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<img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_15" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:a3cfe7d7-5c0f-335e-5b40-e941837d19a5@yahoo.com" alt="Rimac Nevera R displayed at event" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Rimac
Nevera R displayed at event</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Sjoerd
Van Der Wal/Getty Images</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Petrolheads
have (at least for now) long since had to accept the
fact that cars just aren't typically very fast
compared to their airborne counterparts. There are
aircraft that can travel multiple times faster than
the speed of sound, while the only car ever to break
the sound barrier was the Thrust SSC, which <a shape="rect" href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/land-speed-(fastest-car)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Guinness
World Records</a> notes hit just over 763 mph at
Nevada's Black Rock Desert in 1997. </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0in;background:rgb(247, 247, 247);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261continue-read-break"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Down
here on terra firma, then, it would take an
extraordinary machine to approach speeds even half
as fast as the Thrust SSC, the fastest car in
history, which was powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce
Spey 202 jet engines. Thankfully, there's a select
group of extraordinary machines capable of doing
just that. SlashGear has covered some of the fastest
supercars ever made, and there are some truly
stunning machines, including the SSC Tuatara and the
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Needless
to say, these are vehicles that are a cut above the
average Silverados and F-Series trucks you're used
to idling next to in traffic. Is there a step above
even those, though? How about the fastest hypercars?
If you really want to check out the fastest, rarest,
and most extravagantly high-performance models on
the planet, we've ranked these hypercars in order of
their top speeds for you to drool over. From hybrids
to pure EVs, there's a wide range of monstrous
vehicles from around the world here. Enjoy!</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Read
more: <a shape="rect" href="https://www.slashgear.com/1521320/chevrolet-highest-horsepower-engines-ever-built-ranked/?zsource=msnsyndicated" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chevrolet's
10 Highest Horsepower Engines Ever Built, Ranked</a></span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Porsche
918 Spyder: 211 Mph</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_14" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:f9d7ba75-448c-2400-8098-2873d3f35fd4@yahoo.com" alt="Porsche 918 Spyder parked on grass" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Porsche
918 Spyder parked on grass</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© UltraTech66/Wikimedia
Commons</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">If
you've ever had a stealthy arachnid startle you as
it fell out of nowhere and scuttled at great speed
across the floor out of sight, you'll probably
appreciate that Spider is a very appropriate name
for a lightning-fast hypercar. The Valkyrie Spider
from Aston Martin will appear later in this rundown,
but first up is the Spyder from Porsche.</span></p>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/autos/10-cheap-sports-cars-that-can-keep-up-with-a-porsche-911/vi-AA1qAsN2?ocid=msedgntp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none;"><span></span></span></a><a shape="rect" href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/autos/10-cheap-sports-cars-that-can-keep-up-with-a-porsche-911/vi-AA1qAsN2?ocid=msedgntp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img border="0" width="32" height="32" style="width:.3333in;min-height:.3333in;" src="cid:57443124-ac58-ae5c-68f2-6dcdbb29d8c6@yahoo.com" title="" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></a></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261related-video-title-bold"><b><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;">Related
video</span></b></span>: 10 Cheap Sports Cars
That Can Keep Up With A Porsche 911 (TopSpeed)</p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:black;vertical-align:top;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:white;">In
this article, we put together a list of used</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:21.0pt;background:black;vertical-align:top;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:white;">10
Cheap Sports Cars That Can Keep Up With A Porsche
911</span></b></p>
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<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/autos/10-cheap-sports-cars-that-can-keep-up-with-a-porsche-911/vi-AA1qAsN2?ocid=msedgntp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261cta-overlay-text"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:white;text-decoration:none;">View on Watch</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none;"><span></span></span></a><a shape="rect" href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/autos/10-cheap-sports-cars-that-can-keep-up-with-a-porsche-911/vi-AA1qAsN2?ocid=msedgntp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img border="0" width="32" height="32" style="width:.3333in;min-height:.3333in;" src="cid:57443124-ac58-ae5c-68f2-6dcdbb29d8c6@yahoo.com" alt="View on Watch" title="" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></a></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
