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This is a list of the world's record-breaking top speeds achieved by street-legal production cars (as opposed to concept cars or modified cars).For the purposes of this list eligible cars are defined in the list's rules.
Many elements change how fast the car can accelerate to 60 mph. [ii] [iii] Tires, elevation above sea level, weight of the driver, testing equipment, weather conditions and surface of testing track all influence these times. [3]
Land speed records by surface Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs On ice: 335.7: 208.6: Audi RS 6: Janne Laitinen 9 Mar 2013 FIA [19] On the Moon: 18.0: 11.2: Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV‑003) Eugene Cernan: 11 Dec 1972 (unofficial) [20] On Mars: 0.18: 0.11: Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
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Back in 1951, the Pegaso was the fastest production car in the world, with a top speed of 120 miles per hour, reported Sports Car Digest in 2009. ... noting that today’s models are valued at ...
Highest top speed (production half-ton pickup truck) – Ram 1500 TRX – 190 km/h (118 mph) [61] Highest rpm redline Internal combustion piston-engined production car – Gordon Murray T.50 – 12,100 rpm [ 62 ]
The Devel Sixteen is a mid-engine track-only sports car designed in the United Arab Emirates by Devel Motors.Devel Motors claims the V16 quad-turbo version of the car to be the fastest car in the world, with a claimed top speed of 348 mph (560 km/h) and a claimed 0–60 mph time of 1.8 seconds; its announced base version price is $1.7 million.
The Super Sport version of the Veyron is one of the fastest street-legal production cars in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph). [7] The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph) in a test on 6 April 2013.