Top ten Fastest Cars in the World 2017, The Drive – The Drive

The Top ten Fastest Cars in the World 2017

Buying a rapid car today is shockingly effortless: in top V-6 spec, even the stolid, workaday Toyota Camry will hit one hundred twenty nine mph—and that’s an electronically-limited top speed. But, like the difference inbetween your self-professed Crossfit "athlete" friend and, say, an Olympic wrestler, it’s one thing to be ready for an autobahn sprint at a moment’s notice and another to hold the title of Fastest Car in the World. At the most elite level, current numbers even for production cars are approaching the ludicrous: zero-to-60 mph times are thumping on the two-second floor, and whereas it took more than a century after the invention of the automobile to hit the 200-mph mark in a road-legal production car (that honor belonging to the Ferrari F40, which in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven topped out at a tick over two hundred two mph), just thirty years after that the fresh Bugatti Chiron can reportedly go straight from the dealer showroom to two hundred sixty one mph—suggesting three hundred mph is not too far down the road.

So, who’s making cars go as rapid as they can possibly go while still suggesting things like air conditioning and stereos and, you know, warranties? It’s a list of who’s-who in the high-end European spectacle car world, with familiar names like Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bugatti. No surprises there, however the appearance of one rejuvenated, iconic supercar from a stalwart Detroit badge was a pleasant surprise.

To keep things on the level, there are some conditions for inclusion on this list. Very first, it has to be a street-legal production car (by reasonable definition) from a major manufacturer—so a low-volume or limited edition version of an existing car is fine, but a one-off or aftermarket-tuned experiment doesn’t count, nor does a dedicated track specialist like, say, a Ferrari FXX K. Next, it has to be fresh: only model year two thousand seventeen cars or newer will be considered. Last, since this is a broad survey of the current state of speed, only one car from a given brand will be included; if a badge has several vehicles that could conceivably make this 205-mph-and-up list, only the fastest vehicle will rank.

As the ballers say, Prompt Don’t Lie. Here are the fastest production cars in the world right now.

Ten. Two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus: two hundred five MPH

The two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus

The top-performing Audi R8 pulls the same six hundred ten horsepower and four hundred thirteen lb-ft of torque from the same Five.2-liter V-10 engine found in the Lamborghini Húracan—and in fact, thanks not just to that collective engine but also a collective chassis, these two cars are very close to being one and the same. And yet this mid-engined, all-wheel-drive Audi halo car, with its 205-mph top speed, ekes out an extra three mph at the top end over its (much) more expensive sibling. The fresh two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus is stiffer and more rigid than the outgoing variant thanks to the aluminum-and-carbon-fiber Audi Space Age platform, and has five driving settings via Audi Drive Select—auto, convenience, dynamic, individual, and spectacle, with the last being special to the V10 Plus variant and suggesting dry, humid, and snow sub-settings. Plus, with the Audi Virtual Cockpit, the R8 V10 Plus boasts one of the jaw-dropping sexiest infotainment systems (trust us, it’s uncommon but possible) on the market. (Note: if you’re wondering why the Audi is ranked below the Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S when they have the same top speed, it’s because the Porsche wins the 0-60 mph sprint.)

9. Two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S: two hundred five MPH

The two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S

A mostly cosmetic refresh of the excellent last-generation Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S—though enough to justify fresh nomenclature, as this Porsche platform is designated 991.2—the fresh model is exactly what you’d expect of a Turbo S: amazingly swift, monstrously capable, and remarkably emotional for a brand that too often has a reputation for clinical efficiency. The two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S manages to squeeze two hundred five mph from a twin-turbo Three.8-liter flat-six with five hundred eighty horsepower and five hundred fifty three lb-ft of torque, mated to an exceptionally precise seven-speed automatic transmission. The Turbo S boasts the typical Porsche cleverness, partly in the form of a Sport Response button that keeps the turbos spinning even under braking by slightly opening the throttle for enhanced airflow and priming the transmission, which makes engine response to throttle input almost unbelievably quick. It’s touches like this that help justify the car’s $189,000 price tag—not to mention the bragging rights that come with a top speed above two hundred mph and a 0-60 sprint time as low as Two.Five seconds.

8. Two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper SRT: two hundred six MPH

The two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper SRT

Sure, the two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper is basically just a special edition of a two thousand sixteen Dodge Viper with a four-channel anti-lock brake system. But we’re letting it on the list, because after twenty five years, two thousand seventeen marks the swan song of the ferocious American-built supercar. It wasn’t the most elegant of cars—in fact, it was often unforgiving, truck-like (with an actual truck’s transmission), and hard to handle—but in the right forearms the Viper has always been a monstrously capable street-legal race car with a chassis and suspension that grew more magical the closer you drove to the limit. And in the early versions, which famously eschewed any electronic babysitters whatsoever, the closer to the limit you drove, the more real danger you put yourself in—in other words, this was a hardboned Detroit sports car that basked in attempting to kill overeager dilettantes. And tho’ the modern iteration, even the 206-mph Dodge Viper SRT, grew a bit more accommodating in its golden years, the rear-wheel-drive halo car still boasts a six-speed manual transmission mated to a naturally-aspirated, 8.4-liter aluminum V-10 with six hundred forty five horsepower and six hundred pound-feet of torque. A no-compromises speed demon to the end, the Dodge Viper will be missed.

