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A Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse driven by the Chinese racing driver Anthony Liu at Volkswagen Group's proving grounds in Ehra-Lessien became the fastest open-top production sports car, with a top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph). [64]
Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+/Centodieci: 2021/2022 1,176 kW (1,578 hp; 1,600 PS) 30 Chiron Super Sport 300+ and 10 Centodieci units produced. Last exclusively fossil fuel car on the list. [12] [13] [14] Rimac Nevera: 2022 1,408 kW (1,888 hp; 1,914 PS) 150 units to be produced. First all-electric car on the list. [5] Koenigsegg Gemera: 2024
Examples of the difficulties faced were highlighted in a two-week long dispute regarding Bugatti's record set in 2010, and Hennessey's 2013 claim that their own top speed run – slower than Bugatti's, lacking the required two-way average, and lacking the minimum 25 car production run – was the real record, due to an issue regarding ...
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The W16-powered Bugatti Mistral has set a new record for top speed for open-top production cars, reaching 282 miles per hour in testing.
For the purposes of this list, a production car is defined as: Being constructed principally for retail sale to consumers for their personal use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible);
The Chiron's top speed is electronically limited to 420 km/h (261 mph), or 375–380 km/h (233–236 mph) without the specific key, for safety reasons, mainly arising from the tyres as Bugatti concluded that no tyre currently manufactured would be able to handle the stress at the top speed the Chiron is capable of achieving.
The Bugatti Mistral, also called the Bugatti W16 Mistral, is a mid-engine two-seater sports car manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. It was revealed on 19 August 2022. [5] The Mistral is the fastest roadster in the world with a top speed achievement of 453.91 km/h (282 mph) in November ...