10 World’s Fastest Cars

Supercars and high speed are part of every car enthusiast imagination. They are like endangered species rare enough to get our attention again and again and we never get bored with them. But what are the fastest ones? What method used to classify their services?

The top speed is one of the constant measurements, but most companies are not able to provide this information with absolute certainty, since it is difficult to achieve the conditions for the maximum speed of the cars are measured. Other important elements are acceleration of up to 100 or 200 kilometers per hour, the time required for a kilometer or drive a quarter mile, etc.

Nevertheless proved to be the best speed test to accelerate the time needed for a car from a standstill to 100 mph (160 km / h) and then exit immediately. Such a measurement can be an ideal ratio of performance necessary to characterize a car as the fastest.

To cut the long story short, here are the 10 fastest cars:

10. Lamborghini Gallardo 13.65 secs:


In the 0-100-0 mph race Lamborghini Gallardo is faster than its bigger and stronger brother by three hundredths of seconds, mainly because of its lower weight. Gallardo is by 5.0 liter V10 engine that delivers 520 hp, which they burned with 0 to 60 km / h. off in 4 seconds.

9. Porsche 911 Turbo 12.5 sec:


Thanks to its sophisticated integral drive to push the bike, new "Turbo" borders successfully transfers its 480 hp to the ground and proves that power is not the most important.

8. Caterham CSR260 11.95 secs:


British Caterham has always been one of the fastest cars in the world (0-60 mph in 3 seconds) known. It is not surprising since its mass and power ratio would not put super sports cars to shame motorcycle. CSR 260 is powered by a 2.3-liter engine that delivers 250 horsepower and weighs 555 kg, about 0.5 horsepower is supplied per kilogram.

7. Pagani Zonda 11.8 sec:


An Italian with a German heart is one of the most extravagant supercars of mass production. Its Mercedes AMG 7.3 liter V12 engine delivers 555 hp engine, which is sufficient to state accelerate to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and maximum speed of 220 miles per hour each.

6. Porshe Carrera GT 11.6 secs:


The strongest mass production Porsche of all times with the centrally positioned 5.7 liter V10 engine had been one of the most technologically advanced GT cars ever. The car is almost entirely of carbon fiber and composite materials, and after 1270 cars were recently soles, it became one of the most successful sports car of all time.

5. McLaren F1 LM 11.5 sec:


Be the fastest - A car for only one reason created. The uncompromising creation process where these songs for ten years during which it remained unbeatable by the competition. Its BMW gold-plated V12 engine (for better cooling) provides 627 hp. The maximum measured speed of 240 miles per hour.

4. Ferrari Enzo 10.9 secs:


The fastest Ferrari of all time was named after the founder of the legendary Italian manufacturer. Until recently the fastest car in the world was first beaten by the legendary McLaren F1 in all categories from acceleration to maximum speed. Only 399 Ferrari Enzo's were produced.

3. Ariel Atom 10.88 secs:



For the price of one Carrera GT you can buy a dozen of this brand. Atom is manufactured by a small British company from Somerset with only about ten employees. Its Honda engine, taken over from Civic Type-R, is supplemented by the mechanical charger provides 300 horsepower. Taking into account that nuclear weighs only 456 kilograms, its acceleration is not from 0 to 60 km / h in 2.9 seconds surprising.

2. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 9.9 secs:



A car that the terms used to describe supercars redefined. While his competitors close, loud and heated interior Veyron provides comfort and enjoyment to two passengers, characteristic for the most luxurious sedans. Veyron weighs almost two tons, which makes it the heaviest car on the 10 fastest cars list. Still, do not prevent its weight in giving 0-100-0 mph a time of less than 10 seconds with the maximum speed of 253 mph, which is why until recently it was the fastest car in the world. It's all because of its sophisticated integral drive and unique W16 engine which provides 1001 horsepower.

1. Ultima GTR 9.4 secs:



Less than two months ago a small British car company represented its version of ultimate race car for the road drive Chevrolet V8 engine is based, which offers 730 hp and entered the Guinness Book of World Records beating the Veyron's time by five hundredths of a second . 720 GTR scorches 0-60 mph in 2.6 seconds 0-100 km / h in 5.3 seconds and brakes to 0 in 3.6 seconds (with no driver reaction time). No traction control devices or ABS braking aids were used.