What is the most important metric when it comes to sports cars? Well, of course, speed!
The first world record was set in 1898, when the Frenchman Gaston de Chasselus-Loba accelerated his electric car to 63.15 km / h, driving a distance of 1 km.
At that time it was the fastest car in the world.
Later, manufacturers sought to create a car that could overcome the mark of 300 km / h. Such cars to this day, however, faster models have already appeared.
1. Bugatti Veyron SuperSport - 415 km/hWorld's fastest production car created French manufacturer Bugatti
On test site in Era-Lessin (Germany), he put a new one, accelerating to 431.6 km / h. A corresponding entry about this is available in the Guinness Book of Records. True, to protect the tires, the top speed was limited by the manufacturer to 415.
Increase the power of a supercar to 1200 hp. With. succeeded by installing four larger turbochargers and so-called charge air coolers. In addition, the 16-cylinder engine develops a maximum torque of 1500 Nm. Air for its cooling enters through pipes installed on the roof.
From the design of this sports car from Molsheim alone, you can already guess its advantages. It has a streamlined, elongated shape; the bodywork is made of carbon fiber materials and can be finished with clear lacquer on request.
2. Hennessey Venom GT - 418 km / h. Venom GT, which can be driven on public roads, accelerates to a maximum of 427 km / h. This has not yet been officially confirmed, however, in January 2013, the Texas Muscle-Car with a capacity of 1261 hp. With. proved his extraordinary abilities: he accelerated from standstill to three "hundreds" in 13.63 seconds, which even Bugatti is not capable of. Therefore, Venom GT is now considered its main competitor.
2. Koenigsegg Agera R - 418 km / h It is expected that this car with a capacity of 1140 liters. in the next five years, it will also be a serious competitor to Bugatti.
The new generation Agera R cars from the Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg are also in the TOP of the fastest vehicles. However, to develop a maximum speed of 440 km / h, this serial sports car can not. Based on technical regulations for it, it was limited to 418.
Winter sports enthusiasts can fit the Agera R with a ski rack and Winter tires and calm in the mountains.
3. SSC Ultimate Aero - Maximum speed - 413 km / h, Shelby SuperCars is the creator of a huge number of iconic cars (Mustang, Cobra). Although owner Carroll Shelby is not related to racing driver Jarod Shelby, who developed the legendary racing supercar, the new Ultimate Aero has something in common with it. It is also equipped with a twin-turbo V8, which makes it even more powerful than the Koenigsegg. Indicators 1305 l. With. and 1509 Nm - . And this is enough to reach the speed of 100 km / h in 2.8 seconds. However, in terms of specific gravity, Ultimate Aero loses to the Swedish model.
Before the advent of Koenigsegg, this sports car was the fastest in the world for three years. In 2007, the record was confirmed by the staff of the Guinness Book of Records. Perhaps the next one will be installed by Shelby SuperCars' new SSC Tuatura, which the company is currently working on.
3. 9ff GT9-R - 413 km/h The GT9-R sports car was developed from the Porsche 911 and released small series- only 20 units.
The brainchild of Dortmund tuning company 9ff is only slightly slower than its competitors. Indicators of a twin-turbine engine: 4 liters and 1120 liters. With.
At the request of the client, the design can be modified. According to the manufacturer, in each case, the aerodynamics of the vehicle is optimized according to how the customer intends to use it.
4. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo - 399 km / h About good cars, like about good wine, we can say that they only get better with age. The Saleen S7 is one of the oldest on this list. The model was developed 8 years ago, but due to its elegant beauty and excellent technical specifications Saleen S7 will be in great demand for a long time to come.
Under the hood of the SaleenS7 sports car, which accelerates to a proud 399 km / h, is a twin-turbo aluminum V8 engine in 750 Horse power.
5. Koenigsegg CCX - 394 km / h CCX is not only the cheapest of the list, but also the most economical.
The Swedish car Koenigsegg CCX, which is the "big brother" AgeraR, is only slightly behind other sports supercars: its maximum speed is 394 km/h. The 90-degree V8 engine produces a breathtaking sound and delivers sharp acceleration cars.
In addition, experts who attended a test drive for the iconic Top Gear show were amazed at its extraordinary agility.
6. McLaren F1 - 386 km / h The fastest car of the 1990s has a 12-cylinder V12 from BMW and original gullwing doors.
This is one of the few triple sports cars in which the engine is located in front rear axle. If you paint it black, then in style it would perfectly suit the superhero Batman.
In 1997, the first computer game, which featured the McLaren F1.
7. Zenvo ST1 - 374 km / h The Danish sports car company tried to make its first supercar fast and perfect. Its characteristics: 7-liter V8 engine with 1104 hp. s., acceleration from 0 to the first "hundred" - in 2.9 seconds, maximum speed - 374 km / h.
