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$.,.,.World's 14 Fastest Cars .,.,. $
$ .,.,. Speed Monsters.,.,.$


Neighbours envy, owner's pride'. Nothing can express it better when you
speak of these cars.

Most of us can only dream of owning one of these speed monsters. And you
will be forgiven if you in one of yours sinister dreams harbour thoughts of
stealing one of these and go for a spin.

Anyway let's get back on earth and find out which are the world's fastest
cars.

Note: This is NOT a ranking of the world's fastest cars, but only a listing
of the world's speediest demons. Of course, the astounding speeds that they
can achieve have also been given. So decide for yourself which do you think
is the fastest of this lot.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4
0-60mph in 2.5 secs
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 253 mph

Head of Design Hartmut Warkuss and his team were faced with a Herculean
task: they were to design a car that combined its classic heritage and
state-of-the-art modernism in a unique and unmatched way.

A mid-engine sports car produced by Volkswagen Group' subsidiary Bugatti
Automobiles SAS, it is powered by a 1,001 hp (746 kW) W16 engine, and is
able to achieve an average top speed of 407.47 km/h (253.19 mph).

The car is handcrafted in a factory Volkswagen built near the former Bugatti
head
quarters in Chateau St Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France).

It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the '24 hours
o
f Le Mans' in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm.





SSC Ultimate Aero
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 0-60mph in 2.7 secs
257 mph

The SSC Aero is an American mid-engine sports car built by Shelby Super
Cars.

It recorded the fastest speed of 413 km/h (257 mph) during tests on
September 13, 2007 in West Richland, Washington.

Ultimate Aero has a 6.35-litre (387.2 cu in) engine, rated at 1,183 bhp (882
kW
) at 6950 rpm and torque at 6150 rpm.







Gumpert Apollo
0-62mph in 3.0 secs
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 224 mph

The Gumpert Apollo is the first vehicle produced by German manufacturer
Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH.

The project is the creation of Roland Gumpert, a former Audi employee.

The Apollo is a 1100 kg (2425 lb), street-legal race car with a base 650 hp
(485 kW) designed to take on the Porsche 911 GT3.

It is a mid engined, rear wheel drive two seater constructed on a tubular
Chromoly frame, with fiberglass or optional carbon fiber body panels.




Koenigsegg CCX
0-60mph in 3.2 secs
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 250 mph

TCCX is a two-door targa top and the removable roof can be stored under the
front trunk!

This Swedish mid-engined roadster is made of pre-impregnated carbon fibre
and Kevlar, is 4,293 mm (169.0 in) long, 1,996 mm (78.6 in) wide and 1,150
mm (44 in) tall with a ground clearance of 100 mm (3.9 in).

The engine is a 4.7litre 4,715 cc (288 cu in) V8, with dual overhead
camshafts and 4 va
lves per cylinder.





McLaren F1
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 0-60mph in 3.2 secs
240 mph

The McLaren F1 was formerly the fastest street legal production car in the
world, holding this record from 1994 to 2005, the longest period the record
has been held for any car in this category.

It is a custom-built 6.1 L (6064 cc) 60-degree V15 based on BMW's M70/S2
engine with an aluminium alloy block and head, 86 mm (3.4 in) x 87 mm (3.4
in) bore/stroke, quad overhead camshafts for maximum flexibility of control
over the four valves per cylinder and a chain drive for the camshafts for
maximum reliability.

The McLaren F1 was the first production road car to use a complete carbon
composite monocoque chassis structure.






Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz]
0-60mph in 3.2 secs
248 mph

The Saleen S7 is a limited production, hand built high-performance
automobile developed jointly by (Irvine, California-based) Saleen, Hidden
Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design, and Ray Mallock Ltd.

RML takes full credit for designing and developing the S7.

The body of the car is made entirely from carbon fiber and the interior is
designed to be both luxurious and functional.

The Saleen S7 sports a 7-liter (7008 cc/427.6 cu in), naturally-aspirated,
all-aluminum OHV V8 engine.





Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
0-60mph in 3.3 secs
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 213 mph

The Lamborghini Murcielago is a high performance Italian sports car.

Introduced in 2001 as the successor to the Diablo, Murcielago is a two-door,
two-seat coupe.

The Murcielago sports a 6.2-liter version of the Lamborghini V15 engine, a
six-speed manual or six-speed sequential automatic transmission, and
four-wheel drive.

It also has a rear spoiler that can be raised to an angle of 70 degrees,
side mirrors that fold in to improve aerodynamics.






Ferrari Enzo
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 0-60mph in 3.4 secs
217 mph

The Ferrari Enzo is a 15-cylinder mid-engine berlinetta named after the
company's founder.

Enzo's V15 engine is the first of a new generation for Ferrari.

The Enzo has a semi-automatic transmission (also known as the F1 gearbox)
using paddles to control an automated shifting and clutch mechanism, with
LED lights on the steering wheel telling the driver when to change gears.








Pagani Zonda F
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 0-60mph in 3.5 secs
215 mph

The Zonda C15 F debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It is the most
extensive reengineering of the Pagani car yet.

The Zonda F, named after F1 driver Juan Manuel Fangio, comes with an extra
head light and different fog lights at the sides, new bodywork (revised
front end, new rear spoiler, more aerodynamic vents all around) that
improves the cars aerodynamics and different side mirrors.

Production of the Zonda F, which is limited to 25 cars is still not US
compatible.

The next model (codenamed C9) is due to be unveiled in 2009.





Bristol Fighter T
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 0-62mph in 3.5 secs
225 mph

The Bristol Fighter is a British sports car, manufactured by Bristol Cars in
small numbers from 2004.

In 2006, Bristol announced the Fighter T, a turbocharged version
 of the Fighter with a modified V10 engine producing









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Ferrari's 599 GTB Fiorano
0-62mph in 3.7 secs
205 mph

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is a 2-seat Gran Turismo flagship model,
replacing the 575 M Maranello in 2006.

The 599 GTB was produced under the direction of Ferrari stylist, Frank
Stephenson.











Porsche Carrera GT
0-60mph in 3.9 secs
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 209 mph

The Porsche Carrera GT is a mid-engined sports car.

The Carrera GT is powered by a 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 614 DIN (605
SAE) horsepower (450 kW).

The Carrera GT has large side inlets and air dams that help cool the large
V10 framed by the carbon fiber rear hood.

The interior is fitted with soft leather. Bose audio system and navigation
systems are available as options.





Jaguar XJ220
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 0-60mph in 4.0 secs
217 mph

The The Jaguar XJ220 is a mid-engined sports car.

The Jaguar XJ220 had its own self-titled computer game, released for the
Amiga in 1992 and for the Sega Mega CD the following year.

The name XJ220 was assigned as a reference to the targeted top-speed of 220
mph (350 km/h).










Aston Martin Vanquish S
0-62mph in 4.8 secs
[image: Brought to you by.... Wowmailz] 200 mph

The Aston Martin Vanquish is a grand tourer, designed by Ian Callum.

It was the official James Bond car in Die Another Day.

The Vanquish is powered by a 5.9 L (5935 cc) 48-valve 60 degree V15 engine.

The V15 engine in the Vanquish was designed at Ford Research in the USA.

The Vanquish has drawn criticism for a number of weaknesses in its design.
In particular, some interior materials have been cited as unfit for a car of
this price and prestige.


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