JEFFREY
oct, 2013.
Answer
PREFACE:
Because you have used the term "car," in your question, I have not included vehicles that compete for the "land speed record." The land speed record holder's vehicle uses thrust from a jet engine or rocket, and is not, in my view, driven. I have also not included vehicles that compete in the "wheel driven land speed" record because The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile validates records for the fastest of these vehicles ONLY in "Category A" (i.e., Special). In "Category A," the accepted record is fastest average speed recorded over any one-mile or one-kilometer distance, averaged over two runs in opposite directions (to factor out wind) within one hour of each other. This "Category" might be regarded as including "cars," but here again, I do not regard the fastest to be a "car" in the conventional sense because the fastest is a single entity vehicle neither built for street driving nor sale.
ANSWER:
That said, among street legal, production cars available on the market, there is a dispute as to the fastest.
Until April, 2013, the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT had been widely regarded as the fastest. It has reached a top speed of 267.857 mph per "Guinness Book of Records" which, at the time, was deemed as the world record for a production carâs top speed. The problem arose when it was discovered that the version of the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT car owners chose to sell to the public has a governed top speed of 258 mph, which the automaker says was due to safety reasons. Thus, to achieve the record the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT needed to have its top speed limiter disabled, which counts as a modification. The BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT had a production run of 30, only 5 of which were, by design, capable of 267.857 mph (431.074 km/h). The other 25 Super Sport cars are electronically limited to 257.87 mph (415.00 km/h).
HOWEVER, the owners of the HENNESSEY VENOM GT have laid claim to the world's fastest street legal, production car based upon its official speed of 265.7 mph. It appears the "The Guinness Book of World Records" has accepted their claim to the title. In that case, the HENNESSEY VENOM GT is the fastest, street legal production car on the planet.
It can also be argued that the KOENIGSEGG AGERA R is the fastest as the owners claim to have reached 273 mph; however, that speed is not officially certified.
For verification, argument, and additional information, please see:
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1083419_bugatti-stripped-of-top-speed-record-teases-new-performance-offering
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/road-tests/2011-bugatti-veyron-164-super-sport-2?click=main_sr
http://www.sportscarguru.com/top-tens/fastest-cars-in-the-world/
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-in-the-world-top-10-list/
http://www.autosaur.com/fastest-car-in-the-world/
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-by-acceleration-top-10-list/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/8507153/Venom-claims-to-be-Veyron-beater
PREFACE:
Because you have used the term "car," in your question, I have not included vehicles that compete for the "land speed record." The land speed record holder's vehicle uses thrust from a jet engine or rocket, and is not, in my view, driven. I have also not included vehicles that compete in the "wheel driven land speed" record because The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile validates records for the fastest of these vehicles ONLY in "Category A" (i.e., Special). In "Category A," the accepted record is fastest average speed recorded over any one-mile or one-kilometer distance, averaged over two runs in opposite directions (to factor out wind) within one hour of each other. This "Category" might be regarded as including "cars," but here again, I do not regard the fastest to be a "car" in the conventional sense because the fastest is a single entity vehicle neither built for street driving nor sale.
ANSWER:
That said, among street legal, production cars available on the market, there is a dispute as to the fastest.
Until April, 2013, the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT had been widely regarded as the fastest. It has reached a top speed of 267.857 mph per "Guinness Book of Records" which, at the time, was deemed as the world record for a production carâs top speed. The problem arose when it was discovered that the version of the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT car owners chose to sell to the public has a governed top speed of 258 mph, which the automaker says was due to safety reasons. Thus, to achieve the record the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT needed to have its top speed limiter disabled, which counts as a modification. The BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT had a production run of 30, only 5 of which were, by design, capable of 267.857 mph (431.074 km/h). The other 25 Super Sport cars are electronically limited to 257.87 mph (415.00 km/h).
HOWEVER, the owners of the HENNESSEY VENOM GT have laid claim to the world's fastest street legal, production car based upon its official speed of 265.7 mph. It appears the "The Guinness Book of World Records" has accepted their claim to the title. In that case, the HENNESSEY VENOM GT is the fastest, street legal production car on the planet.
It can also be argued that the KOENIGSEGG AGERA R is the fastest as the owners claim to have reached 273 mph; however, that speed is not officially certified.
For verification, argument, and additional information, please see:
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1083419_bugatti-stripped-of-top-speed-record-teases-new-performance-offering
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/road-tests/2011-bugatti-veyron-164-super-sport-2?click=main_sr
http://www.sportscarguru.com/top-tens/fastest-cars-in-the-world/
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-in-the-world-top-10-list/
http://www.autosaur.com/fastest-car-in-the-world/
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-by-acceleration-top-10-list/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/8507153/Venom-claims-to-be-Veyron-beater
what is the fastest car on the planet. present day.?