German giant's 918 had a short but dazzling life. It
was first seen at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, a
concept vehicle that would make it to production as
is the wont of Porsche's outlandish ideas. It set
out to prove that hybrid power and, well, just plain
power could be a very practical and potent
combination.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
production 918 Spyder arrived in 2013, and it was
quite the impressive beast. A 0-62 of 2.8 seconds
and a 0-124 mph of just under eight seconds is
absolutely nothing to sneeze at, and the 211-mph top
speed is stunning too. Another thing that made the
model unique was its all-electric E-Power
function. Two years later, in June 2015, Porsche
marked the end of the model's production. Though
relatively short-lived, there's no denying that it
was an innovative and highly effective design. The
key to its performance was not its 4.6-liter V8
engine alone, but the combination of that engine
with its two electric motors. The interplay between
them offered a total torque of 944 lb-ft, as well as
887 horsepower. </span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Pagani
Huayra R Evo: 218 Mph</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_8" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:3ead6542-803f-7f70-0681-df24d6e1863b@yahoo.com" alt="Pagani Huayra R displayed in street" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Pagani
Huayra R displayed in street</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Saggittarius
A/Wikimedia Commons</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Elsewhere
in Europe, the Italian Pagani Huayra R awaits.
Needless to say, a hypercar is the kind of vehicle
that's going to need a special powertrain behind it,
and with the Huayra, only a very specialized engine
will do: the V12 R. The Huayra R was launched in
2021, equipped with a 6-liter V12 engine created by
HWA (Mercedes-Benz's racing subsidiary). This is an
exclusive engine for the model, and very exclusive
it is too: just 30 Huayra Rs were made.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
engine sports 838 horsepower, which may sound ever
so slightly -- if the word may even be used in
reference to the Huayra R -- modest, compared to
some of the ludicrous creations on this list, but
its performance is no joke. Naturally aspirated,
unlike its twin-turbo predecessors, it can achieve
speeds of 200 mph according to a 2023 <a shape="rect" href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/pagani/huayra/first-drives/pagani-huayra-r-first-drive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Autocar</a> review.
Was that enough for Pagani, though? It was not.
There was more to be coaxed from the Huayra family
yet, in the shape of the R Evo. </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">This
model, <a shape="rect" href="https://www.pagani.com/press/huayra-r-evo/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pagani</a> reported
in February 2024, features an "upgraded and enhanced
V12-R Evo engine," with its output increased to 900
horsepower. This, in turn, affords it an increased
top speed of 218 mph. The open-top style was
implemented not solely for the aesthetic, but it
also makes the model even more aerodynamic: "there
is an incredible 45% increase in downforce and a 21%
increase in aerodynamic efficiency with the same
resistance," the brand noted. </span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Aston
Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro: 225 Mph, Estimated Up To
250 Mph</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_7" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:2d09e207-4a8d-4f45-ce84-0180a686740c@yahoo.com" alt="Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro display" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Aston
Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro display</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Supermop/Shutterstock</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Another
British icon of the auto world, Aston Martin weighs
in with another heavy hitter of a hypercar. It took
quite some time to do so, however. The Valkyrie was
first introduced in July of 2016, then known only as
AM-RB 001. <a shape="rect" href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/aston-martin-valkyrie-your-life-so-far-timeline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Top Gear</a> quotes
Aston Martin chief designer Marek Reichman as
explaining that the name Valkyrie was chosen because
"the connotations of power and honour-- of being
chosen by the Gods -- are so evocative."</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
hypercar's designers can clearly talk the talk, but
the critical thing is that the Valkyrie is able to
walk the walk to back it up. Those with a cool $3
million to buy the vehicle would quite rightly
expect nothing less. The 2025 edition beats out its
fellow British hypercar, McLaren's Speedtail, in
terms of its horsepower, offering a total of
1,139bhp (1,160 horsepower) with its Cosworth V12.
This is a 6.5-liter naturally aspirated monster of
an engine, supported by an electric motor that
serves as a go-even-faster button should such a
thing be necessary.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Alongside
the Coupe, the Valkyrie family also includes the
Spider, an open-top variant, and the AMR Pro, an
edition that sacrificed the road-legal status of the
Valkyrie in order to push speed even further still.
