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History of the world's fastest production car (Guinness World Records)

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This is a list of the history of the world's fastest production cars compiled from the editions of The Guinness Book of Records, now Guinness World Records, since 1955. This article is not particularly useful as a way of showing automotive progression, (for this, see Production car speed record) however, it is interesting to see how the record's guidelines have changed over the years, leading to cars frequently being disqualified and the record being passed to another slower model instead.

Record-breaking vehicles

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Year Make and model Top speed Power Number produced Comments
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 165mph

(266km/h)[1]

212bhp

(215PS)

1400 Claimed speed

162mph (260km/h) listed in sales brochure

1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica 163mph

(262km/h)[2]

335bhp

(340PS)

35 Claimed speed
1959 Aston Martin DB4 GT 173mph

(278km/h)[3]

302bhp

(306PS)

75 Claimed speed
1964 Ford GT 217mph

(349km/h)[4]

350bhp

(355PS)

7 Not a "purchasable production model"

No accurate measurement

1966 Ford GT40 Mk II 225mph

(362km/h)[5]

485bhp

(492PS)

11 Not a "purchasable production model"

No accurate measurement

1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV 213mph

(342.8km/h)[6]

~500bhp

(507PS)

6 Not a "purchasable production model"
1971 Porsche 917LH 238mph

(383km/h)[7]

~600bhp

(608PS)

43 Not a "purchasable production model"
1975 Ferrari BB Berlinetta Boxer 188mph

(303km/h)[8]

375bhp

(380PS)

387 Claimed speed
1976 Lamborghini Countach LP400 196mph

(315km/h)[9]

370bhp

(375PS)

151 Claimed speed
1978 Ferrari BB512 Berlinetta Boxer 163mph

(262km/h)[10]

355bhp

(360PS)

929 Achieved by Autocar
1980 Aston Martin Bulldog 190mph

(306km/h)[11]

~700bhp

(710PS)

1 Never made it to production
1981 Aston Martin V8 Vantage 168mph

(270km/h)[12]

~380bhp

(385PS)

534 Achieved by Motor
1982 Ferrari BB512 Berlinetta Boxer 168mph

(270km/h)[13]

355bhp

(360PS)

929 Achieved by Road and Track
1984 Lamborghini Countach LP500 S 179.9mph

(289.5km/h)[14]

370bhp

(375PS)

321 Achieved by CAR
1986 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV 190.1mph

(305.9km/h)[15]

449bhp

(455PS)

610 Achieved by Fast Lane

Had a factory modified airbox

1987 Porsche 959 197mph

(317km/h)[16]

444bhp

(450PS)

292 Achieved by Auto Motor und Sport
1987 Ferrari F40 201mph

(324km/h)[17]

471bhp

(478PS)

1311-1315 Claimed speed
1990 Lamborghini Diablo 202mph

(325km/h)[18]

485bhp

(492PS)

873
1991 Jaguar XJ220 212.3mph

(341.7km/h)[19]

542bhp

(550PS)

282
1992 Jaguar XJ220 217.1mph

(349.4km/h)[20]

542bhp

(550PS)

282 Rev limiter removed
1998 McLaren F1 240.1mph

(386.4km/h)[21]

618bhp

(627PS)

64 Rev limiter removed
2005 Koenigsegg CCR 241mph

(387.9km/h)[22]

806bhp

(817PS)

14
2005 Bugatti Veyron 253mph

(407km/h)[23]

987bhp

(1001PS)

252
2007 SSC Ultimate Aero TT 256.1mph

(412.2km/h)[24]

1183bhp

(1200PS)

24
2010 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport 267.9mph

(431.1km/h)[25]

1183bhp

(1200PS

48 Electronic speed limiter removed
2017 Koenigsegg Agera RS 277.9mph

(447.2km/h)[26]

1341bhp

(1360PS)

25

Other mentions

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Year Make and model Top speed Power Number produced Comments
1961 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 151.7mph