JEFFREY
No further questions!
Answer
PREFACE:
Because you have used the term "car," in your question, I have not included vehicles that compete for the "land speed record." The land speed record holder's vehicle uses thrust from a jet engine or rocket, and is not, in my view, driven. I have also not included vehicles that compete in the "wheel driven land speed" record because The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile validates records for the fastest of these vehicles ONLY in "Category A" (i.e., Special). In "Category A," the accepted record is fastest average speed recorded over any one-mile or one-kilometer distance, averaged over two runs in opposite directions (to factor out wind) within one hour of each other. This "Category" might be regarded as including "cars," but here again, I do not regard the fastest to be a "car" in the conventional sense because the fastest is a single entity vehicle neither built for street driving nor sale.
ANSWER:
That said, among street legal, production cars available on the market, there is a dispute as to the fastest.
Until April, 2013, the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT had been widely regarded as the fastest. It has reached a top speed of 267.857 mph per "Guinness Book of Records" which, at the time, was deemed as the world record for a production carâs top speed. The problem arose when it was discovered that the version of the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT car owners chose to sell to the public has a governed top speed of 258 mph, which the automaker says was due to safety reasons. Thus, to achieve the record the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT needed to have its top speed limiter disabled, which counts as a modification. The BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT had a production run of 30, only 5 of which were, by design, capable of 267.857 mph (431.074 km/h). The other 25 Super Sport cars are electronically limited to 257.87 mph (415.00 km/h).
Thus, the owners of the HENNESSEY VENOM GT have laid claim to the world's fastest street legal, production car based upon its official speed of 265.7 mph. It appears the "The Guinness Book of World Records" has accepted their claim to the title. In that case, the HENNESSEY VENOM GT is the fastest, street legal production car on the planet.
It can also be argued that the KOENIGSEGG AGERA R is the fastest as the owners claim to have reached 273 mph; however, that speed is not officially certified.
For verification, argument, and additional information, please see:
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1083419_bugatti-stripped-of-top-speed-record-teases-new-performance-offering
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/road-tests/2011-bugatti-veyron-164-super-sport-2?click=main_sr
http://www.sportscarguru.com/top-tens/fastest-cars-in-the-world/
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-in-the-world-top-10-list/
http://www.autosaur.com/fastest-car-in-the-world/
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-by-acceleration-top-10-list/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/8507153/Venom-claims-to-be-Veyron-beater
PREFACE:
Because you have used the term "car," in your question, I have not included vehicles that compete for the "land speed record." The land speed record holder's vehicle uses thrust from a jet engine or rocket, and is not, in my view, driven. I have also not included vehicles that compete in the "wheel driven land speed" record because The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile validates records for the fastest of these vehicles ONLY in "Category A" (i.e., Special). In "Category A," the accepted record is fastest average speed recorded over any one-mile or one-kilometer distance, averaged over two runs in opposite directions (to factor out wind) within one hour of each other. This "Category" might be regarded as including "cars," but here again, I do not regard the fastest to be a "car" in the conventional sense because the fastest is a single entity vehicle neither built for street driving nor sale.
ANSWER:
That said, among street legal, production cars available on the market, there is a dispute as to the fastest.
Until April, 2013, the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT had been widely regarded as the fastest. It has reached a top speed of 267.857 mph per "Guinness Book of Records" which, at the time, was deemed as the world record for a production carâs top speed. The problem arose when it was discovered that the version of the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT car owners chose to sell to the public has a governed top speed of 258 mph, which the automaker says was due to safety reasons. Thus, to achieve the record the BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT needed to have its top speed limiter disabled, which counts as a modification. The BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT had a production run of 30, only 5 of which were, by design, capable of 267.857 mph (431.074 km/h). The other 25 Super Sport cars are electronically limited to 257.87 mph (415.00 km/h).
Thus, the owners of the HENNESSEY VENOM GT have laid claim to the world's fastest street legal, production car based upon its official speed of 265.7 mph. It appears the "The Guinness Book of World Records" has accepted their claim to the title. In that case, the HENNESSEY VENOM GT is the fastest, street legal production car on the planet.
It can also be argued that the KOENIGSEGG AGERA R is the fastest as the owners claim to have reached 273 mph; however, that speed is not officially certified.
For verification, argument, and additional information, please see:
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1083419_bugatti-stripped-of-top-speed-record-teases-new-performance-offering
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/road-tests/2011-bugatti-veyron-164-super-sport-2?click=main_sr
http://www.sportscarguru.com/top-tens/fastest-cars-in-the-world/
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-in-the-world-top-10-list/
http://www.autosaur.com/fastest-car-in-the-world/
http://www.thesupercars.org/fastest-cars/fastest-cars-by-acceleration-top-10-list/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/8507153/Venom-claims-to-be-Veyron-beater
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