Fastest Production Cars
| Year | Make and model | Top speed of production car | Number built | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Mercedes Velocipede | 12 mph (19 km/h) | 1200 | First production car |
| 1955 | Mercedes-Benz 300SL | 140 mph (225 km/h) | 1400 | Tested by Road & Track. |
| 1961 | Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato | 153.5 mph (247 km/h) | 20 | As tested by Autocar and published on 13 April 1962. The car was introduced at the London Motor Show in October 1960. |
| 1963 | Iso Rivolta Grifo A3/L 327 | 161 mph (259 km/h) | over 400 | Tested by Autocar. |
| 1967 | Lamborghini Miura P400 | 171 mph (275 km/h) | over 750 | Tested by Motor. Over 750 units build in 1966-1973 period, which includes P400, P400 S and P400 SV models. |
| 1968 | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona | 174 mph (280 km/h) | about 1400 | Tested by Autocar. |
| 1984 | Ferrari 288 GTO | 188 mph (303 km/h) | 272 | Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport in 1985. |
| 1986 | Porsche 959 | 195 mph (314 km/h) | 337 | Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport in 1987. The 197 mph (317 km/h) top speed was recorded by the 959 Sport only 6 of which were ever made. The rest of the 337 units production run (1986-1989) were 959 Touring version that topped at 195 mph (314 km/h). |
| 1987 | Ferrari F40 | 202.687 mph (326.193 km/h) | 1311 | As tested by Quattroruote magazine. Claimed top speed 201 mph (323 km/h). |
| 1991 | Bugatti EB110 GT | 209 mph (336 km/h) | 95 | As measured by Auto, Motor und Sport. |
| 1992 | Jaguar XJ220 | 213 mph (343 km/h) | 281 | Tested by Autocar. |
| 1993 | McLaren F1 | 231 mph (372 km/h) | 65 | At factory rev limit, it reached 231 mph (371.8 km/h) at Nardo (oval) test track. It still remains the world's fastest naturally aspirated production car in terms of top speed. |
| April 19, 2005 | Bugatti Veyron 16.4 | 253.81 mph (408.47 km/h) | 300 | Recorded and verified by German inspection officials. |
| June 26, 2010 | Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport | 258 mph (415.21 km/h) | 30 | Production run of 30 of which 5, named the Super Sport World Record Edition, are capable of 267.857 mph (431.074 km/h). The other 25 Super Sport cars are electronically limited to 415 km/h (258 mph). The record attempt of the Super Sport World Record Edition was driven by Pierre-Henri Raphanel and was verified by Guinness World Records. |
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