7. Two thousand seventeen Bentley Continental Supersports: two hundred nine MPH

The two thousand seventeen Bentley Continental Supersports

This year, the massive Bentley Continental Supersports claimed the title of fastest four-seat car in the world with a top speed of two hundred nine mph, besting even dedicated sports cars like the Porsche nine hundred eleven GT3 (199 mph) and the Audi R8 V10 Plus (205 mph). Despite a curb weight over Five,000 pounds, the plush, opulent living-room-on-wheels is decently motivated by Bentley’s stalwart, 6.0-liter twin-turbo W-12 engine producing a whopping seven hundred horsepower and seven hundred fifty pound-feet of torque. And you get the sort of niceties for which the ultra-luxury brand is known, like a NAIM sound system, high-touch chrome and aluminum brightware, acres of leather and wood, and cabin muffle befitting a meditation retreat. Plus, because it’s not only the fastest four-seat car, but the fastest road-going Bentley ever, you’ll find carbon-fiber bits everywhere from the side mirrors to the front splitter to the optional engine cover. If you want to fly by the 200-mph mark with three friends in tow, this is the only car on this list that can take you there.

6. Two thousand eighteen Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast: two hundred eleven MPH

The two thousand eighteen Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast.

Ferrari stopped being subtle in its nomenclature long ago—hey there, Ferrari TheFerrari!—so now they’re just putting descriptions like "Superfast" right in the model name. But the Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast isn’t false advertising: Maranello has bolted in the most powerful engine ever seen in a road-going Ferrari, a naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 with seven hundred eighty nine horsepower and five hundred thirty pound-feet of twist, mated to a dual-clutch gearbox that’s quicker even than the already super-fast (hey, we see why they used the name—it’s got a ring to it!) unit in the Ferrari F12berlinetta. The supercar will go from a standstill to sixty mph in a tick under three seconds, and represents the high-water mark for fans of heavy-breathing V-12 Ferrari engines: the eight hundred twelve Superfast is reportedly the last Ferrari to sport a naturally-aspirated motor before concentrate shifts to turbocharging and hybrid assists. If you’ve got $320,000 searing a crevice in your pocket (not to mention the insane connections needed to actually buy a fresh eight hundred twelve Superfast in the very first place) this car would make for a good investment for that reason alone.

Five. Two thousand eighteen McLaren 720S: two hundred twelve MPH

The two thousand eighteen McLaren 720S

McLaren’s very first (and, for many years, only) foray into road cars, the F1 of the 1990s, is still widely considered the greatest car ever made, so it’s safe to say the company has a lot to live up to. And its most latest offerings have shown an exceptionally prompt maturing process since hopping back into the game with the MP4-12C in 2011—most notably with the incredible fresh top-of-the-line McLaren 720S. The $288,475 mid-engined supercar hits two hundred twelve mph thanks in part to some insane aerodynamic trickery and, of course, the Four.0-liter V-8, enlarged from Trio.8 liters in the outgoing McLaren 650S, with its explosive seven hundred ten horsepower and five hundred sixty eight pound-feet of twist. Gear switches from the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission are up to forty five percent quicker than in the 650S, too, and the numbers only get more ludicrous from there: Two.8 seconds to sixty mph; 7.8 seconds to one hundred twenty four mph; a Ten.3-second quarter-mile; and zero to one hundred eighty six mph in just 21.Four seconds. As the English say, Blimey!

Four. Two thousand seventeen Ford GT: two hundred sixteen MPH

The two thousand seventeen Ford GT.

The two thousand seventeen Ford GT is one of the most anticipated cars of this or any year. The GT name has the Le Guy’s (and Ferrari)-dominating history, the reputation as the baddest car to come out of the U.S. in decades, and, to bring things total circle, decent international sports-car racing dominance in the modern era. It’s a name with impeccable pedigree, and Ford did right by it with this fresh, approximately $450,000 supercar: six hundred forty seven horsepower and five hundred fifty lb-ft from its twin-turbo, Three.5-liter V-6 developed by Ganassi Racing for the team’s Daytona Prototype; active aerodynamics that help generate four hundred pounds of downforce at one hundred fifty mph; an anti-lag system that keeps the turbos spinning at around 80,000 even off-throttle (and at utter boost they go like hell at up to 176,000 rpm); and an FIA-approved roll box in the production version that’s almost identical to the one used in the Le Mans-winning race car. Also, did we mention it hits a top speed of two hundred sixteen mph?

Trio. Two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador S: two hundred seventeen MPH

The two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador S.

