magazine in 1961. |
| 1959 | Aston Martin DB4 GT | 152 mph (245 km/h) |
75 | Tested by Autosport in December 1961. |
| 1963 | Iso Rivolta Grifo A3/L 327 | 161 mph (259 km/h) |
over 400 | Tested by Autocar. |
| 1965 | AC CobraMk III 427 | 165 mph (266 km/h) |
>20 | Tested by Car & Driver. Top speed described as observed |
| 1967 | Lamborghini Miura P400 | 171 mph (275 km/h) |
over 750 | Tested by Motor. Over 750 units build in 1966-1973 period, which includes P400, P400 S and P400 SV models. |
| 1968 | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona | 174 mph (280 km/h) |
about 1400 | Tested by Autocar. |
| 1984 | Ferrari 288 GTO | 188 mph (303 km/h) |
272 | Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport in 1985. |
| 1986 | Porsche 959 | 197 mph (317 km/h) |
337 | Tested by Road and Track in 1987. The most common 959 Deluxe version reached 197 mph (317 km/h), the Sport version 198 mph (319 km/h). 29 were built in a performance-enhanced 515 hp sports version which reached 210.645 mph (339 km/h) tested by Auto, Motor und Sport at Nardo in 1988. |
| 1987 | Ruf CTR | 210.77 mph (339.201 km/h) |
29 | Tested by Road and Track at Volkswagen’s test track at Ehra-Lessien – average of a two way run |
| 1992 | Jaguar XJ220 | 212.3 mph (342 km/h) |
281 | Driven around the Nardo test track by Martin Brundle for Autocar. Brundle achieved 217.1 mph (349.4 km/h) with catalytic converter removed and, as Nardo is a banked circuit, this gives a theoretical straight-line top speed of 223 mph (359 km/h). |
| 1993 | McLaren F1 | 240.1 mph (386 km/h) |
106 | At factory rev limit, it reached 231 mph (371.8 km/h) at Nardò (oval) test track. It still remains the world’s fastest naturally aspirated production car in terms of top speed. Sans-rev-limiter, it was able to reach a top-speed of 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h). |
| 2005 | Bugatti Veyron 16.4 | 253.81 mph (408.47 km/h) |
300 | Recorded and verified by German inspection officials. |
| 2010 | Bugatti Veyron Super Sport | 267.857 mph (431 km/h) |
30 | Out of the initial production run of 30 there were 5, named the Super Sport World Record Edition, which had the electronic limiter turned off, and were capable of 267.857 mph (431.074 km/h). All others were electronically limited to 257.87 mph (415.00 km/h). The record attempt of the Super Sport World Record Edition was driven by Pierre-Henri Raphanel and was verified by Guinness World Records. |
Reference : Wikipedia
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