In total, only 15 copies of Zenvo ST1 were released. They are 100% made in Denmark.
8.Pagani Huayra– 370 km/h This model is not without reason named after the legendary Indian god of the winds Huayra-tata. The manufacturer really wanted to create the fastest car, and therefore, when developing it great attention paid attention to aerodynamic characteristics.
Huayra - successor legendary car Zonda. Available with a seven-speed semi-automatic transmission. Hidden under the hood is a 6-liter V12 from Mercedes-AMG has a capacity of 720 horsepower.
9. Gumpert Apollo 362 km/h In 2009, the Apollo set a record by rushing over the largest and most dangerous Nordschleife race track in 7 minutes. 11.57 sec.
The Gumpert company claims that its Apollo sports car is designed in such a way that it can even drive through the arch of the tunnel. True, no one has dared to do this yet.
The car is equipped with a 4.2 - liter V8 engine with 650 hp. With. and accelerates to a speed of 362 km / h.
Unfortunately, the company is now struggling to survive. In mid-June 2013, car production was stopped. True, for the time being it is temporary.
9. Noble M600 - 362 km / h The M600 is a great model with a very noble design. This car is unique, light (1200 kg) and powerful (4.4-liter V8, 650 horsepower). In terms of characteristics, it is similar to the previous model, with which it shared 9th place.
Before the M600 was introduced to the public, experts said that it could compete with the top three in terms of speed. However, now he only occupies the 9th place in the list.
10. Aston Martin One-77 - 354 km / h These supercars, of which there are only 77 units (hence the numbers in the name), accelerate to speed, as do the Ascari A10 and Lamborghini Aventador. 7.3-liter V12 engine performance: 760 hp With. and 750 Nm of torque.
This model is just perfect. The noble One-77 has a carbon fiber chassis and a handcrafted aluminum body.
10. Ascari A10 - 354 km / h AscariCars, which manufactures cars in small batches, has planned to produce only 50 of these supercars at its factory in Banbury (England).
Ascari A10 with a 5-liter V8 S62 with a capacity of 625 hp With. "flies" from zero to the first "hundred" in 2.8 seconds.
10. Lamborghini Aventador - 350 km / h According to Lamborghini, Aventador was the name of a bull that participated in a bullfight in the arena of the Spanish city of Zaragoza in October 1993.
The Italian supercar Aventador has been chosen by the Dubai police to patrol the streets. It may not be the fastest car on the planet, but the Aventador is great in every way: 700 hp, reliable carbon monocoque, relatively light weight, etc. There is even a 110-liter trunk that can fit a small bag.
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Who and what is capable of moving on our planet and beyond it the fastest? HowStuffWorks journalists have compiled the top 10 fastest things known to man today.
In modern physics, it is believed that speed of light in vacuum is the maximum speed of matter particles. Light is studied by scientists as electromagnetic waves or as a stream of photons - elementary particles whose rest mass is equal to zero. These particles can only move at the speed of light and cannot be at rest.
Today it is accepted that the speed of light in vacuum is a constant physical quantity equal to 299 792 458 m/s, or 1,079,252,848.8 km/h. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes and 19 seconds to cover a distance of 150 million kilometers and reach the Earth.
In this material, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with everything "the fastest" that is known to mankind today.
The fastest man on the planet
The title of the fastest man on the planet belongs to the legendary Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt. He set current world records in the 100 meters (9.58 s; Berlin, 2009), 200 meters (19.19 s; Berlin, 2009) and 4x100 meters (36.84 s, London, 2012). The athlete accelerated to maximum speed 37.578 km/h.Former IOC President Jacques Rogge called Bolt a phenomenon in the sport at the time. " Bolt shows these results because he is a phenomenon in terms of genetics and body structure.", the official noted.
The record run of the Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt in the 100 meters haunted scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. They decided to create a mathematical model of a runner and find out what allowed the athlete to run a hundred meters in 9.58.
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Bolt's tall height (195 cm) makes him a tall athlete. On the one hand, it gives an advantage when running, allowing you to take big steps. On the other hand, the athlete experiences more air resistance. Using data from the International Association of Athletics Federations, whose experts used a laser to measure the position of an athlete every 0.1 seconds, scientists calculated that over the course of their record run, more than 92% of energy expended The bolt was spent on overcoming the force of air resistance. Mathematicians compared Bolt's result, shown at the Beijing Olympiad (9.69), with the record of 2009. According to their calculations, without a tailwind in Berlin, which was 0.9 meters per second, Bolt would have come running later, but still would have set a new world record - 9.68 seconds.
The fastest animals
On the groundThe fastest land animal is cheetah. There is evidence in the scientific literature that these felines can develop maximum speed 105 km/h.
