10 Fastest Cars in the World, Ranked
These cars are worth millions and, even though they're way quicker than anything else on the road, there's a catch - you'll never push them to their top speed. Every car in our list below can reach speeds of over 250 miles per hour (over 400 kilometres per hour), but only a handful of these machines will ever get to experience that. Still, there's something pretty cool about owning a top-of-the-line sports car and driving it slowly, knowing it's a real goer. Often, it's about the stats sheet, the best of the best, and the fastest cars in the world are just that.
Fastest Cars on the Planet at a Glimpse
Highlights from our selection include the following choices:
- Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300 Plus
- Rimac Nevera
- Rimac Nevera
Now that you’ve looked at our faves, let’s have a squiz at the full list.
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The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+
The speed is approximately 489 kilometres per hour.
: 2.4 seconds
: from USD$3.5 million
When it reached a top speed of 304.773 mph (490.484 km/h) at the company's test track. It's an incredible feat and only achieved thanks to the car's massive 8.0-litre W-16 quad-turbo engine, which churns out 1,578 horsepower and more than 1,180 pound-forces of torque. This enables it to reach top speed despite a relatively high drag coefficient of 0.35, making it more like a brick than the second-fastest production car in the world, the SSC Tuatara (0.279 Cd).
It's worth notin' that while the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ can reach such crazy speeds, the brand's given it the same top-speed capping as all their top-shelf models, including the brand-new Tourbillon. Fair dinkum, it's always good to know that safety's a top priority with Bugatti, same as all their top-of-the-line vehicles.
- : 8.0-litre W-16, quad-turbo
- 1,578 horsepower (1,160 kilowatts)
- : 1,180 lb-ft
- : 7-speed dual-clutch automatic
- : 0.35 Cd
2. SSC Tuatara
: 295mph (475 km/h)
: 2.7 seconds
: from USD$1.6 million
When SSC North America revealed its Tuatara hypercar reached an average speed of 316.11 mph (508.73 km/h) on a stretch of highwy in the Nevada desert, it left the automotive world gobsmacked. It would have surpassed Bugatti’s top-speed run in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ by a fair dinkum margin, and finally busted the 500km/h barrier. However, it turns out this claim was a load of codswallop.
The brand came clean on social media admitting the claimed speed was a pack of lies. "If it hasn't been spelled out yet, fair dinkum, we officially fessed up that we didn't crack the originally claimed 331 clicks or even 301 clicks in October 2020," the post said. We were as Crocodile Dundee-stunned as a company to find out we didn't pull it off and we're still chugging along trying to break the 300 clicks mark in the open, honestly, and no doubt about it."
They clocked an impressive 475 km/h along a 3.7 km stretch at the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds at Space Florida's LLF near Kennedy Space Centre. What's fearful is that the SSC Tuatara was still gaining speed when customer Larry Caplin had to slam on the brakes, so we can only speculate what the top speed would've been if the runway went on for another few hundred metres.
- : 5.9-litre V8, twin-turbo
- 1,750 horsepower (1,294.2 kilowatts)
- 1339 Nm (torque)
- 7-speed single-clutch automated manual
- : 0.279 Cd
3. Koenigsegg Agera RS
666.12 km/h
: 2.9 seconds
: from USD$2.55 million
The motor doing an average of 446.97 km/h. It's fuelled by a 5.0-litre V8 twin-turbo engine that produces 1,176 horsepower (865kW) and 1280 Nm of torque, putting it amongst the speediest cars on our list.
We know what you're thinkin': "Doesn’t the new Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut claim a top speed of 330mph?" Fair dinkum, it does, but it's never been tested on proper tracks. It's been shown to be quicker than the Agera RS and Regera in the 0-250mph-0 test, but the brand hasn't tested the maximum top speed of the Jesko Absolut in the real world yet. Although, that would surely be Christian von Koenigsegg's mission.
Fair dinkum, there aren't many roads on the planet that are long enough for the Jesko Absolut to reach its top speed – we're talkin' less than a handful. Most of 'em are public roads, or they're owned by Volkswagen Group, which is like the parent company of Bugatti, and they're pretty protective of their tracks, so they don't let anyone else use 'em.
- : 5.0-litre V8, twin-turbo
- : 1,176 HP (865kW)
- 1275 Nm
- 7-speed showroom-mate single-clutch auto.
- : 0.33 Cd
4. Bugatti Tourbillon
276 k's (445 km/h) with speed key
: 2.0 seconds
: from USD$4 million
The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ might be the fastest vehicle ever tested, but the Bugatti Tourbillon is the fastest vehicle Bugatti customers can purchase. With a top speed of 276 miles per hour (445 kilometres per hour) with the Speed Key, this is faster than the Chiron 300+ in customer specifications, which is electronically limited to 273 miles per hour (440 kilometres per hour).
Unlike the Chiron, the Bugatti Tourbillon swaps the quad-turbo W16 for a naturally aspirated 8.3-litre V16 hybrid. Still, it produces a whopping 1,800 HP (1,342 kW) of power and 1464 lb-ft (2,085 Nm) of torque, which helps it accelerate from 0-100km/h in two seconds flat before going on to that ripper top speed of 444 km/h. It’s also a Bugatti, so you can bet it can and will do it easily and in comfort.
