Fastest Cars in the World
For these cars, 200 mph is just the beginning.
As cars have advanced over the years, so have their top speeds. Not too long ago, surpassing the 200 mph mark was unthinkable. In 1987, the Ferrari F40 became the first production car to eclipse the 200 mph barrier, with an official top speed rated at 201 mph. These next 37 cars shatter that figure with ease.
In choosing the list, we stuck with cars from actual manufacturers, so no Lotus-based Hennessey Venom GT. If a top speed run isn't verified (Koenigsegg One:1) or filled with controversy, we didn't include it. Also, we included the fastest version of a car, so if there was a model with a top speed two mph lower than the one we included, it's not on here. What you will find here is a collection of some of the fastest cars in the world, and several former top speed record holders. Every one of these machines highlights the pursuit of automotive excellence, and nearly all of them tackle the challenge of exceeding 200 mph in different ways.
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2021-2022 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
Top speed: 211 MPH
Aston's hopped-up 715-horsepower grand-tourer is good at more than just whisking you and a guest away to some faraway destination in style. Thanks to a twin-turbo V-12 under the hood, it can reach 211 mph if given enough room.
2018-2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Top speed: 211 MPH
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS doesn't have a wildly exotic engine or a supremely complex hybrid all-wheel-drive system. It just has a whole lot of boost. Combine the car's 700-horsepower turbocharged flat-six with a lightweight 911 GT body, and you have a recipe for speed, even with all of the extra aero bits attached. It's no wonder the GT2 RS has dominated tracks all across the globe.
2014-2015 Porsche 918 Spyder
Top speed: 211 MPH
With an electric motor driving the front wheels and a 4.6-liter V-8 engine driving the rear, the 918 Spyder produces over 880 horsepower. That's enough for it to rocket well past the 200-mph barrier. Still, a top speed of 211 mph does make the 918 the slowest member of the hypercar Holy Trinity. Regardless, it remains one of the fastest cars in the world.
2020-2023 Ferrari F8 Tributo
Top speed: 211 MPH
The Ferrari F8 Tributo has four fewer cylinders than its bigger front-engine V-12 sibling, but it also has two more turbos. It's also lighter and slipperier. That's probably why it's able to hit the same 211 mph top speed in a straight line. 710 horsepower also can't hurt.
2018-2023 Ferrari 812 Superfast
Top speed: 211 MPH
As the 812 Superfast nameplate suggests, this V-12-powered Ferrari is a very fast car. Despite having over 50 more horsepower than its predecessor, the F12berlinetta, the 812 Superfast has the same exact 211-mph top speed. Not that that's slow, of course.
2020-2024 Ferrari SF90 Stradale
Top speed: 211 MPH
Even with the extra grunt from the three hybrid motors, the SF90 Stradale isn't able to eclipse the F8 Tributo's or the 812 Superfast's 211-mph terminal velocity. Make no mistake, it's still ridiculously quick. But with nearly 1000 horsepower on tap, we might've been expecting more.
2019-2020 McLaren Senna
Top speed: 211 MPH
The McLaren Senna wasn't built for outright speed. It's only goal is to set blistering lap times that its namesake would be proud of. But even with all that wild aero fighting the air, the Senna is able to reach 211 mph in a straight line. Not bad.
2019-2023 McLaren 720S
Top speed: 211 MPH
The McLaren 720S was one of the quickest cars on sale when it debuted in 2018. A lightweight carbon fiber monocoque combined with over 700 horsepower of twin-turbo V-8 greatness is more than enough to propel it to 211 mph flat-out. It's a proper spaceship for the road.
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Top speed: 212 MPH
While the C8 Corvette may have adopted a mid-engined layout, it can't quite match the outright speed of the final iteration of the C7. Thanks to a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine producing 755 hp and 715 lb-ft of torque, the brutish ZR1 is capable of reaching speeds as high as 212 mph if given the space to do so.