To track the movement of cheetahs in the Botswana savanna, scientists have developed a special collar equipped with a GPS module, gyroscopes and an accelerometer. The device was equipped solar panels that charged the battery during daylight hours. Biologists observed the life of five cheetahs for 17 months.
The highest speed recorded during the work of zoologists turned out to be less than previously measured in zoos (93 versus 105 kilometers per hour).
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In water
Able to move faster in water sailboat. This predatory fish lives in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It can reach speeds up to 100 km/h. During a series of tests conducted at the Long Key fishing camp (Florida, USA), the sailboat swam 91 meters in 3 seconds ( 109 km/h).
Sailfish during movement practically does not create friction with water. This is achieved thanks to a special coating in the form of furrows of small outgrowths where water is retained. In fact, it is this water that comes into contact with sea water, and not the body of the fish itself. In addition, the body is perfectly streamlined. All this allows the fish to reach such high speed movement.
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In the air
The fastest planet
As you know, the earth year lasts 365 days - during this period of time our planet makes a complete revolution around the sun. For comparison, Mercury needs 88 days for this, and Neptune 6000 days.In 2013, using the Kepler space telescope, astronomers managed to detect an exoplanet Kepler-78b. It moves in an orbit 40 times smaller than the orbit of Mercury - the radius of this orbit is only three times the radius of the star itself. Kepler-78b makes a complete revolution around its star in just 8.5 hours and is the main contender for the title of the fastest known planet.
Scientists consider Kepler-78b a real mystery. " We don't know how it formed or how it got to where it is today. All we know is that she won't last long", - says astronomer David Latham. Exoplanet researchers believe that Kepler-78b " will soon fall on a star".
It is worth noting the existence of another candidate for the title of the most " fast planet". This is the planet KOI 1843.03, also discovered using the Kepler telescope. Scientists suggest that a year on this planet lasts only 4.5 hours.
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The fastest toilet
Perhaps the strangest participant in this ranking is the "fastest" toilet. The official website of the Guinness Book of Records says that the record belongs to the toilet Bog Standard presented on March 10, 2011 in Milan. It is a motorcycle with a sidecar, equipped with a bathtub, a sink and a basket for dirty laundry. The structure is able to move at speed 68 km/h. |
However, in May 2013, British self-taught inventor Colin Furze demonstrated a toilet on wheels that he designed, which can reach speeds of up to 88 km/h. It took Ferza about a month to create the "miracle technique". Unusual vehicle equipped with a 140 cc engine.
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The fastest wind
For a long time, a small mountain in New Hampshire (1917 meters above sea level) was considered the place where the highest wind speed on Earth was recorded. In April 1934, on Mount Washington, gusts of wind reached 372 km/h. |
In 2010, an automatic weather station on Barrow Island off the coast of Australia recorded record speed wind - 407 km/h. This is when it comes to our planet.
Michigan State University researchers using the Chandra X-ray Space Observatory have detected the fastest "wind" in the universe blowing from the disk that surrounds the stellar-mass black hole IGR J17091-3624. Stellar-mass black holes are born from the collapse of very massive stars. As a rule, they weigh 5-10 times more than the Sun.
The wind moves at a speed of about 32,000,000 km/h(about 3% of the speed of light). While studying the black hole IGR J17091-3624, scientists also came to an unexpected conclusion: the wind can carry away more material than the black hole has time to capture. " Contrary to popular belief that black holes absorb all the material that approaches them, according to our estimates, up to 95% of the material in the disk around IGR J17091 is thrown into the wind" said lead researcher Ashley King.
The fastest birth
Of course, today we cannot know exactly when the fastest births actually occurred, because since time immemorial people have not kept a record of such things. Nevertheless, history knows several cases when childbirth occurred incredibly quickly. |
The first such incident occurred in 2007. British Palak Weiss gave birth to a perfectly healthy girl weighing three and a half kilograms in 2 minutes. The doctors did not even have time to give the thirty-year-old woman in labor an anesthetic, because already 120 seconds after the waters broke, a baby named Vedika was born. Interestingly, while the happy parents were trying to register this achievement, their record was broken by a few seconds by another woman from the UK.
When in 2009 the British Catherine Allen began regular contractions, she and her husband began to rush to the hospital. But, while Katherine was going down the stairs, her waters broke - and then a 3.8-kilogram girl appeared in the light, finding herself in the leg of her mother's sports trousers. Then it was reported that the birth happened so quickly that the woman did not feel any pain.
The fastest production car
American supercar Hennessey Venom GT on February 14, 2014 on the NASA runway at Cape Canaveral accelerated to 435.31 km/h. |
Speed record among stock cars recorded by an authoritative telemetry system. However, the Guinness Book of Records does not recognize this achievement. For the official record, it was necessary to drive in two directions, after which the average speed is calculated. But the Space Center authorities did not allow the Hennessey Venom GT to pass the runway in reverse side. In addition, in order to be called a production car according to the rules of the Guinness Book of Records, 30 cars must be produced, and only 29 units were assembled for the Hennessey Venom GT.
