Top 10 Fastest Cars in the World

The SSC Ultimate Aero has since broken the record as the fastest production car in the world, and I plan to address this in my next list. Be sure to subscribe to the Automoblog RSS Feed or free email newsletter to stay up-to-date.

Bugatti Veyron

Top Speed: 252.2 mph

1001 Horsepower

No surprises here, the fastest and most powerful production car ever makes the top of the list. I wonder when Koenigsegg will decide to take the #1 position and beef up the CCX.

Koenigsegg CCX

Top Speed: 250 mph

900 Horsepower

As I said above, I expect Koenigsegg to take the number one spot eventually; those crazy Swedes aren’t fooling around.

Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo

Top Speed: 248 mph

750 Horsepower

VCars didn’t specify that it’s an S7 Twin-Turbo, but that’s what they’re talking about. This is one bad-ass car.

McLaren F1

Top Speed: 240.14

620 Horsepower

Can you believe this? The McLaren F1 was made in 1994, 13 years ago, and it’s still one of the fastest cars in the world. This happens to be the first car on this list I would purchase if I had the cash. Then I’d buy the Koenigsegg.

Ferrari Enzo

Top Speed: 217 mph

657 Horsepower

Ferrari’s newest Mega-Car seems to have people crashing it left and right, but the drivers always walk away fine (physically.) With only 399 of these ever made, the value of the car goes up with each crash.

Jaguar XJ220

Top Speed: 217 mph

549 Horsepower

Even older than the McLaren F1, the Jaguar XJ220 has been on this list since 1992. Be sure to check out the Pininfarina version as well.

Pagani Zonda F

Top Speed: 215 mph

602 Horsepower

Yes, I know this is a picture of the Roadster, not the Zonda F. With Pagani’s new Zonda R on the way, the Zonda might be creeping up on this list faster than Bugatti can say “We need bigger turbos.”

Lamborghini Murcielago

Top Speed: 213

633 Horsepower

I think VCars got a little bit confused here. The title suggests they mean the standard Murcielago, but the top speed and pictures tell us they’re talking about the LP640. Let’s clear this up a bit…the horsepower on the LP640 is 640 (hence the name,) and the hp rating on the standard Murcielago is 580.

Porsche Carrera GT

Top Speed: 209 mph

605 Horsepower

Porsche’s fastest, most attractive (and most expensive) car to date comes in at #9.

McLaren Mercedes SLR

Top Speed: 207 mph

626 Horsepower

Ferrari 360 Modena Replica

this is the first Ferrari 360 Modena replica I’ve ever seen that actually looks good! Now that I think about it, it’s one of the only kit cars in general that looks good. Yeah, that picture up there is the kit, not the real 360.

The Ferrari 360 Modena happens to be my favorite car of all time, and while there aren’t very many kits out there for it, there are a few I’ve seen…and they’re hideous. Take this horrendous example:

Sorry to whoever made this, but that looks terrible, and wouldn’t fool anybody. It doesn’t even have the glass covering the engine! C’mon, that’s part of the 360’s character.

Anyway, this kit from Extreme Cars looks great, and being such a 360 Modena lover I’d say I’m pretty critical (or is it cynical?) It can even be converted from a 2-seater to a family-hauling 4-seater. That’s pretty impressive. It’s built on the Peugeot 406 as opposed to an MR2 or Fiero, which attributes to the accuracy. From what I can tell it’s of high quality, and each panel is spaced correctly, showing the craftsmanship is good. The rear of the car is surprisingly accurate, other than the lack of tailpipes, unless I’m missing something here:

Bank Mandiri Kucurkan Dana Rp. 200 Milyar Untuk Pembiayaan Mobil

PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI) telah menyalurkan kredit kepada anak usahanya, PT Mandiri Tunas Finance (MTF) sebesar Rp 200 miliar sebagai fasilitas pembiayaan mobil bekas.

Menurut Senior Vice President Business Banking I Bank Mandiri Tatang Tabroni, penyaluran pembiayaan ini diharapkan dapat mendorong peningkatan bisnis showroom penjualan kendaraan bermotor. Khususnya di kawasan Pusat Mobil Kemayoran (PMK).

"Pembiayaan senilai total Rp 200 miliar kepada showroom penjualan mobil bekas yang menjadi mitra MTF di kawasan PMK. Bank Mandiri terus menyalurkan pembiayaan di kawasan lain di masa yang akan datang," jelasnya dalam keterangan tertulis yang diterima detikFinance di Jakarta, Minggu (4/7/2010).

Tatang menambahkan, pangsa pasar mobil bekas tercatat mengalami pertumbuhan, akibat pengaruh naiknya volume penjualan mobil baru dan juga pertumbuhan ekonomi nasional yang semakin membaik.

"Peningkatan penjualan (mobil bekas) juga karena adanya rencana pemberlakuan pajak progresif dan Pajak Penjualan atas Barang Mewah (PPNBM) yang tinggi untuk mobil baru sehingga dapat mendorong masyarakat beralih membeli mobil bekas," ucap Tatang.

Sinergi ini dipercaya dapat meningkatkan kemampuan MTF untuk berkompetisi dan meningkatkan performa bisnis. Sampai saat ini Tunas Finance memiliki jaringan 32 kantor cabang di 20 kota di Indonesia.

Penyaluran kredit kepada showroom mobil bekas rekanan MTF sepanjang tahun 2009, sebanyak 842 showroom dengan 237 showroom diantaranya berlokasi di Jakarta. Di kawasan Pusat Mobil Kemayoran sendiri terdapat sekitar 165 showroom dengan 115 showroom diantaranya telah menjadi rekanan MTF. Sampai akhir Mei 2010 nilai penjualan mobil bekas yang mendapatkan pembiayaan dari MTF mencapai Rp 500 miliar.