2009-2010 Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV
Top speed: 212 MPH
The Murciélago SV was the fastest version of Lamborghini's big bad supercar. Thanks to a glorious 6.5-liter V-12 engine, the SV produces a healthy 661 hp. If you optioned the low-drag lip spoiler in place of the standard giant wing, you could hit 212 mph in a straight line. The exhaust note alone will surely convince more than one owner to try and find that limit.
1992-1994 Jaguar XJ220
Top speed: 212 MPH
Despite lacking the V-12 engine it always deserved, the XJ220 remains a seriously fast car. A twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 provides 542 hp, which briefly helped the Jaguar hold the title of world's fastest car between 1992 and 1993. Jaguar only made 275 examples of the XJ220, so your chances of seeing one are pretty slim. If you find one, know you're looking at the fastest Jaguar ever built.
1991-1995 Bugatti EB110 GT
Top speed: 213 MPH
Before Bugatti was making Chirons or Veyrons, it was making and setting records with this: the EB110 GT. It only had 12 cylinders, but thanks to four turbos, it made 553 hp. That proved to be enough power to propel the EB110 GT to a 213 mph top speed. It seems Bugatti has always had a thing for cracking 200 mph.
2017-2023 Ford GT
Top speed: 216 MPH
The current Ford GT was built to go racing at Le Mans, so it makes sense that it would have a high top speed. We think 216 mph is just about right for a supercar like this, even if its 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 isn't as sweet sounding as the old car's V-8.
2013-2015 McLaren P1
Top speed: 217 MPH
As McLaren's next flagship after the F1, the McLaren P1 doesn't quite achieve the F1's top speed, but is no less impressive, especially considering how well it can decimate a closed circuit. The P1's powertrain is a masterpiece of engineering, combining a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-8 engine and a single electric motor for a total output of 903 hp.
2013-2018 Ferrari LaFerrari
Top speed: 217 MPH
Dorky name aside, the LaFerrari is one of the most impressive hypercars of all time. Ferrari's most current V-12 flagship also uses a clever hybrid system to achieve maximum power, but strangely, it's still one mph behind its predecessor in terms of outright speed. That doesn't make the LaF any less great in our eyes, but only highlights how special this hybrid really is.
1999 Lamborghini Diablo GTR
Top speed: 217 MPH
The GTR was a Lamborghini Diablo taken to 11. Only 30 were built for the company's one-make Supertrophy series, each equipped with a 570-horsepower, 6.0-liter V-12 and a good old-fashioned five-speed manual transmission. Not a bad way to reach 217 mph by any means.
2011-2022 Lamborghini Aventador
Top speed: 217 MPH
Lamborghini's outgoing mid-engine V-12 flagship has spawned many iterations, but all have the same impeccable 217-mph top speed. We're most fond of the track-ready SVJ variant shown here which, up until recently held the Nürburgring production lap record. As far as brash supercars are concerned, you can't really go wrong with any Aventador model.
2020-2022 Lamborghini Sián FKP 37
Top speed: 217 MPH
The Sián is Lamborghini's first hybrid. Based on the Aventador, it uses that car's V-12 powertrain, mated to a supercapacitor hybrid system. All together the system is good for 807 hp and 531 lb-ft of torque. The power bump isn't significant enough to improve top speed over an Aventador, though.
2024 Lamborghini Revuelto
Top speed: 217 MPH
As the company's first serious production hybrid and the Aventador's successor, the 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto has big shoes to fill. With over 1000 hp on tap from a V-12 triple e-motor setup, it's able to do just that.
2020 Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport
Top speed: 217 MPH
Like the Divo, the Chiron Pur Sport has the same W-16 engine as the rest of Bugatti's lineup. It's so much slower on the top end thanks to extra drag from all of the new aero pieces, and a shorter gearset. The loss of speed does return some improved handling characteristics, however. Not that 217 mph should ever be considered a slow top speed.
Brian Silvestro is Hearst Autos' Lead Deputy Editor for rankings content. He spent over seven years as a staff writer for Road & Track Magazine, and still contributes regularly with car reviews, industry interviews, and more.
He also has a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing.
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