The Worlds Fastest Production Car Revealed

Dec 31
12:48

2008

Dean Forster

Dean Forster

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Find out what the worlds fastest production car is as well as how much it costs and the specs

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There are a lot of prestigious titles that are vied for in the automobile industry. Such awards include the title of Motor Trend Car of the Year or any of the other "best of" lists. However,The Worlds Fastest Production Car Revealed Articles for buyers with a seemingly never-ending supply of cash and an interest in pure speed and power, these lists hold little influence. Instead, the worlds fastest production car is what the top-of-the-line sports cars strive to be. Earning this title opens up a world of opportunities for these cars, most of which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars for enthusiastic buyers who seek to call them their own.

Right now, the fastest production car in the world is the Shelby SuperCars' Ultimate Aero. In September of 2007, the speedy automobile achieved this feat by posting an average top speed of 256.18 miles per hour during a speed test on a closed highway in Washington. To put this astounding figure into perspective, the last car to officially hold the title of Worlds Fastest Production Car (the Koenigsegg CR) went 242 miles per hour.

Even more astoundingly, experts believe that the Ultimate Aero can go substantially faster than what it did during the test. It is believed that the car would be stable at speeds of 273 miles per hour, based on tests conducted with the help of NASA, which would be an amazing 31 miles per hour faster than what the Koenigsegg CR achieved.

So, the real question on your mind is probably, "how much?" Well, it will cost you quite a bit of money to park a Shelby SuperCars' Ultimate Aero in your garage. The car is estimated to sell at about $600,000 for a lucky and limited number of buyers. That's really not so bad, if you factor in the amount of horsepower you are getting- 1,183 horsepower, to be exact. Also, remember that the closest thing to the Ultimate Aero on the market, the Volkswagen Bugatti (which unofficially went at 253 miles per hour in a test) will cost you over one and a half million dollars.

Not everyone should be driving the Ultimate Aero around, either. Without such common conveniences as power steering (which is commonly left out of luxury performance cars) and traction control, you can't safely speed down the highway in this beast while multi-tasking on your cell phone. However, when you can get to 60 miles per hour in less than 3 seconds, you will have plenty of time to text your friends later. For those that want the worlds fastest production car, the Ultimate Aero is the only way to go.