This version was first seen at the Geneva Motor Show
in 2018. <a shape="rect" href="https://media.astonmartin.com/aston-martin-valkyrie-amr-pro-makes-world-debut-at-geneva-show/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aston
Martin</a>, in a press release introducing the
model, boasted that it is capable of speeds of 225
mph "even in high-downforce track configuration,"
topping out at approximately 250 mph overall. </span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">McLaren
Speedtail: 250 Mph</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_6" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:bc9e10e7-3b70-2518-0fb6-65f5db4e1444@yahoo.com" alt="Back view of McLaren Speedtail" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Back
view of McLaren Speedtail</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Liam
Walker/Wikimedia Commons</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
McLaren brand is no stranger to the world of
high-performance, powerful vehicles. There's only
one, however, that <a shape="rect" href="https://cars.mclaren.com/gb-en/ultimate-models/mclaren-speedtail" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">McLaren</a> has
the audacity to call the Speedtail and proudly
boasts that it has a "staggering top speed ...
higher than any car we've ever created," coupled
with "the fastest acceleration delivered by any
McLaren to date." </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
numbers speak for themselves: the Speedtail can hit
250 mph, and should conditions permit, it certainly
wouldn't take long to do so either as it can
accelerate from 0 to approximately 186 mph in a mere
12.8 seconds. </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Enabling
this kind of blistering pace requires a little more
than your average car engine. At the heart of the
Speedtail is a 4-liter V8, the M840T, which is built
by Ricardo at the company's plant and shipped across
Britain to McLaren's headquarters. This engine has a
horsepower of 1,036, along with 848 lb-ft torque.
First revealed in October 2018, the Speedtail,
boasting a price tag of approximately $2,240,000,
was designed with aerodynamics at the forefront of
every aspect of its sleek style. </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Carbon
fiber construction, its long, eye-catching tail, and
the relentless removal and reduction of shutlines
wherever possible, all contribute to an overall
focus on encouraging the smooth flow of air and
attempting to eradicate the negative effects of
drag. It's a battle aircraft designers face on a
daily basis, and so too do the creators of the
Speedtail and the other illustrious vehicles in this
rundown. </span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Koenigsegg
Regera: 255 Mph</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_5" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:eb9e273b-5826-74c8-750a-b9e1dea5cebd@yahoo.com" alt="Front view of Koenigsegg Regera on display" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Front
view of Koenigsegg Regera on display</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Martyn
Lucy/Getty Images</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Koenigsegg
is another name that was inevitably going to arise
on this list. The brand is known to get creative
with its vehicles, components, and concepts,
venturing deep into technologies such as <a shape="rect" href="https://www.slashgear.com/1769446/what-is-a-camless-engine-which-cars-have-one-explained/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the
still-rather-experimental world of camless engines</a> and
developing some suitably unique machines in the
process.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
Regera is one of the marque's most unique
creations. <a shape="rect" href="https://www.koenigsegg.com/model/regera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Koenigsegg</a> declares
that it "was specifically designed to be a luxury
megacar alternative to Koenigsegg's traditional
extreme, lightweight, race-like, road-legal cars,"
and with its specs in mind, it seems that "megacar"
was an appropriate choice of phrasing. It has a
monstrous total of approximately 1,500 horsepower,
accomplished by its electric drive (offering 700 hp)
and twin turbo V8 combined. The optional
Environmental Power Upgrade pushes this even
further, to 1,757 hp.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">What's
really important is the performance that this
powertrain offers. The Regera is <a shape="rect" href="https://www.slashgear.com/1703234/fastest-koenigsegg-models-by-top-speed/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">one of the
fastest models Koenigsegg has ever produced</a>,
matching McLaren's Speedtail by hitting a remarkable
250 mph. Its maximum speed, per <a shape="rect" href="https://www.motor1.com/news/445934/koenigsegg-regera-acceleration-test/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Motor 1</a>,
is 255 mph, but for Christian Von Koenigsegg,
acceleration was more of a focus than top speed. As
he told <a shape="rect" href="https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/world-exclusive-drive-koenigsegg-regera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Top Gear</a> during
the outlet's test drive of the machine in August
2016, "we've realised ... chasing the ultimate top
speed is starting to become a nonsense, so our
philosophy is more like this: whoever gets to 250
mph first wins." The car, using its unique Direct
Drive system instead of a convention gearbox, can
accelerate from 90-155 mph in slightly over three
seconds.</span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Rimac
Nevera R: 256 Mph</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_4" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:28e842d5-8fc6-4ae3-954e-c4959fcd5235@yahoo.com" alt="Close-up of Rimac Nevera R" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Close-up
of Rimac Nevera R</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Sjoerd
Van Der Wal/Getty Images</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Now,
all drivers have thoughts about electric cars. You
might have decided an EV is exactly what you want,
or you might scoff at the very idea of owning one.