The Lamborghini Aventador was perhaps the very first grown-up, no-compromises, compete-with-the-big-boys-on-every-level modern supercar from the bomb-throwers in Sant’Agata (a feat continued and arguably bested with the later Húracan models) when it debuted in 2011, and the two thousand eighteen Aventador S, which bowed in Geneva, promises a truly bonkers fuck-fest of speed and aggression. A utter twenty percent lighter than the outgoing model, at Three,472 pounds, the fresh Aventador is motivated by an uprated version of the old model’s 6.5-liter V-12 with seven hundred forty horsepower and five hundred nine lb-ft of torque. The sprint to sixty mph takes just Two.9 seconds, and the top speed is a breathtaking two hundred seventeen mph—comparable to the insane two thousand seventeen Lamborghini Centenario. Like that car, the two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador features a trick four-wheel-drive steering system that points the rear wheels in the opposite direction of the front rubber at low speeds and in the same direction at high speeds, supposedly delivering the driving characteristics of a car with a wheelbase shorter by 9.8 inches, or longer by Nineteen.7 inches—whichever works better. A truly off-the-wall bit of engineering. And we mean that as a compliment.

Two. Two thousand eighteen Aston Martin Valkyrie: two hundred fifty MPH

A rendering of the Aston Martin Valkyrie.

The hypercar collaboration inbetween Aston Martin and Crimson Bull Racing—originally known as the AM-RB 001, now re-christened Valkyrie—has yet to have its stated two hundred fifty mph top speed tested in the real world (or, if it has, that hasn’t been made public), but we’re going to go out on a limb and trust that this machine can do what its creators say it can. After all, the Valkyrie boasts the right parts: a hybrid propulsion system in addition to its naturally-aspirated, Cosworth-built 6.5-liter V-12 engine, plus a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission by Ricardo, the same company that builds the Bugatti Chiron’s dual-clutch set-up.

Not only that, but the space-age Valkyrie can evidently generate over Four,000 pounds of downforce even without a decent immobilized rear wing, has a dry weight of just Two,200 lbs thanks to carbon-fiber bath construction, and can reportedly hold an insane four Gs of lateral acceleration while cornering—double what the bonkers McLaren P1 can hold. So, yes, many of these figures are untested as yet, but neither Aston nor Crimson Bull Racing are exactly known for vaporware, so we’re providing going to go ahead and say that the Valkyrie will hit two hundred fifty mph, no problem.

1. Two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron: two hundred sixty one MPH

The two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron.

The all-new, gut-punchingly expensive Bugatti Chiron (which reportedly starts at $Two.6 million but almost certainly doesn’t stop there, given the almost endless customization options) isn’t even the fastest Bugatti road car in existence—at "just" two hundred sixty one mph, Bugatti’s newest model is the slower than its outgoing, 267-mph Bugatti Veyron 16.Four Super Sport. Of course, the Chiron’s 8-liter, quad-turbocharged, 1,500-hp W-16 engine is electronically limited to two hundred sixty one mph; eliminate that limiter for a top-speed run, like the brand primarily did with its various Veyron iterations, and you can bet the Chiron will keep climbing. (Plus, as with the Veyron, Bugatti is sure to keep pushing the top speed boundaries skyward with each successive Chiron variant.) A duo things are for sure: very first, Bugatti is very interested in claiming—or keeping, depending on how you keep score in the murky world of top-speed records—the title of "world’s fastest production car"; next, they certainly want their newest model to eventually hold that title over an aged-out car, because it’s hard to get well-heeled customers to part with several million dollars for a fresh car if it’s only second-best to the old one. So while two hundred sixty one mph is the stated top speed for the Chiron, the truth is that no one indeed knows how swift this car can go—but the most likely reaction is "swifter still." In any case, the two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron rightfully claims the title of the fastest fresh car in the world in 2017.

Top ten Fastest Cars in the World 2017, The Drive – The Drive

The Top ten Fastest Cars in the World 2017

Buying a swift car today is shockingly effortless: in top V-6 spec, even the stolid, workaday Toyota Camry will hit one hundred twenty nine mph—and that’s an electronically-limited top speed. But, like the difference inbetween your self-professed Crossfit "athlete" friend and, say, an Olympic wrestler, it’s one thing to be ready for an autobahn sprint at a moment’s notice and another to hold the title of Fastest Car in the World. At the most elite level, current numbers even for production cars are approaching the ludicrous: zero-to-60 mph times are thumping on the two-second floor, and whereas it took more than a century after the invention of the automobile to hit the 200-mph mark in a road-legal production car (that honor belonging to the Ferrari F40, which in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven topped out at a tick over two hundred two mph), just thirty years after that the fresh Bugatti Chiron can reportedly go straight from the dealer showroom to two hundred sixty one mph—suggesting three hundred mph is not too far down the road.

So, who’s making cars go as swift as they can possibly go while still suggesting things like air conditioning and stereos and, you know, warranties? It’s a list of who’s-who in the high-end European spectacle car world, with familiar names like Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bugatti. No surprises there, tho’ the appearance of one rejuvenated, iconic supercar from a stalwart Detroit badge was a pleasant surprise.

To keep things on the level, there are some conditions for inclusion on this list. Very first, it has to be a street-legal production car (by reasonable definition) from a major manufacturer—so a low-volume or limited edition version of an existing car is fine, but a one-off or aftermarket-tuned experiment doesn’t count, nor does a dedicated track specialist like, say, a Ferrari FXX K. Next, it has to be fresh: only model year two thousand seventeen cars or newer will be considered. Last, since this is a broad survey of the current state of speed, only one car from a given brand will be included; if a badge has several vehicles that could conceivably make this 205-mph-and-up list, only the fastest vehicle will rank.