(244.1km/h)[27]

265bhp

(269PS)

15,498 Achieved by Autocar
1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 153.5mph

(247km/h)[28]

314bhp

(318PS)

19 Achieved by Autocar
1966 Lamborghini Miura 186mph

(300km/h)[29]

345bhp

(350PS)

764 Claimed speed

Listed as "fastest obtainable car"

1978 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S 173.7mph

(279.6km/h)[30]

345bhp

(350PS

237 Claimed speed
1980 De Tomaso Pantera 174mph

(280km/h)[31]

345bhp

(350PS)

7260 Claimed speed
1984 Ferrari GTO 190mph

(305km/h)[32]

395bhp

(400PS)

272 Claimed speed
1986 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato 186mph

(300km/h)[33]

432bhp

(438PS)

89 Claimed speed
2014 Hennessey Venom GT 270.4mph

(435.3km/h)[34]

1244bhp

(1261PS)

13 Single directional run
  1. ^ Guinness Book of Records (1st ed.). 1955. pp. 111–112.
  2. ^ Guinness Book of Records (7th ed.). 1958. p. 176.
  3. ^ Guinness Book of Records (8th ed.). 1960. p. 176.
  4. ^ Guinness Book of Records (11th ed.). 1964. p. 185.
  5. ^ Guinness Book of Records (13th ed.). 1966. p. 197.
  6. ^ Guinness Book of Records (15th ed.). 1968. p. 169.
  7. ^ Guinness Book of Records (19th ed.). 1972. p. 129. ISBN 9780900424069.
  8. ^ Guinness Book of World Records 1976. 1975. p. 297. ISBN 9780806900148.
  9. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1979 Edition. 1978. p. 136. ISBN 9780900424069.
  10. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1979 Edition. 1978. p. 136. ISBN 9780900424069.
  11. ^ Guinness Book of World Records 1981. 1980. pp. 294–295. ISBN 9780553145007.
  12. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1984 Edition. 1983. p. 140. ISBN 9780851122601.
  13. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1985 Edition. 1984. p. 136. ISBN 9780851124193.
  14. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1986 Edition. 1985. p. 125. ISBN 9780851124339.
  15. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1988 Edition. 1987. p. 128. ISBN 9780851128689.
  16. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1989 Edition. 1988. p. 129. ISBN 9780851128788.
  17. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1989 Edition. 1988. p. 128. ISBN 9780851128788.
  18. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1992 Edition. 1991. p. 150. ISBN 9780851123783.
  19. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1993 Edition. 1992. p. 114. ISBN 9780816026449.
  20. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1994 Edition. 1993. p. 124. ISBN 9780851125121.
  21. ^ Guinness World Records 2000. 1999. p. 297. ISBN 9780553582680.
  22. ^ Guinness World Records 2006. 2005. p. 186. ISBN 9781904994022.
  23. ^ Guinness World Records 2007. 2006. p. 215. ISBN 9781904994145.
  24. ^ Guinness World Records 2009. 2008. p. 264. ISBN 9780553592566.
  25. ^ Guinness World Records 2012. 2011. ISBN 9781904994671.
  26. ^ Guinness World Records 2019. 2018. ISBN 9781912286430.
  27. ^ Guinness Book of Records (10th ed.). 1962. p. 187.
  28. ^ Guinness Book of Records (10th ed.). 1962. p. 187.
  29. ^ Guinness Book of Records (15th ed.). 1968. p. 169.
  30. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1984 Edition. 1983. p. 140. ISBN 9780851122601.
  31. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1984 Edition. 1983. p. 140. ISBN 9780851122601.
  32. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1986 Edition. 1985. p. 125. ISBN 9780851124339.
  33. ^ Guinness Book of Records 1986 Edition. 1985. p. 125. ISBN 9780851124339.
  34. ^ Guinness World Records 2019. 2018. ISBN 9781912286430.