The only thought that you probably have when it
comes to the Rimac Nevera, however, is darn, that's
fast. Unlike the Porsche 918 Spyder with its E-Power
mode, this little doozy is all electric, all the
time.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.rimac-automobili.com/nevera/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rimac</a> named
its electric powerhouse for a type of violent storm,
and as though to attempt to prove it was worthy of
that mighty moniker, stuffed it with enough power to
hit 256 mph -- a pace that <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rimac-automobili.com/NeveraR/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rimac</a> specifies
it can achieve "with manufacturer oversight" -- as
well as the acceleration to achieve 0-60 mph in 1.74
seconds and a 0-186 mph in 9.22 seconds. </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">What
kind of power system pushes it to those levels? A
quartet of motors, one for each of its wheels. Then,
of course, there's the battery itself, a T-shaped
carbon fiber design incorporated into the very
monocoque of the Nevera. The output of the Nevera R
was boosted even further, to the 2,017-horsepower
mark.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
Nevera, <a shape="rect" href="https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/video-aspark-owl-sp600-becomes-unofficially-the-worlds-fastest-ev/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Goodwood</a> reports,
claimed a speed record at the Automotive Testing
facility Papenburg in 2022 that afforded it the
title of fastest EV on the planet. Needless to say,
though, others had their eye on that coveted title,
and the next vehicle in this rundown technically,
depending on your viewpoint, claimed it for itself. </span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Aspark
Owl: 272.6 Mph</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_3" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:21c4fcef-6cc3-b614-4078-b21331c52f40@yahoo.com" alt="Aspark Owl displayed at auto event" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Aspark
Owl displayed at auto event</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Zhe
Ji/Getty Images</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
ingenuity and scrupulous safety standards of
Japanese automakers are celebrated around the world.
So, too, is the nation's capacity to do wonderful
and often absurd things in the wide world of
technology. Blend all these qualities together into
one hypercar and you get the Aspark Owl. This was
Japan's very first hypercar, and what a unique debut
to make in that arena. Revealed in its specs-ready
state in 2019, the Aspark Owl offered just shy of
2,000 horsepower (1,984 to be precise) and, like the
Nevera, a four-motor system that feeds each wheel
separately.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29785800/aspark-owl-electric-hypercar/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Car And
Driver</a> noted at the time that the Owl claimed
a top speed of 249 mph, but as time went on, it
would prove to have more power in its locker. <a shape="rect" href="https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/video-aspark-owl-sp600-becomes-unofficially-the-worlds-fastest-ev/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Goodwood</a> notes
that, back at the Automotive Testing facility
Papenburg, it achieved a top speed of 272.6 mph, but
there's a vital caveat to make: This was not an
officially verified speed, and so the world record
for an EV remained with Nevera.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">It's
not just about pure top speed alone, of course. What
about formidable acceleration, to allow you to reach
that speed? There's not much that can truly rival
this Japanese speedster in that department, either.