As the ballers say, Rapid Don’t Lie. Here are the fastest production cars in the world right now.

Ten. Two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus: two hundred five MPH

The two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus

The top-performing Audi R8 pulls the same six hundred ten horsepower and four hundred thirteen lb-ft of torque from the same Five.2-liter V-10 engine found in the Lamborghini Húracan—and in fact, thanks not just to that collective engine but also a collective chassis, these two cars are very close to being one and the same. And yet this mid-engined, all-wheel-drive Audi halo car, with its 205-mph top speed, ekes out an extra three mph at the top end over its (much) more expensive sibling. The fresh two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus is stiffer and more rigid than the outgoing variant thanks to the aluminum-and-carbon-fiber Audi Space Age platform, and has five driving settings via Audi Drive Select—auto, convenience, dynamic, individual, and spectacle, with the last being sensational to the V10 Plus variant and suggesting dry, moist, and snow sub-settings. Plus, with the Audi Virtual Cockpit, the R8 V10 Plus boasts one of the jaw-dropping sexiest infotainment systems (trust us, it’s uncommon but possible) on the market. (Note: if you’re wondering why the Audi is ranked below the Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S when they have the same top speed, it’s because the Porsche wins the 0-60 mph sprint.)

9. Two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S: two hundred five MPH

The two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S

A mostly cosmetic refresh of the excellent last-generation Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S—though enough to justify fresh nomenclature, as this Porsche platform is designated 991.2—the fresh model is exactly what you’d expect of a Turbo S: amazingly rapid, monstrously capable, and remarkably emotional for a brand that too often has a reputation for clinical efficiency. The two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S manages to squash two hundred five mph from a twin-turbo Three.8-liter flat-six with five hundred eighty horsepower and five hundred fifty three lb-ft of torque, mated to an amazingly precise seven-speed automatic transmission. The Turbo S boasts the typical Porsche cleverness, partly in the form of a Sport Response button that keeps the turbos spinning even under braking by slightly opening the throttle for enlargened airflow and priming the transmission, which makes engine response to throttle input almost unbelievably quick. It’s touches like this that help justify the car’s $189,000 price tag—not to mention the bragging rights that come with a top speed above two hundred mph and a 0-60 sprint time as low as Two.Five seconds.

8. Two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper SRT: two hundred six MPH

The two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper SRT

Sure, the two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper is basically just a special edition of a two thousand sixteen Dodge Viper with a four-channel anti-lock brake system. But we’re letting it on the list, because after twenty five years, two thousand seventeen marks the swan song of the ferocious American-built supercar. It wasn’t the most elegant of cars—in fact, it was often unforgiving, truck-like (with an actual truck’s transmission), and hard to handle—but in the right forearms the Viper has always been a monstrously capable street-legal race car with a chassis and suspension that grew more magical the closer you drove to the limit. And in the early versions, which famously eschewed any electronic babysitters whatsoever, the closer to the limit you drove, the more real danger you put yourself in—in other words, this was a hardboned Detroit sports car that basked in attempting to kill overeager dilettantes. And however the modern iteration, even the 206-mph Dodge Viper SRT, grew a bit more accommodating in its golden years, the rear-wheel-drive halo car still boasts a six-speed manual transmission mated to a naturally-aspirated, 8.4-liter aluminum V-10 with six hundred forty five horsepower and six hundred pound-feet of torque. A no-compromises speed demon to the end, the Dodge Viper will be missed.

7. Two thousand seventeen Bentley Continental Supersports: two hundred nine MPH

The two thousand seventeen Bentley Continental Supersports

This year, the massive Bentley Continental Supersports claimed the title of fastest four-seat car in the world with a top speed of two hundred nine mph, besting even dedicated sports cars like the Porsche nine hundred eleven GT3 (199 mph) and the Audi R8 V10 Plus (205 mph). Despite a curb weight over Five,000 pounds, the plush, opulent living-room-on-wheels is decently motivated by Bentley’s stalwart, 6.0-liter twin-turbo W-12 engine producing a whopping seven hundred horsepower and seven hundred fifty pound-feet of torque. And you get the sort of niceties for which the ultra-luxury brand is known, like a NAIM sound system, high-touch chrome and aluminum brightware, acres of leather and wood, and cabin muffle befitting a meditation retreat. Plus, because it’s not only the fastest four-seat car, but the fastest road-going Bentley ever, you’ll find carbon-fiber bits everywhere from the side mirrors to the front splitter to the optional engine cover. If you want to fly by the 200-mph mark with three friends in tow, this is the only car on this list that can take you there.

6. Two thousand eighteen Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast: two hundred eleven MPH

The two thousand eighteen Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast.