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Speaking of the most fast cars mobiles, it is impossible not to recall the jet car Thrust SSC, equipped with two Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines with a capacity of 110 thousand horsepower. On October 15, 1997, at the bottom of a dry lake in Nevada, Andy Green accelerated his Thrust SSC to 1227.985 km/h. For the first time, a ground vehicle broke the sound barrier.
Fighter pilot Andy Green later told the story of his record this way: " Before me was the largest tachometer with a scale from 0 to 1000 miles per hour (0-1600 kilometers per hour). When the engine started, I realized that it was not so easy to keep a ten-ton monster that flies at the speed of a rocket on a straight line. My butt was ten centimeters off the ground and it was a terrible feeling. The car went with crazy acceleration, increasing the speed from 320 to 960 kilometers per hour in less than twenty seconds. At around 900 kilometers per hour it got even worse, the car became almost uncontrollable. I remember the eerie howl of air waves forming over the cockpit, I remember the ground rushing past me with incredible speed. I drove a kilometer in three seconds. It was the most wonderful adventure of my life.".
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The real ground speed record belongs to an unmanned vehicle - a rail sled. This is a platform that slides along a special rail track with the help of a rocket engine. She does not have wheels, instead of them special skids are used, which follow the contour of the rails and do not allow the platform to fly off.
April 30, 2003 at Holloman Air Force Base in the United States, the rail sled accelerated to incredible 10,430 km/h(!).
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The fastest object in the universe
One of the fastest objects in our universe was accidentally discovered by astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Scientists studied the jet - a jet of matter, which "spits out" a black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy.  |
Active giant elliptical galaxy M87. A relativistic jet erupts from the center of the galaxy. The second jet may exist, but is not visible from Earth. Image: wikipedia.org |
Scientists believe that the plasma stream escaping from the center of the galaxy moves in a spiral at a speed of 1024 km / s ( 3,686,400 km/h), forming a cone expanding away from the black hole. This character of motion serves as proof that the plasma moves along twisted magnetic field lines.
The M87 galaxy is located in the constellation Virgo at the center of a cluster of about two thousand galaxies, located 50 million light-years from us. The black hole at the center of M87 is several billion times larger than our Sun.
Previously, scientists have compiled from images taken by the Hubble telescope over 13 years of observations, a video that shows how a black hole in the center of the galaxy M87 throws out a jet of hot gas 5 thousand light years long.
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The fastest internet
As reported on the official website of the Guinness Book of Records with reference to data from Cisco, the fastest Internet is available to residents South Korea. Cisco experts recorded the average data download speed in this country in 33.5 Mbps.Last year, a 75-year-old resident of the Swedish city of Karlstad named Sigbritt Lotberg became known to the world as the owner of the world's fastest Internet connection - the speed reaches 40 Gbps. Such a gift to an elderly woman was made by her son Peter, who thus tried to convince Internet providers to invest in the development of high-speed communication channels.
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Peter Lotberg works for Cisco. He developed a technology that made it possible to transmit a signal between routers over a distance of up to 2000 km without the participation of intermediary equipment. With a relatively small investment, Peter provided his mother with access to the World Wide Web at breathtaking speed. Thus, he showed that cheap and at the same time ultra-fast Internet is quite possible.
The fastest superhero
Most of the things presented in this rating are called the fastest because they have officially registered records or educated guesses. Determining the fastest superhero is the hardest.Comic book fans might assume that Flash should be the clear winner. Publisher DC Comics positions its superhero as the fastest person. He is able to reach the speed of light. More precisely, a speed 13 trillion times the speed of light. This means that it can move not only to any point on Earth in a fraction of a second, but to any point in the Universe.
But do not forget about the popular hero of Marvel Comics - the Silver Surfer. He can move in hyperspace, that is, faster than light.
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Silver Surfer. Image: Marvel Comics |
The debate about who is the fastest superhero continues to this day.
Very fast are not only exclusive, but also serial cars. They are produced by a variety of companies from around the world. It is these super productive cars that we have collected in our review.
10 Noble M600
Maximum speed: 362 km/h
Price: $300,000
British supercar Noble M600 has been produced by Noble Automotive since 2010. Under the hood of the car is a 4.4-liter 8-cylinder biturbo V-engine 456 hp (road settings) or 659 hp (racing settings). Acceleration time to 100 km / h is 3.1 seconds.
9. Pagani Huayra
Maximum speed: 370 km/h
Price: $1,200,000
Sport car Italian brand Pagani is equipped with a V12 engine from Mercedes-AMG, which develops 700 hp. Up to a hundred cars can accelerate in 3.3 seconds.