The SP600 that achieved this pace also had the pace
to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 1.72 seconds, with a
quarter-mile of 8.73 seconds. </span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Bugatti
Chiron Super Sport 300 Plus: 304.77 Mph</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_2" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:c8fb9a60-0882-e3de-d52f-2513bf303371@yahoo.com" alt="Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ outdoors" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Bugatti
Chiron Super Sport 300+ outdoors</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Joshua
Hickey/Wikimedia Commons</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Here's
what could be considered one of the most remarkable
French cars of all time: the Bugatti Chiron. It
burst onto the scene at 2016's Geneva Motor Show,
and it was quickly apparent that the Veyron --
itself a monster that became the world's fastest
production model in 2005, hitting 253 mph -- had
been outdone, and in style. The fact that the debut
Chiron was specifically limited to a maximum of 261
mph, still outspeeding most of the vehicles in this
rundown, speaks volumes about the ludicrous
potential of the model. </span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">It
wouldn't be long before it took further phenomenal
steps, either. In 2019, the Chiron Super Sport 300+
arrived, with <a shape="rect" href="https://www.slashgear.com/1611050/bugatti-chiron-engine-what-have-how-much-horsepower/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">its 8-liter
W16 engine -- as sported by every Chiron</a> —
being an upgrade of that found in the standard
Chiron. The result of Bugatti's further tinkering is
that the 300+ offers approximately 1,578 horsepower.
A more aerodynamic body was developed, and carbon
fiber elements -- down to the windscreen wiper --
demonstrate how serious the team was about pushing
the Chiron family's performance to absurd lengths.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">All
of this paid off. In August 2019, the 300+ hit
304.77 mph at Ehra-Lessien Test Track in Germany,
driven by one Andy Wallace. The 300+ instantly
became an icon for the feat. In an <a shape="rect" href="https://www.evo.co.uk/features/206785/my-life-cars-andy-wallace-racer-and-bugatti-test-driver" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EVO</a> interview
in May 2024, Wallace reminisced, "For somebody who
has been interested in cars from a very early age, I
could almost pinch myself -- here I am, in the daddy
of all cars, and I'm just about to exceed 300mph.
Hats off to everyone involved in the project."</span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:27.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Koenigsegg
Jesko Absolut: 330 Mph (Potentially)</span></h2>
<p style="background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"><img id="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261Picture_x0020_1" border="0" style="width:100%;max-width:664px;" src="cid:d77c799c-fd8d-4113-7895-0b931f760f69@yahoo.com" alt="A Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut on display" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973"></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#f7f7f7;" class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973MsoNormal"><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-caption"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">A
Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut on display</span></span><span class="ydp6a15c57dyiv8030009242ydp81ca6f0ayiv9853481973m_-7324854260601116261image-attribution"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#707070;">© Calreyn88/Wikimedia
Commons</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">Here's
a model that hasn't physically achieved 300+ mph but
is projected to be able to do so and even more.
Another of Koenigsegg's extreme creations, the Jesko
Absolut harnesses up to 1,600 horsepower via a V8
bristling with Koenigsegg technology. It utilizes
incredibly lightweight components from the pistons
to the crankshaft, all intended to contribute to the
overall efficiency and stability of the ride.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">The
Absolut has an equally formidable and closely
related counterpart, the Jesko Attack. As its name
would suggest, this is a more aggressively inclined
model designed to tear up the track, sporting the
same 1,600 hp (1,280 hp without E85 biofuel) engine.
What the team did with the Absolut, however, was
focus on reducing drag and increasing speed. In the
end, the Absolut's drag coefficient was cut all the
way down to 0.278 Cd, without the enormous downforce
of the Attack's prominent wing.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#f7f7f7;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#242424;">In
July 2024, the Absolut hit 256 mph in a Swedish
airfield in the hands of test driver Markus Lundh.
The truly frightening thing, though, is what it
might have to offer beyond that. Back in 2020,
Christian von Koenigsegg boasted in an interview
with <a shape="rect" href="https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a31246635/koenigsegg-absolut-top-speed-test-possibiltiy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Road &
Track</a>, "If you run the numbers, you take the
frontal area, the cd, the power, the gear ratio, the
power curve ... the simulations say 532 km/h (330
mph), or something like that." Should those
simulations ever translate into real-world
performance, it would be a marvel to behold.</span></p>
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