Ferrari stopped being subtle in its nomenclature long ago—hey there, Ferrari TheFerrari!—so now they’re just putting descriptions like "Superfast" right in the model name. But the Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast isn’t false advertising: Maranello has bolted in the most powerful engine ever seen in a road-going Ferrari, a naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 with seven hundred eighty nine horsepower and five hundred thirty pound-feet of twist, mated to a dual-clutch gearbox that’s quicker even than the already super-fast (hey, we see why they used the name—it’s got a ring to it!) unit in the Ferrari F12berlinetta. The supercar will go from a standstill to sixty mph in a tick under three seconds, and represents the high-water mark for fans of heavy-breathing V-12 Ferrari engines: the eight hundred twelve Superfast is reportedly the last Ferrari to sport a naturally-aspirated motor before concentrate shifts to turbocharging and hybrid assists. If you’ve got $320,000 searing a crevice in your pocket (not to mention the insane connections needed to actually buy a fresh eight hundred twelve Superfast in the very first place) this car would make for a good investment for that reason alone.

Five. Two thousand eighteen McLaren 720S: two hundred twelve MPH

The two thousand eighteen McLaren 720S

McLaren’s very first (and, for many years, only) foray into road cars, the F1 of the 1990s, is still widely considered the greatest car ever made, so it’s safe to say the company has a lot to live up to. And its most latest offerings have shown an exceptionally quick maturing process since leaping back into the game with the MP4-12C in 2011—most notably with the incredible fresh top-of-the-line McLaren 720S. The $288,475 mid-engined supercar hits two hundred twelve mph thanks in part to some insane aerodynamic trickery and, of course, the Four.0-liter V-8, enlarged from Three.8 liters in the outgoing McLaren 650S, with its explosive seven hundred ten horsepower and five hundred sixty eight pound-feet of twist. Gear switches from the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission are up to forty five percent quicker than in the 650S, too, and the numbers only get more ludicrous from there: Two.8 seconds to sixty mph; 7.8 seconds to one hundred twenty four mph; a Ten.3-second quarter-mile; and zero to one hundred eighty six mph in just 21.Four seconds. As the English say, Blimey!

Four. Two thousand seventeen Ford GT: two hundred sixteen MPH

The two thousand seventeen Ford GT.

The two thousand seventeen Ford GT is one of the most anticipated cars of this or any year. The GT name has the Le Guy’s (and Ferrari)-dominating history, the reputation as the baddest car to come out of the U.S. in decades, and, to bring things utter circle, decent international sports-car racing dominance in the modern era. It’s a name with impeccable pedigree, and Ford did right by it with this fresh, approximately $450,000 supercar: six hundred forty seven horsepower and five hundred fifty lb-ft from its twin-turbo, Three.5-liter V-6 developed by Ganassi Racing for the team’s Daytona Prototype; active aerodynamics that help generate four hundred pounds of downforce at one hundred fifty mph; an anti-lag system that keeps the turbos spinning at around 80,000 even off-throttle (and at total boost they go like hell at up to 176,000 rpm); and an FIA-approved roll cell in the production version that’s almost identical to the one used in the Le Mans-winning race car. Also, did we mention it hits a top speed of two hundred sixteen mph?

Three. Two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador S: two hundred seventeen MPH

The two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador S.

The Lamborghini Aventador was perhaps the very first grown-up, no-compromises, compete-with-the-big-boys-on-every-level modern supercar from the bomb-throwers in Sant’Agata (a feat continued and arguably bested with the later Húracan models) when it debuted in 2011, and the two thousand eighteen Aventador S, which bowed in Geneva, promises a truly bonkers fuck-fest of speed and aggression. A utter twenty percent lighter than the outgoing model, at Trio,472 pounds, the fresh Aventador is motivated by an uprated version of the old model’s 6.5-liter V-12 with seven hundred forty horsepower and five hundred nine lb-ft of torque. The sprint to sixty mph takes just Two.9 seconds, and the top speed is a breathtaking two hundred seventeen mph—comparable to the insane two thousand seventeen Lamborghini Centenario. Like that car, the two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador features a trick four-wheel-drive steering system that points the rear wheels in the opposite direction of the front rubber at low speeds and in the same direction at high speeds, supposedly delivering the driving characteristics of a car with a wheelbase shorter by 9.8 inches, or longer by Nineteen.7 inches—whichever works better. A truly off-the-wall bit of engineering. And we mean that as a compliment.

Two. Two thousand eighteen Aston Martin Valkyrie: two hundred fifty MPH

A rendering of the Aston Martin Valkyrie.

The hypercar collaboration inbetween Aston Martin and Crimson Bull Racing—originally known as the AM-RB 001, now re-christened Valkyrie—has yet to have its stated two hundred fifty mph top speed tested in the real world (or, if it has, that hasn’t been made public), but we’re going to go out on a limb and trust that this machine can do what its creators say it can. After all, the Valkyrie boasts the right parts: a hybrid propulsion system in addition to its naturally-aspirated, Cosworth-built 6.5-liter V-12 engine, plus a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission by Ricardo, the same company that builds the Bugatti Chiron’s dual-clutch set-up.

Not only that, but the space-age Valkyrie can evidently generate over Four,000 pounds of downforce even without a decent immobile rear wing, has a dry weight of just Two,200 lbs thanks to carbon-fiber bathtub construction, and can reportedly hold an insane four Gs of lateral acceleration while cornering—double what the bonkers McLaren P1 can hold. So, yes, many of these figures are untested as yet, but neither Aston nor Crimson Bull Racing are exactly known for vaporware, so we’re providing going to go ahead and say that the Valkyrie will hit two hundred fifty mph, no problem.