8 Ultima GTR
Maximum speed: 372 km/h
Price: $150,000
The British supercar Ultima GTR, equipped with a 720-horsepower engine, became known for two features: a phenomenally low price (of course, among similar cars), as well as acceleration to 100 km / h in just 2.6 seconds. The Ultima GTR was created by British engineer Lee Noble, who founded his sports car company Noble Automotive.
7.Zenvo ST1
Max speed: 375 km/h
Price: $1,225,000
The Danish company Zenvo was founded in 2004, and since then only 15 Zenvo ST1 vehicles have been produced. turbocharged seven liter engine V8 from Corvette, which stands under the hood of a Danish car, produces 1104 hp. Up to a hundred, the car accelerates in 3 seconds. In 2011, a more advanced version of the Zenvo ST1 was built.
6 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
Maximum speed: 399 km/h
Price: $550,000
American sports car manufacturer Saleen Incorporated was founded in 1983. Double coupe Saleen S7 twin turbo equipped with a 7-liter V8 engine with two Saleen-Garrett turbines, which is capable of developing power up to 750 hp. Saleen accelerates to 100 km / h in 2.9 seconds.
5. SSC Ultimate Aero
Maximum speed: 413 km/h
Price: $650,000
The SSC Ultimate Aero is a supercar manufactured by the American company Shelby Super Cars. The first sample of this car was built on the Replicar chassis from the Italian model Lamborghini supercar Diablo. The 8-cylinder V8 engine is capable of delivering 750 hp. and accelerate the car to hundreds in 3.11 seconds.
4. Porsche 9ff GT9-R
Price: $695,000
The 9ff GT9-R is believed to be the fastest production model famous German company Porsche. The upgraded 4-liter engine from the Porsche Boxter is capable of developing power up to 1120 hp. With. At the same time, the car accelerates to hundreds in 2.8 seconds.
3. Koenigsegg Agera R
Maximum speed: 418 km/h
Price: $2,000,000
Koenigsegg Agera R is a modification hypercar Koenigsegg Agera, which has been produced since 2011 and runs on both gasoline and E85 biofuel. Equipped with a Swedish supercar 5.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with 1115 hp. Up to a hundred cars accelerate in 2.9 seconds, and up to 300 km / h in 14.53 seconds.
2. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport
Maximum speed: 431 km/h
Price: $2,420,000
This modification of the famous car of the French company has been produced since 2010. Its happy (and very wealthy) owners are specially trained to ride the Veyron. And this is not surprising, since this road monster has 1200 horses under the hood, and it can accelerate to 100 km / h in just 2.5 seconds.
1. Hennessey Venom GT
Maximum speed: 434.5 km/h
Price: $1,000,000
The American tuning company Hennessey Performance Engineering built this car based on the body of the English Lotus Exige and Chevrolet engine Corvette Z06 with 1210 hp Acceleration to hundreds - 2.5 seconds, and up to 300 km / h - 13.48 seconds (which is a world record).
Among the huge range of cars there are at least These cars are good for everyone: and their technical qualities, functionality and design.
For someone, a car is a luxury, for someone it is a means of transportation, and for someone, a car is associated with racing and speed. And since we are talking about speed, it would be right to talk about the fastest sports cars in the world, because there are many of them and everyone is fighting to get the title of the fastest. In order not to offend any of the sports car manufacturers and not to make modest ratings of three or five cars, we will talk about the ten best ones that are worthy of attention. Go!
Noble M600
The British car Noble M600 from Noble Automotive opens the list of the fastest sports cars. This model was introduced in 2010 and is produced to this day. Buyers can choose from 3 various modifications cars: road, for track races and fully racing. The first 2 are not of particular interest, but thanks to the third version, the car got into today's Top.
The Noble M600 is capable of speeds up to 362 km/h. Acceleration to hundreds is 3.1 seconds. Gearbox mechanical 6 speeds. As for the engine, there is an 8-cylinder V8 with a volume of 4.4 liters. Vehicle weight - 1275 kg.
Pagani Huayra
Pagani Huayra rightfully occupies the ninth place in the ranking of the fastest sports cars. This model replaced the legendary Zonda in 2011 and is still in production. The brainchild of Italian engineers has very impressive characteristics. The body is almost entirely made of carbon fiber. The motor is installed as an engine from Mercedes-Benz, which has been significantly improved in order to "squeeze" the maximum out of it. The engine capacity is 6 liters, the number of cylinders is 12. The engine power is over 700 liters. s., and the torque exceeds 1000 Nm. Car weight - 1350 kg.
Well, now the most interesting thing is the numbers, thanks to which the model got into our Top. The maximum speed of the Huayra 370 is 3.3 seconds, and, according to the manufacturer, this is an indicator in the wet. pavement, so on dry pavement the figure may be slightly different.
