World ranking of the fastest cars

As soon as the first car was invented, man began to try to make it faster and faster. The ten fastest cars today are presented to your attention. Drivers, remember: "Limit of speed - Limit of life!"

10th place: Porsche Carrera GT

• Engine: V10, 5.7 L
• Power: 612 hp
• Highest speed: 330 km / h
• Car weight: 1380 kg

The Carrera GT, like most of its predecessors, is just a modification of one of its predecessors, the Carrera 911. Even so, the Porsche Carrera GT is one of the most coveted acquisitions in the world. 440 thousand dollars.

9th place: Lamborghini Murcielago LP640

• Engine: V12, 6.5L
• Power: 640 hp
• Highest speed: 340 km / h
• Car weight: 1665 kg

This Lamborghini was released in 2006. The car is incredibly bold and powerful thanks to the well-designed suspension, chassis and manual transmission. 430 thousand dollars.

8th place: Pagani Zonda F

• Engine: V12, 7.3 L
• Power: 602 hp
• Highest speed: 345 km / h
• Car weight: 1230 kg

A well-known but rather rare Italian sports car. A total of 25 cars were produced, each of which costs 665 thousand dollars. Not only the power, but also the appearance of the Zonda F will overwhelm the viewer.

7th place: Jaguar XJ220

• Engine: V6, 3.5L
• Power: 540 hp
• Highest speed: 348 km / h
• Car weight: 1370 kg

This machine was presented at an exhibition in Birmingham in 1988. Oddly enough, the British National Museum recognized the XJ220 as the worst car of the 20th century. Production of the car continued until 1994, and 281 cars were created, worth 678 thousand dollars.

6th place: Ferrari Enzo

• Engine: V12, 6.0L
• Power: 660 hp
• Highest speed: 350 km / h
• Car weight: 1365 kg

The engine of this beautiful car is built in accordance with the technologies used in Formula 1 cars! Since 2002, Ferrari has produced approximately 400 Enzo cars, each costing $ 670,000.

5th place: MCLAREN F1

• Engine: V12, 6.0L
• Power: 627 hp
• Highest speed: 387 km / h
• Car weight: 1080 kg

For a long time, this particular car was the fastest in the world... For the 90s, this car had practically revolutionary characteristics! The car costs 970 thousand dollars.

4th place: Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo

• Engine: V8, 7.0 L
• Power: 750 hp
• Highest speed: 391 km / h
• Car weight: 1285 kg

The amazing characteristics of this car allow us to call it a sports car with confidence. The driver will be fully rewarded for the paid 580 thousand dollars: high-quality interior trim, climate control, a multimedia system that transmits information from a rear-view camera and much more.

3rd place: Koenigsegg CCX

• Engine: V8, 4.7L
• Power: 806 hp
• Highest speed: 395 km / h
• Car weight: 1450 kg

The name of this brand is not as well known as that of the same Porsche or Lamborghini, but these cars are almost the fastest in the world. It is a sports car designed for everyday use. The basic configuration costs 695 thousand dollars.

2nd place: Bugatti Veyron

• Engine: W16, 8.0 L
• Power: 1001 hp
• Highest speed: 407 km / h
• Car weight: 1866 kg

The development of this car has been going on since 1999, and it was presented to the general public only in 2005. The speed, of course, is a little limited by electronics, since otherwise the tires can simply be rubbed into dust. This beautiful $ 1,700,000 car was the fastest production car for almost two years.

1st place: SSC Ultimate Aero

• Engine: V8, 6.2 L
• Power: 1183 hp
• Highest speed: 412 km / h
• Car weight: 1250 kg

When developing this car, the engineers had a clearly defined goal - to make the fastest car in the world.And they did it! At the moment there are 25 such cars and, by the way, they cost relatively cheap - 665 thousand dollars.

PS: Already today, cars are being designed that can reach speeds of over 600 km / h. Most likely, all participants in this rating in a couple of years will be well past the 10th position, but they will remain in the memory of motorists as symbols of freedom and technology that laid the foundation for the development of the automotive industry of the future.