1. Two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron: two hundred sixty one MPH

The two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron.

The all-new, gut-punchingly expensive Bugatti Chiron (which reportedly starts at $Two.6 million but almost certainly doesn’t stop there, given the almost endless customization options) isn’t even the fastest Bugatti road car in existence—at "just" two hundred sixty one mph, Bugatti’s newest model is the slower than its outgoing, 267-mph Bugatti Veyron 16.Four Super Sport. Of course, the Chiron’s 8-liter, quad-turbocharged, 1,500-hp W-16 engine is electronically limited to two hundred sixty one mph; liquidate that limiter for a top-speed run, like the brand primarily did with its various Veyron iterations, and you can bet the Chiron will keep climbing. (Plus, as with the Veyron, Bugatti is sure to keep pushing the top speed boundaries skyward with each successive Chiron variant.) A duo things are for sure: very first, Bugatti is very interested in claiming—or keeping, depending on how you keep score in the murky world of top-speed records—the title of "world’s fastest production car"; next, they certainly want their newest model to eventually hold that title over an aged-out car, because it’s hard to get well-heeled customers to part with several million dollars for a fresh car if it’s only second-best to the old one. So while two hundred sixty one mph is the stated top speed for the Chiron, the truth is that no one indeed knows how prompt this car can go—but the most likely reaction is "quicker still." In any case, the two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron rightfully claims the title of the fastest fresh car in the world in 2017.

Top ten Fastest Cars in the World 2017, The Drive – The Drive

The Top ten Fastest Cars in the World 2017

Buying a rapid car today is shockingly effortless: in top V-6 spec, even the stolid, workaday Toyota Camry will hit one hundred twenty nine mph—and that’s an electronically-limited top speed. But, like the difference inbetween your self-professed Crossfit "athlete" friend and, say, an Olympic wrestler, it’s one thing to be ready for an autobahn sprint at a moment’s notice and another to hold the title of Fastest Car in the World. At the most elite level, current numbers even for production cars are approaching the ludicrous: zero-to-60 mph times are thumping on the two-second floor, and whereas it took more than a century after the invention of the automobile to hit the 200-mph mark in a road-legal production car (that honor belonging to the Ferrari F40, which in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven topped out at a tick over two hundred two mph), just thirty years after that the fresh Bugatti Chiron can reportedly go straight from the dealer showroom to two hundred sixty one mph—suggesting three hundred mph is not too far down the road.

So, who’s making cars go as swift as they can possibly go while still suggesting things like air conditioning and stereos and, you know, warranties? It’s a list of who’s-who in the high-end European spectacle car world, with familiar names like Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bugatti. No surprises there, however the appearance of one rejuvenated, iconic supercar from a stalwart Detroit badge was a pleasant surprise.

To keep things on the level, there are some conditions for inclusion on this list. Very first, it has to be a street-legal production car (by reasonable definition) from a major manufacturer—so a low-volume or limited edition version of an existing car is fine, but a one-off or aftermarket-tuned experiment doesn’t count, nor does a dedicated track specialist like, say, a Ferrari FXX K. Next, it has to be fresh: only model year two thousand seventeen cars or newer will be considered. Last, since this is a broad survey of the current state of speed, only one car from a given brand will be included; if a badge has several vehicles that could conceivably make this 205-mph-and-up list, only the fastest vehicle will rank.

As the ballers say, Rapid Don’t Lie. Here are the fastest production cars in the world right now.

Ten. Two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus: two hundred five MPH

The two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus

The top-performing Audi R8 pulls the same six hundred ten horsepower and four hundred thirteen lb-ft of torque from the same Five.2-liter V-10 engine found in the Lamborghini Húracan—and in fact, thanks not just to that collective engine but also a collective chassis, these two cars are very close to being one and the same. And yet this mid-engined, all-wheel-drive Audi halo car, with its 205-mph top speed, ekes out an extra three mph at the top end over its (much) more expensive sibling. The fresh two thousand seventeen Audi R8 V10 Plus is stiffer and more rigid than the outgoing variant thanks to the aluminum-and-carbon-fiber Audi Space Age platform, and has five driving settings via Audi Drive Select—auto, convenience, dynamic, individual, and spectacle, with the last being special to the V10 Plus variant and suggesting dry, moist, and snow sub-settings. Plus, with the Audi Virtual Cockpit, the R8 V10 Plus boasts one of the jaw-dropping sexiest infotainment systems (trust us, it’s uncommon but possible) on the market. (Note: if you’re wondering why the Audi is ranked below the Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S when they have the same top speed, it’s because the Porsche wins the 0-60 mph sprint.)