Zenvo TS1
Continues the rating of the fastest under the name Zenvo TS1 or, as the creators themselves call it, Sleipnir. Few people have heard of the Danish automobile company Zenvo Automotive, however, it has been around for a long time, since 2004. During its history, Zenvo engineers have already managed to release their first “swallow” ST1, which often got into the Tops of fast cars, but now it’s not about her. In 2014, for the company's 10th anniversary, Zenvo introduced the new TS1, which is essentially an improved version of the ST1.
Zenvo TS1 received a new, more powerful 6-liter 8-cylinder engine and twin turbocharging. The top speed of the car is electronically limited to 375 km/h. Acceleration to hundreds is only 3 seconds. Vehicle weight - 1580 kg. Most of the body elements are made of heavy-duty carbon fiber.
Another interesting fact about the car: the frames of the instruments and switches on the TS1 are made of pure copper and rhodium. The cost of such a frame, according to the manufacturer, is 189 thousand euros (14.3 million rubles), which is comparable in price to a brand new Porsche 911 R.
McLaren F1
Seventh place in the ranking of the fastest sports cars in the world went to a real legend - McLaren F1. And although the model was produced from 1992 to 1998, it still remains the most powerful of all that McLaren has released. Even the modern McLaren P1 cannot compete with the F1.
As a motor, the car has a real monster with 12 cylinders of 6 liters. Surprisingly, the power of the engine is not as impressive as most modern sports cars - only 627 hp. With. However, this does not prevent the F1 from accelerating to 100 km / h in 3.3 seconds, as well as reaching a top speed of 391 km / h. The mass of the car is 1140 kg. The body is made of carbon fiber and aluminum, in fact, like most other parts.
It is worth noting a few interesting features car, namely that the steering wheel and seat are located in the center, and the engine compartment, along with the cover, is completely covered with pure gold in order to ensure better heat reflectivity.
As for the price of the McLaren F1, at the moment the car can be purchased for over $15 million (1 billion rubles), and every year the price tag is only growing.
Lykan Hypersport
In sixth place in the Top of the fastest sports cars is the first Lebanese long-term construction (6 years of development) - Lykan Hypersport. The car has been produced since 2013 to the present, and exclusively, to order. And although the model is considered to be the development of Lebanese engineers, French and Italian colleagues helped them to create a supercar.
Now briefly on the characteristics. The engine, at first glance, is not impressive in the car - only 3.7 liters in volume, six cylinders, boxer type of structure, twin turbocharging. However, the developers managed to squeeze the maximum out of the engine, bringing its power to 750 hp. With. The acceleration time of the car to hundreds takes 2.8 seconds. And the maximum speed reaches 395 km / h. Vehicle weight - 1200 kg.
Of the interesting features, it is worth noting the presence of expensive materials in the interior trim, for example, titanium, leather, carbon fiber, etc. In addition, one cannot but mention the unique lighting elements, namely LEDs with precious stones, stitching with gold thread and holographic 3D displays.
Lotec Sirius
The first half of the ranking is over, it remains to consider 5 of the 10 fastest sports cars in the world. The fifth line goes to the car from Lotec - Lotec Sirius. car company Not everyone knows Lotec, rather, only a few have even heard of it, although it has existed for a long time. The idea to create a supercar among German engineers first appeared in 1992, but due to financial difficulties, their idea was never implemented. Nevertheless, the idea was not deleted, but simply postponed until better times.
In 2001, for the first time, a completely finished Sirius prototype was presented to the public. The body was made mainly of carbon fiber. The engine was a unit from Mercedes with a twin turbocharger, 12 cylinders and a volume of 6.4 liters. Engine power is 1220 liters. With. Acceleration to hundreds is carried out in just 3.8 seconds, and the maximum speed is limited to 402 km / h.
In 2004, Lotec Sirius was ready for sale, and at that time, the manufacturer asked for a considerable amount for the only released copy - 680 thousand euros (51.6 million rubles). Nobody wanted to spend that kind of money on a car that had no analogues in terms of speed, so Sirius remained in a single version.
Hennessey Venom GT
On the fourth line in the Top 10 fastest sports cars in the world is the Hennessey Venom GT. This model is a creation of the American company Hennessey Performance Engineering. The sports car was produced from 2010 to 2016, and for all the time 12 copies were created.
Venom GT is equipped with a 7-liter twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder engine, whose power reaches 1451 hp. With. Acceleration to hundreds of cars takes only 2.4 seconds, and the maximum speed is limited to 435 km / h. Vehicle weight - 1244 kg.
It is worth saying that the Hennessey Venom GT holds several records. For example, in 2013, the car broke the acceleration record to 300 km / h with an indicator of 13.48 seconds. Also in the same year, the model accelerated to 427 km / h, as a result of which the creators demanded that Venom be recognized as the fastest car in the world, since their competitor Bugatti Veyron, although it accelerated to 431 km / h, is sold with a speed limiter of up to 415 km / h. h.
