World's Fastest Cars

Supercars and high speed are a part of every car enthusiast's fantasy. They are like endangered species rare enough to keep attracting our attention over and over again and never do we seem to get bored with them. We have compiled for you a list of some of the world's fastest street-legal cars.

However, identifying the world's fastest car isn't as easy as one would expect, as there are a number of criteria that go in to putting together the world's fastest car. Some models are well known for their 0-100 kmph acceleration, while some have engines with horsepower outputs comparable to rockets. Yet, there are some which can accelerate from standstill to 100 kmph within the blink of an eye. However, we decided to present to you only the top 10 street-legal factory-made, fastest cars in the world in terms of maximum speed, as declared by the manufacturers.

Barabus TKR
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For those who thought that Veyron would take the first spot hands down, there is news for you. Barabus TRK is the latest offering in the list of the fastest super cars, having dethroned the Bugatti beast.

Designed, engineered, certified and marketed by a British company called Barabus Sportscars Limited, and produced in Italy, TKR was conceived to combine more power than a Formula One racecar with the driving pleasure of a road car. TKR has 1005 bhp, and can do 0 to 100 kmph in an unbelievably 1.67 seconds. With a relatively small engine, as compared to other fastest cars, this 6-litre V8 twin-turbocharged with dual intercoolers has a declared top speed of 435 kmph, nearly 20 km more than that of Veyron.

Bugatti Veyron
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Many people think this monster is still the fastest car in the world. With a proven top speed of 408 kmph, Buggati Veyron comes second in the list of fastest car. Also listed amongst the world's most expensive car, this French beauty can accelerate from 0 to 100 km in 2.5 seconds.

The Veyron is four-wheel-drive, and with four turbochargers, 8-litre W16 engine makes a minimum 1000 bhp. It is therefore no surprise to discover that the car contains 17 different cooling devices. A super-fast shifting seven-speed DSG (direct shift gear) gearbox and mega price-tag completes this ultimate high-speed package. Veyron weighs almost two tons, which makes it the heaviest car on the top 10 fastest cars list.

Koenigsegg CCX
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Having spent almost the entire century trying to capture the McLaren F1's top speed record, the Swedish supercar came up with Koenigsegg in 2005 which had a top speed of 387 kmph only to see Veyron re-arranging the list once again few months later.

So to bury the pain, the Swedish maker came up with a new version of Koenigsegg, CCX. However, they could not beat Veyron and managed to achieve a top speed of 403 kmph and is rated the third fastest car in the world. With 4.7-litre V8 twin superchargers engine, CCX develops 806 bhp and 915 Nm of torque, enough to propel a car from 0-100 kmph in 3.2 seconds. Read More ....