9. Two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S: two hundred five MPH

The two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S

A mostly cosmetic refresh of the excellent last-generation Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S—though enough to justify fresh nomenclature, as this Porsche platform is designated 991.2—the fresh model is exactly what you’d expect of a Turbo S: exceptionally prompt, monstrously capable, and remarkably emotional for a brand that too often has a reputation for clinical efficiency. The two thousand seventeen Porsche nine hundred eleven Turbo S manages to squash two hundred five mph from a twin-turbo Three.8-liter flat-six with five hundred eighty horsepower and five hundred fifty three lb-ft of torque, mated to an amazingly precise seven-speed automatic transmission. The Turbo S boasts the typical Porsche cleverness, partly in the form of a Sport Response button that keeps the turbos spinning even under braking by slightly opening the throttle for enhanced airflow and priming the transmission, which makes engine response to throttle input almost unbelievably quick. It’s touches like this that help justify the car’s $189,000 price tag—not to mention the bragging rights that come with a top speed above two hundred mph and a 0-60 sprint time as low as Two.Five seconds.

8. Two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper SRT: two hundred six MPH

The two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper SRT

Sure, the two thousand seventeen Dodge Viper is basically just a special edition of a two thousand sixteen Dodge Viper with a four-channel anti-lock brake system. But we’re letting it on the list, because after twenty five years, two thousand seventeen marks the swan song of the ferocious American-built supercar. It wasn’t the most elegant of cars—in fact, it was often unforgiving, truck-like (with an actual truck’s transmission), and hard to handle—but in the right forearms the Viper has always been a monstrously capable street-legal race car with a chassis and suspension that grew more magical the closer you drove to the limit. And in the early versions, which famously eschewed any electronic babysitters whatsoever, the closer to the limit you drove, the more real danger you put yourself in—in other words, this was a hardboned Detroit sports car that basked in attempting to kill overeager dilettantes. And however the modern iteration, even the 206-mph Dodge Viper SRT, grew a bit more accommodating in its golden years, the rear-wheel-drive halo car still boasts a six-speed manual transmission mated to a naturally-aspirated, 8.4-liter aluminum V-10 with six hundred forty five horsepower and six hundred pound-feet of torque. A no-compromises speed demon to the end, the Dodge Viper will be missed.

7. Two thousand seventeen Bentley Continental Supersports: two hundred nine MPH

The two thousand seventeen Bentley Continental Supersports

This year, the massive Bentley Continental Supersports claimed the title of fastest four-seat car in the world with a top speed of two hundred nine mph, besting even dedicated sports cars like the Porsche nine hundred eleven GT3 (199 mph) and the Audi R8 V10 Plus (205 mph). Despite a curb weight over Five,000 pounds, the plush, opulent living-room-on-wheels is decently motivated by Bentley’s stalwart, 6.0-liter twin-turbo W-12 engine producing a whopping seven hundred horsepower and seven hundred fifty pound-feet of torque. And you get the sort of niceties for which the ultra-luxury brand is known, like a NAIM sound system, high-touch chrome and aluminum brightware, acres of leather and wood, and cabin muffle befitting a meditation retreat. Plus, because it’s not only the fastest four-seat car, but the fastest road-going Bentley ever, you’ll find carbon-fiber bits everywhere from the side mirrors to the front splitter to the optional engine cover. If you want to fly by the 200-mph mark with three friends in tow, this is the only car on this list that can take you there.

6. Two thousand eighteen Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast: two hundred eleven MPH

The two thousand eighteen Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast.

Ferrari stopped being subtle in its nomenclature long ago—hey there, Ferrari TheFerrari!—so now they’re just putting descriptions like "Superfast" right in the model name. But the Ferrari eight hundred twelve Superfast isn’t false advertising: Maranello has bolted in the most powerful engine ever seen in a road-going Ferrari, a naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 with seven hundred eighty nine horsepower and five hundred thirty pound-feet of twist, mated to a dual-clutch gearbox that’s quicker even than the already super-fast (hey, we see why they used the name—it’s got a ring to it!) unit in the Ferrari F12berlinetta. The supercar will go from a standstill to sixty mph in a tick under three seconds, and represents the high-water mark for fans of heavy-breathing V-12 Ferrari engines: the eight hundred twelve Superfast is reportedly the last Ferrari to sport a naturally-aspirated motor before concentrate shifts to turbocharging and hybrid assists. If you’ve got $320,000 searing a crevice in your pocket (not to mention the insane connections needed to actually buy a fresh eight hundred twelve Superfast in the very first place) this car would make for a good investment for that reason alone.

Five. Two thousand eighteen McLaren 720S: two hundred twelve MPH

The two thousand eighteen McLaren 720S

McLaren’s very first (and, for many years, only) foray into road cars, the F1 of the 1990s, is still widely considered the greatest car ever made, so it’s safe to say the company has a lot to live up to. And its most latest offerings have shown an amazingly swift maturing process since hopping back into the game with the MP4-12C in 2011—most notably with the incredible fresh top-of-the-line McLaren 720S. The $288,475 mid-engined supercar hits two hundred twelve mph thanks in part to some insane aerodynamic trickery and, of course, the Four.0-liter V-8, enlarged from Trio.8 liters in the outgoing McLaren 650S, with its explosive seven hundred ten horsepower and five hundred sixty eight pound-feet of twist. Gear switches from the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission are up to forty five percent quicker than in the 650S, too, and the numbers only get more ludicrous from there: Two.8 seconds to sixty mph; 7.8 seconds to one hundred twenty four mph; a Ten.3-second quarter-mile; and zero to one hundred eighty six mph in just 21.Four seconds. As the English say, Blimey!