Porsche 911 GT9 Vmax
Here we are in the top three. In third position is the fastest sports car from Porsche - 911 GT Vmax. As you know, there are several very serious tuning studios who build supercars from Porsche cars. The most famous of them are Ruf and 9ff. Specifically, in this case we will talk about the creation of the company 9ff.
In 2012, engineers from 9ff took a ready-made Porsche car 911 of the previous generation and decided to make a real supercar out of it. The first step was to replace and substantially modified the car engine. Vmax received a 4.2-liter unit, the power of which is an amazing 1381 hp. With. Even the legendary french car Bugatti Veyron can envy such a unit. To 100 km / h Vmax accelerates in 3.1 seconds, and the maximum speed easily reaches 437 km / h. The mass of the car is 1340 kg.
S.S.C. Tuatara
The second place in the ranking rightfully belongs to SSC Tuatara. Many have been waiting for the return of the SSC brand to the supercar market, and now, finally, they have waited. The Tuatara was first introduced to China in 2011 as a prototype. The first serial copy saw the world in 2014. Mass production continues to this day.
The motor of the car has a volume of 7 liters, twin turbocharging, 8 cylinders and is made almost entirely of aluminum. Engine power is 1350 "horses". Acceleration to 100 km / h takes 2.5 seconds, and the maximum speed is limited to 443 km / h. Car weight - 1247 kg.
Bugatti Chiron
Well, and, finally, the first place - Bugatti Chiron. Today, as auto developers assure, this is the fastest sports car in the world. The model is produced from 2016 to the present. The cost of Chiron starts from about 2.5 million euros (189 million rubles), and not in the top-end configuration.
And here is a photo of the fastest sports car.
Now a little about the characteristics. The car is equipped with a 16-cylinder engine with 4 turbochargers and two-stage supercharging. The engine capacity is 8 liters, and the power is 1500 hp. With. Acceleration to hundreds of Chiron takes only 2.4 seconds. As for the maximum speed, it is electronically limited to 420 km / h, but according to the developers, real speed without limitation, it is able to overcome the bar of 460 km / h. The car also weighs a lot - 1995 kg.
It is also worth noting that this year Bugatti engineers plan to set a world speed record on the Chiron model, so you should follow the news from the world of cars more closely!
Car manufacturing is a costly process. Due to the decent cost, many luxury supercars are produced in quantities of several pieces. Many of them can only be found at exhibitions. However, many leaders of our Vehicles Top are serial representatives of their manufacturers.
Car lovers have always been interested in the question: “What is the fastest car?” We have selected for you a list of models of world automakers, leading in terms of speed. You may know the names of many "beauties" ... And if not, our article is for you!
#10: A car with a unique Noble M60 engine
At the end of the list of the fastest cars is the British-made Nuble M600. Only a professional-level racer can handle this monster. Due to the frequency of vibrations at high speed, the behavior of the car requires a high concentration of the driver. One of the features of the supercar is the motor housing, which is made of stainless steel and carbon alloy.
The engine that Yamaha engineers have worked on is unique. Electronic stuffing allows the motor to have different power(450, 550 and 650 horsepower).
This $330,000 mid-engined vehicle has a top speed of 362 kilometers per hour. Thanks to this, he got into the top ten fastest cars in the world.
No. 9: Italian Pagani Huayra
The only representative of the Italians in our Top is in the penultimate place.
Pagani Huayra confidently develops its maximum 370 kilometers per hour, while it overcomes the mark of 100 km/h in 3 seconds. The automaker equipped his offspring Mercedes-AMG engine, which has a capacity of 720 horsepower.
Huayra means "wind" in ancient Inca language. The car is truly eye catching. original design body. It vaguely resembles the Porsche Carrera GT, which, despite its performance, did not make it into the Top 10 fastest cars in the world.
A distinctive feature of the Huayra, however, like all representatives of Pagani, is the body, which is completely made of carbon fiber. This design solution allowed the developers to reduce the weight of the machine to almost one ton.
#8 Powerful Zenvo ST1
Hypercar Zenvo ST1 with a motor of 1205 horses takes 8th place. The developers have created only 15 units of the Zeeland representative of the automotive industry. Due to the limited edition, the demand among fans of elite sports cars is very high.
A feature of this machine is the ability to disable electronic control, which, in turn, will allow the engine to show the true power of the “herd of horses”. The stunning appearance of this "monster" attracts the attention of every passer-by.
No. 7: a car with a golden McLaren F1 engine
The McLaren F also entered the Top. The sports car has a memorable modern design, the cost of which is impressive: $ 970,000. Racing car British manufacturers until 2005 was considered the fastest in the world. Sports version accelerates to 386 kilometers per hour with 627 horsepower.
