This is a list of the world's fastest street-legal production car
1. Hennessy Venom GT
Top speed: 270.49mph, 278(theoretical)
Price: £750,000
Manufacturer: Hennessey Performance Engineering
It uses a highly modified Lotus Exige chassis. The Venom GT has a curb weight of 2,743 pounds (1,244 kg) aided by its lightweight carbon fiber bodywork and carbon fiber wheels. The brakes use Brembo 6-piston calipers in the front and 4-piston calipers in the rear.
2. Koenigsegg Agera R
Top speed: 273mph(theoretical)
Price: £1.1million
Manufacturer: Koenigsegg
It made its debut at the March 2011 Geneva Motor Show. It takes a 0-62mph sprint in just 2.8 seconds, while 186mph is reached in a small matter of 11.7 seconds. Other details include a removable, targa-style roof panel for high-speed, wind-in-the-hair thrills, while its light, carbon fibre wheels keep weight to a minimum.
3. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
Top speed: 268mph
Price: £2million
Manufacturer: Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
It features an 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged, W16 cylinder engine, equivalent to two narrow-angle V8 engines bolted together, curb weight is 1,888 kilograms (4,162 lb)
4. RUF CTR3
Top speed: 236mph
Price: £357,000
Manufacturer: Ruf Automobile
The engine of the CTR3 is a Porsche derived 3.8 L flat-6 paired with twin KK&K turbochargers; this means the CTR3 produces 515 kW (691 hp) at 7,000 rpm, and has a maximum torque of 890 N·m (660 lb·ft).The Ruf CTR3 has appeared in a few racing games, which include Project CARS, Asphalt 8: Airborne, Driver: San Francisco, Driveclub, The Crew, and CSR Racing.
5. Pagani Huayra
Top speed: 225mph
Price: £1million
Manufacturer: Pagani
A twin-turbo, V12 engine developed by Mercedes-AMG specially for the Huayra. It uses a seven-speed sequential gearbox and a single disc clutch. The car is equipped with Brembo brake calipers, rotors and pads.
6. Noble M600
Top speed: 225mph
Price: £300,000
Manufacturer: Noble Automotive
The M600 engine uses a 4439 cc 60-degree Yamaha-derived Volvo B8444S V8 engine which is also used in the Volvo XC90 and S80, but with twin Garrett turbochargers equipped with variable boost. The engine also features electronic fuel injection via a Motec M600 and Injector Dynamics ID725's.
7. Ferrari LaFerrari
Top speed: 217mph
Price: £1million
Manufacturer: Ferrari
It is the first mild hybrid from Ferrari, providing the highest power output of any Ferrari whilst decreasing fuel consumption by 40 percent. It gets to a speed from 0-62mph in “less than three seconds”, while 0-124mph is managed in “under seven seconds”.
8. McLaren P1
Top speed: 217mph
Price: £866,000
Manufacturer: McLaren Automotive
It features a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine that is only similar to the MP4-12C motor in its displacement. It takes 6.2 seconds to brake from 186 mph (299 km/h) to standstill, during which it will cover 246 metres. Power for the electric motor is stored in a 324-cell lithium-ion high density battery pack located behind the cabin, developed by Johnson Matthey Battery Systems. The battery can be charged by the engine or through a plug-in equipment and can be fully charged in two hours. The car can be operated using either the petrol engine, the electric motor or with a combination of the two.
9. Lamborghini Aventador
Top speed: 217mph
Price: £264,005
Manufacturer: Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A
It uses Lamborghini's new 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) 6.5 litre 60° V12 engine weighing 235 kg. 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) by 2.9 s. Its transmission is a single-clutch seven-speed semi-automatic.
10. Porsche 918 Spyder
Top speed: 214mph
Price: £781,115
Manufacturer: Porsche
It was first shown as a concept car at the 80th Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. The engine weighs around 135 kg according to Porsche and it delivers 608 horsepower (453 kW) at 8,500 rpm and 528 N·m (389 lbf·ft) of maximum torque.
