The World's Fastest Cars: Speeds Beyond Our Imaginations

When you have a look at the list of the world's fastest cars, you will be amazed by their technology and the speeds they can travel. Anybody who's fond of cars and driving would surely be impressed. This guide looks at some of the hottest, fastest new cars on the market.

Thanks to many advances in modern technology, and the innovative and competitive forces that propel car makers to manufacture and invent new advances year after year, cars have improved greatly in speed and accelleration. This is particularly true when you consider the needs of race car drivers, for whom a split second can make a difference between the sweet taste of victory and the bitter one of defeat.

Please enjoy this guide as an overview of some of the fastest cars on the planet.

SSC Ultimate Aero

The fastest car in the world, it came to the top spot beating the second placed bugati. It has a top speed of 257 mph and raises from 0 to 60 in 2.7 seconds.

Bugatti Veyron

It's all aluminium narrow angle w16 engine makes it simple to reach 60 from 0 in 2.5 seconds. But it has the highest price tag over all others.

Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo

The top speed is about 248 miles per hour. The twin turbo aluminium giant engine takes it from 0 to 60 on 3.2 seconds, but has a very smooth drive when compared to others.

Koenigsegg CCX

A Swedish car which aims to reach to the top of this list. With a top speed of 245 miles per hour and a 90 degree V8 engine, it is amazingly fast from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds.

McLaren F1

Shear power generator with its BMW S70/2 60 Degree V12 Engine and a top speed of 240 miles per hour. The speciality is that its doors look exactly like that of a bat's wings.

Ferrari Enzo

With only about 400 cars manufactures till now, Ferrari is constantly updating its capacity and the price tag too. This car has a F140 Aluminum V12 Engine with 660 hp of power and touches 60 from 0 in about 3.4 seconds.

Jaguar XJ220

With a top speed of 217 mph and a power to reach 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds, this car uses a Twin Turbo V6 Engine of 542 hp. Though it was first manufactured in i992, this car is still there in the list.

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Information for this article comes from the author's knowledge and experience, with certain details supplemented by Wikipedia.