The machine engine has a unique layout when compared to other representatives of the sports class. The motor is perfectly centered. And the unit compartment itself is pasted over with a film of gold. This is done for better heat dissipation.
An interesting fact about the model. The rarest McLaren F1 body color is yellow. There is only one car of this color in the whole world, which was sold at auction for $1.7 million.
#6: Beauty Koenigsegg CCX
Sixth place is occupied by one of the most beautiful cars world - Koenigsegg CCX. Although the beauty of this car does not prevent it from being considered one of the fastest. The model was produced specifically for sale in the United States of America, therefore it meets all the requirements of American motorists. The only thing that the Americans found fault with was the high cost of a sports car - half a million dollars. Speed indicators limited to 370 kilometers per hour. The first versions of the model developed 405 km / h, but due to complaints from the owners about insufficient downforce, the manufacturer installed a carbon fiber rear spoiler, which improved this figure, but at the same time the maximum speed of the supercar decreased.
No. 5: German Porsche 9ffGT9-R
The second half of the Top is opened by the Porshe 9ff GT9-R monster. Again we have a representative of tuning, only this time the German car industry. This Porsche is the company's fastest production car. Its characteristics are striking no less than those of the previous beauties. An engine with a capacity of 1120 horses accelerates the device to 414 kilometers per hour. The appearance of the car is truly graceful and beautiful due to its shape and curves. The company managed to reduce the weight of the GT9-R to 1600 kilograms due to carbon fiber and composite materials. German automakers have always been famous for the quality and beauty of their cars.
#4: SSC Ultimate Aero Pro Car
The first representative of the American production - SSC Ultimate Aero - entrenched in fourth place in our ten fastest cars. In terms of maximum speed, the sports car did not reach the Frenchman, just think, 1 km / h. This car, as the manufacturers assure, not everyone will be able to drive. Only professional racers will be able to cope with a 6-liter engine with a capacity of 1287 forces. Acceleration to 100 kilometers per hour takes a little less than 3 seconds. I remember the appearance of this handsome man. Graceful non-standard door opening makes it special in its own way.
The most interesting thing is that this representative of our Top "stole" the chassis from the Lamborghini Diablo. You can even notice the external similarity of sports cars.
#3: Ceramic Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
French Buggati Veyron Super Sport deserves the bronze. His technical indicators only a fraction worse than the representative american tuning. The $2,400,000 hypercar with a 1,200 horsepower engine reaches speeds of 431 kilometers per hour.
In 2010 this model set its speed record and began to be considered the fastest production car in the world. The production of this version of the Buggati has ended. For all the time, the manufacturer was able to sell 450 Veyron units. If you decide to become the owner of Super Sport, then the company will send you to a special driving school to learn how to ride a monocoque from the French.
This car is known to a huge number of people, because its name has been heard for many years. Every car collector wanted to have a ceramic painted copy in the garage.
#2: Hennessey Venom GT Tuning Miracle
In second place is the product of the American tuning company Hennesey Performance Engineering. The company specializes in changes to production cars. Hennessey Venom GT is based on the famous Lotus Exige. Employees of the tuning studio were able to place the engine from the Chevrolet Corvett ZR1 in the sports car with minor performance improvements. This unit accelerates to the limit of 435 km / h, which in its own way makes it one of the fastest cars. Compared to the power of the leader of our Top, Hennesey Venom GT is inferior to it by 260 horsepower. If you have expressed a desire to buy a miracle of a tuning company, you will have to spend about 1,000,000 US dollars.
#1: Superfast Bugatti Chiron
In the first place of our list is a representative of the well-known French company Bugatti. This automaker has long been a leader among sports car manufacturers. The company specializes exclusively in cars with plenty of horsepower.
Bugatti Chiron 2017 is by far the most fast car luxury in the world. This sports car accelerates to 463 km / h. The most amazing thing is that the handsome man spends a little more than 3 seconds on this. All these figures are achieved thanks to a 16-cylinder engine with a capacity of about 1500 horsepower. Not surprisingly, the cost of this device is almost 3 million US dollars.
It is noteworthy that even a non-professional racer will be able to drive this car. Systems automatic control speeds themselves recognize the driving style of the driver and adjust the performance of the car.
Separately, you need to talk about one feature of the monocoque from Bugatti. The wing, which the manufacturers designed, automatically adjusts depending on the speed of the car. Along with this, it is an aerodynamic brake.
The need for speed is what drives all sports car manufacturers. Imagine for a second: people used to move at a speed of less than 30 kilometers per hour, and for them it was considered crazy. In the modern world, cars are capable of reaching speeds of up to 500 km / h. Although this is far from the limit in the presence of models that overcome the speed of sound. But this is a topic for another conversation.
