Top 10 fastest cars in the world

Do you want to know the top 10 fastest cars in the world? Here I have listed below the top 10 fastest cars in the world. Car is a vehicle which comes under the category of automobile which means it can move itself. 


There are more than 100 car models available when we seek through worldwide. The rank assigned for each model is based on its speed and fuel consumption. Speed of a car is generally based on the capacity of the engine and the type of fuel used.

In these days, most of the automobiles we are using are propelled by an internal combustion engine, which are fueled by either petrol or diesel. Both fuels are known as gasoline causes air pollution and are also responsible for global warming.

 The car manufacturers replaced the existing technologies with plug-in electric automobile, hydrogen automobile and hybrid automobile to overcome global warming. Automobiles using fuels such as ethanol and natural gas are also purchased commonly in many countries. Cars which are listed below are cost effective and excellent features are available in it.

Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4

The Bugatti veyron EB 16.4 is a mid engine sports car with speed of 431.072 km/h in 2.5 sec. It is developed by Volkswagen group. The Bugatti Veyron is manufactured by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S in france. The original top speed of this Bugatti veyron is of 253mph. The “EB” stands for founder of Bugatti ‘Ettore Bugatti’ and the "16.4" refers to 16 cylinders and four turbochargers of the engine.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 408.47 km/h
Price: $2,400,00(base price)
Style: Mid-engine, four-wheel drive, two-door coupé/targa top
Engine power: 736 kW of horsepower and 922 lbf-ft of Torque
Engine: 8.0 litre W16, 64v 2xDOHC quad-turbocharged petrol engine

Awards
Germany on July 10, 2010 with the new Super Sport and the Bugatti Veyron reclaimed the title of the fastest car in the world. The standard Bugatti Veyron won Top Gear's Best Car Driven All Year award in 2005.

Hennessey Venom GT

The Hennessey venom GT is a sports car manufactured by Hennessey Performance Engineering with speed of 427.6 km/h (265.7 mph) on March 29, 2010. The Hennessey Venom GT manufactures have their production industry in Sealy, Texas. The engines of Hennessey venom GT is built and tested in Silverstone, England.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 427.6 km/h (265.7 mph).
Price: $2,500,00(base price)
Style: 2-door coupe and 2-door roadster
Engine power: 1,244 bhp (928 kW; 1,261 PS) of power and 1,155 lb-ft of torque
Engine: 7.0 L (430 cu in) LS9, Twin Turbocharged V8

Award
Guinness World Record awarded as ‘quickest modified production car’ in the world on January 21, 2013.

Koenigsegg Agera R

The Koenigsegg Agera R is a sports car koenigsegg which is a Swedish car manufacturer in 2011. The word ‘Agera’ means ‘to take action’. The top speed of Agera is 418km/h and the initial speed of this car is 395 km/h with a 4.7 litre v8 engine. It has a capacity to travel 100 km/h in 3.1 sec and 200 km/h in 8.9 sec.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 418 km/h (260 mph)
Price: $1,600,000(Base price)
Style: 2-door targa top
Engine power: 940 kW of power and 810 lb-ft of torque
Engine: 5.0 L (305 cu in) V8 twin-turbocharged1,140 PS (838 kW; 1,124 bhp)

Award
Koenigsegg Agera R was awarded as ‘Hypercar of the Year’ by the magazine ‘Top Gear’ in 2010

SSC Ultimate Aero

The SSC Ultimate Aero is a fastest sports car manufactured by SSC North America in 2007. The initial speed of SSC Ultimate Aero is 380 km/h. The top speed of this SSC Ultimate Aero is increased to 431 km/h in 2011 by changing the engine and fuel.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 431 km/h
Price: $654,400(base price)
Style: 2-door berlinetta
Engine power:  782 bhp of horse power and 860 N/m of Torque
Engine: SSC proprietary Billet Aluminium 423.6 cubic-inch or 6.94 litre Twin-Turbo V8

Award
World’s fastest car award in 2007 by Guinness World Records

Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo

The Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo is a American super car manufactured by Steve Saleen in 2000. The initial speed of this saleen is 350 km/h in 3.2 sec and the increased speed of this saleen is 399 km/h in 2.8 sec. Twin-Turbo system is used in this saleen from 2005 to power up the engine.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 399 km/h
Price: $555,000 (base price)
Style: Two-door coupé
Engine power: 750 kW of horsepower
Engine: Ford 427, 7.0 L aluminium V8

Award
The saleen s7 twin-turbo had won the title in Larbre Compétition in 2010.

Koenigsegg CCX

Koeningsegg CCX is a most beautiful car among the top 10 cars. The term CCX indicates Competition Coupe X. X indicates the roman number 10. The koenigsegg CCX is manufactured by koenigsegg Automotive AB. The koenigsegg CCX is the first CC car test drive in 1996.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 394 km/h
Price: $545,568 (base price)
Style: Two-door targa top
Engine power: 806 kW of horsepower
Engine: 4.8 L V8 (twin s/c gasoline/ethanol)

Awards
Awarded as ‘Best Performing Green Exotic’ in 2009 by duPont Registry
Awarded as ‘Most Beautiful Car’ by Forbes Magazine

McLaren F1

The McLaren F1 is the supreme fastest car in the 20^th century. McLaren F1 is the most fastest Mercedes formula 1 race car. The speed of this car is 386 km/h in 3.2 sec. This car has bat wing like doors and speed is also like a bat.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 386 km/h
Price: $970,000 (base price)
Style: Two-door coupé
Engine power: 627 kW of horsepower
Engine: 6.1 L S70/2 V12

Award
Awarded as ‘World’s fastest car’.

Zenvo ST

Zenvo ST is a super fast car from a Danish sports car company Zenvo Automotive. The zenvo is smaller in size with 7 litres v8 engine with high performance. The performance is based on the turbo action and super charger which will improve the speed of the car.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 374 km/h
Price: $1,225,000 (base price)
Style: Two-door coupé
Engine power: 932 kW of horsepower and 1050 lbf-ft of Torque
Engine: Turbocharged and Supercharged 7 Litre V8

Noble M600

The Noble M600 is a British super fast sports car manufactured by Noble Automotive in Leicestershire. It is made up of stainless steel and carbon fibre with 4.4 litres v8 with Twin-turbo chargers. Its speed is 362 km/h in 3.7 sec.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 362 km/h
Price: $330,000 (base price)
Style: Two-door and two seat coupe
Engine power: 650 kW of horsepower
Engine: Twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8

Ferrari Enzo

Ferrari Enzo is a sports car with formula 1 technology such as carbon-fibre body, active aerodynamics and traction control. The Ferrari Enzo was built by Enzo Ferrari , founder of Ferrari company. Ferrari Enzo F140 is the first generation vehicle in 2002 and F430 is the second generation vehicle in 2005.

Characteristics
Top Speed: 349 km/h
Price: $670,000 (base price)
Style: Mid-engine, Front view two-door coupé
Engine power: 660 kW of horsepower
Engine: Aluminium V12 berlinetta