Four. Two thousand seventeen Ford GT: two hundred sixteen MPH

The two thousand seventeen Ford GT.

The two thousand seventeen Ford GT is one of the most anticipated cars of this or any year. The GT name has the Le Stud’s (and Ferrari)-dominating history, the reputation as the baddest car to come out of the U.S. in decades, and, to bring things utter circle, decent international sports-car racing dominance in the modern era. It’s a name with impeccable pedigree, and Ford did right by it with this fresh, approximately $450,000 supercar: six hundred forty seven horsepower and five hundred fifty lb-ft from its twin-turbo, Three.5-liter V-6 developed by Ganassi Racing for the team’s Daytona Prototype; active aerodynamics that help generate four hundred pounds of downforce at one hundred fifty mph; an anti-lag system that keeps the turbos spinning at around 80,000 even off-throttle (and at total boost they go like hell at up to 176,000 rpm); and an FIA-approved roll cell in the production version that’s almost identical to the one used in the Le Mans-winning race car. Also, did we mention it hits a top speed of two hundred sixteen mph?

Three. Two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador S: two hundred seventeen MPH

The two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador S.

The Lamborghini Aventador was perhaps the very first grown-up, no-compromises, compete-with-the-big-boys-on-every-level modern supercar from the bomb-throwers in Sant’Agata (a feat continued and arguably bested with the later Húracan models) when it debuted in 2011, and the two thousand eighteen Aventador S, which bowed in Geneva, promises a truly bonkers fuck-fest of speed and aggression. A total twenty percent lighter than the outgoing model, at Three,472 pounds, the fresh Aventador is motivated by an uprated version of the old model’s 6.5-liter V-12 with seven hundred forty horsepower and five hundred nine lb-ft of torque. The sprint to sixty mph takes just Two.9 seconds, and the top speed is a breathtaking two hundred seventeen mph—comparable to the insane two thousand seventeen Lamborghini Centenario. Like that car, the two thousand eighteen Lamborghini Aventador features a trick four-wheel-drive steering system that points the rear wheels in the opposite direction of the front rubber at low speeds and in the same direction at high speeds, supposedly delivering the driving characteristics of a car with a wheelbase shorter by 9.8 inches, or longer by Nineteen.7 inches—whichever works better. A truly off-the-wall bit of engineering. And we mean that as a compliment.

Two. Two thousand eighteen Aston Martin Valkyrie: two hundred fifty MPH

A rendering of the Aston Martin Valkyrie.

The hypercar collaboration inbetween Aston Martin and Crimson Bull Racing—originally known as the AM-RB 001, now re-christened Valkyrie—has yet to have its stated two hundred fifty mph top speed tested in the real world (or, if it has, that hasn’t been made public), but we’re going to go out on a limb and trust that this machine can do what its creators say it can. After all, the Valkyrie boasts the right parts: a hybrid propulsion system in addition to its naturally-aspirated, Cosworth-built 6.5-liter V-12 engine, plus a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission by Ricardo, the same company that builds the Bugatti Chiron’s dual-clutch set-up.

Not only that, but the space-age Valkyrie can evidently generate over Four,000 pounds of downforce even without a decent immobile rear wing, has a dry weight of just Two,200 lbs thanks to carbon-fiber bathtub construction, and can reportedly hold an insane four Gs of lateral acceleration while cornering—double what the bonkers McLaren P1 can hold. So, yes, many of these figures are untested as yet, but neither Aston nor Crimson Bull Racing are exactly known for vaporware, so we’re providing going to go ahead and say that the Valkyrie will hit two hundred fifty mph, no problem.

1. Two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron: two hundred sixty one MPH

The two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron.

The all-new, gut-punchingly expensive Bugatti Chiron (which reportedly starts at $Two.6 million but almost certainly doesn’t stop there, given the almost endless customization options) isn’t even the fastest Bugatti road car in existence—at "just" two hundred sixty one mph, Bugatti’s newest model is the slower than its outgoing, 267-mph Bugatti Veyron 16.Four Super Sport. Of course, the Chiron’s 8-liter, quad-turbocharged, 1,500-hp W-16 engine is electronically limited to two hundred sixty one mph; eliminate that limiter for a top-speed run, like the brand primarily did with its various Veyron iterations, and you can bet the Chiron will keep climbing. (Plus, as with the Veyron, Bugatti is sure to keep pushing the top speed boundaries skyward with each successive Chiron variant.) A duo things are for sure: very first, Bugatti is very interested in claiming—or keeping, depending on how you keep score in the murky world of top-speed records—the title of "world’s fastest production car"; next, they certainly want their newest model to eventually hold that title over an aged-out car, because it’s hard to get well-heeled customers to part with several million dollars for a fresh car if it’s only second-best to the old one. So while two hundred sixty one mph is the stated top speed for the Chiron, the truth is that no one truly knows how swift this car can go—but the most likely response is "quicker still." In any case, the two thousand seventeen Bugatti Chiron rightfully claims the title of the fastest fresh car in the world in 2017.

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