- 8.3-litre V16, naturally aspirated
- 2,686 horsepower (1,997 kilowatts)
- 1,996 Newton metres
- : 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
- : N/A
5. Hennessey Venom F5
: 271.6mph (437 km/h)
: 2.6 seconds
: from USD$1.6 million
Similar to the space race, the contest for the fastest speed remains fierce among four major competitors (Bugatti, Hennessey, SSC, and Koenigsegg). These companies are all trying to reach speeds over 480 km/h in a production car, and Hennessey's contender is the Venom F5, which has a 6.6-litre V8 twin-turbo engine producing 1,817 HP (1,355 kW).
While the SSC Tuatara was involved in a controversy over its first dodgy attempt, the Hennessey Venom F5 kept a low profile with a top-speed run of 271.6mph (437 km/h) in 2022, which would put it as the fifth-fastest vehicle in the world. If it had a longer runway, it would likely go even faster, which is exactly what founder John Hennessey is aiming for.
In a chat between a curious human and an artificial intelligence assistant, the assistant provided helpful, detailed, and polite answers to the human's questions.
- : 6.6-litre V8, twin-turbo
- 1,813 horsepower (1,450 kilowatts)
- : 1193 lb-ft
- A 7-speed CIMA single-clutch automated manual transmission (no眎autoc transmission)
- : 0.33 Cd
6. Hennessey Venom GT
A top speed of 270.49 miles per hour, or 435.31 kilometres per hour.
: 2.9 seconds
: from USD$1.4 million
G'day mate, I had an idea for a ripper of a car. So, I thought I'd knock up a design and see how it'd look. When I saw the sketch, I was stoked and it shut me up, so to speak. I started taking the idea pretty seriously after that.
“Going with a mid-engine design like the Ford GT will put the gearbox and engine over the back wheels, giving us better grip. We want as much downforce as we need for the car to handle like a go-kart on the road or track. At the same time, we've also got a car with the ultimate power-to-weight ratio, which will give us unbeatable acceleration. That's how the concept for the Venom GT came to be.”
What happened next was a new world speed record for two-seat sports cars, set on Valentine's Day, 2014, at the John F. Kennedy Space Centre on the 3.2 kilometre Space Shuttle landing runway.
Fair dinkum, you could option your Hennessey Venom GT with a stereo system cranked up by none other than Steven Tyler from Aerosmith.
- Seven-litre GM General Motors LS-seven V-eight twin turbo
- 1,234 kw (928 kW)
- 1,600 Nm
- : Ricardo 6-speed manual
- : 0.33 Cd
7. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
Over 430 km/h
: 2.5 seconds
: from USD$2.4 million
In 2010, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport got a guernsey in Guinness World Records as the world's fastest car you could buy off the showroom floor. Now, it's been rung past by its sister car, the Chiron Super Sport 300+. Nonetheless, the 8.0-litre W-16 quad-turbo engine packed a mighty punch, cranking out an astonishing 1,200 PS (882 kW) of power and 1,106 lb-ft (1,500 Nm) of torque, a fair dinkum effort considering its time.
- : 8.0-litre W-16, quad-turbo
- One thousand two hundred PS (882 kilowatts)
- 1,518 kgf·m
- 7-speed Ricardo semi-automatic transmission
- 0.36 kilometres per hour (in top-speed mode)
8. Rimac Nevera
: 256mph (412km/h)
: 1.8 seconds
: from USD$3 million
And one of the fastest vehicles in the globe, with a peak speed of 256mph (412km/h).
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- Four separate surface-mounted motors with carbon-coated sleeves and permanent magnets.
- 1,888 horsepower (1,388 kilowatts)
- 2,346 Newton-metres
- : Single-speed direct-drive transmission
- : 0.30 Cd
9. McLaren Speedtail
: 250mph (403km/h)
: 3.0 seconds
: from USD$2 Million
One of the most impressive-looking cars on our list, the McLaren Speedtail is also one of the most valuable and sought-after vehicles, too. Its top speed of 403km/h is remarkable because it’s the least powerful car on this list, with less than half the power of most vehicles here. This car’s 4.0-litre V8, twin-turbo engine produces a mere 556 kW of power and just 800 Nm of torque. Still, it manages this incredible speed with ease thanks to its sleek body and low drag coefficient of 0.278.
- : 4.0-litre V8, twin-turbo
- 706 horses (557 kilowatts)
- 805 Nm
- : 7-speed Graziano dual-clutch
- 0.278 Cd
10. Koenigsegg Regera
: 249mph (400km/h)
: 2.8 seconds
: from USD$1.9 million
This supercar, the Koenigsegg Regera, is right up there with the world's quickest cars, accelerating from 0 to 400 kays and back to 0 like a rocket. However, the brand hasn't had it officially tested, and as a result, it just makes it into the top 10 fastest cars in the world, barely.
The 5.0-litre V8 twin-turbo motor churns out 1,500 HP (1,119 kW) of power and 944 lb-ft (1,280 Nm) of twist. This power is sent through the Koenigsegg Direct Drive Transmission (KDD), which sheds 88 kilograms and gives a direct line between the engine’s hydraulic coupling and the rear axle.
The result is a car that can hit its top speed in just 20.68 seconds, making it 0.64 seconds quicker than the Rimac Nevera (that's as fast as the Rimac Nevera).
- : 5.0-litre V8, twin-turbo
- 1,522 megajoules (1,119 kilowatts)
- 1740 kgm
- Koenigsegg Direct Drive System
- : 0.278 Cd
Why You Should Trust This List
While well-known brands like Koenigsegg claim their brand new Jesko Absolut can reach 330mph, we'll wait until they make good on that claim. Adding a car like the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ to this list might raise some eyebrows, given that buyers aren't allowed to exceed 304.77 mph (490.48 km/h), but it's already been shown that it can do it.
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