Production car speed record
Record-breaking production vehicles

Production car speed record

Section Title: Record-breaking production vehicles
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Year	Make and model	Top speed of production car	Engine	Number built	Comment

1894	Benz Velo	20 km/h (12 mph)	1,045 cm3 (63.8 cu in) single-cylinder 1.1 kW (1.5 PS; 1.5 bhp)	1,200	First production car

1949	Jaguar XK120	200.5 km/h (124.6 mph)	3,442 cm3 (210.0 cu in) inline-6 120 kW (160 PS; 160 bhp)	12,000	Some publications cite the XK120's timed top speed as almost 214 km/h (133 mph) in 1949. The XK120 that achieved this speed was a tuned prototype, not a production car.

1955	Mercedes-Benz 300SL	242.5 km/h (150.7 mph)	2,996 cm3 (182.8 cu in) inline-6 158 kW (215 PS; 212 bhp)	1,400	Two-way average speed tested by Automobil Revue in 1958. 245 km/h (152.2 mph) reached in one direction.

1959	Aston Martin DB4 GT	245 km/h (152 mph)	3,670 cm3 (224 cu in) inline-6 225 kW (306 PS; 302 bhp)	75	Tested by Autosport in December 1961.

1963	Iso Grifo GL 365	259 km/h (161 mph)	5,354 cm3 (326.7 cu in) V8 270 kW (360 PS; 360 bhp)	over 400	Tested by Autocar in 1966. A total of 412 Iso Grifos were built 1963–1974.

1965	AC Cobra Mk III 427	266 km/h (165 mph)	6,998 cm3 (427.0 cu in) V8 362 kW (492 PS; 485 bhp)	>25	Tested by Car & Driver. Top speed described as observed

1967	Lamborghini Miura P400	275 km/h (171 mph)	3,929 cm3 (239.8 cu in) V12 260 kW (350 PS; 350 bhp)	275	Tested by Motor in June 1967. Over 750 units built in 1966–1973 period, which includes P400, P400 S and P400 SV models.

1968	Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona	280 km/h (174 mph)	4,390 cm3 (268 cu in) V12 262 kW (357 PS; 352 bhp)	about 1,400	Tested by Autocar in 1971.

1969	Lamborghini Miura P400S	288.6 km/h (179.3 mph)	3,929 cm3 (239.8 cu in) V12 280 kW (380 PS; 370 bhp)	338	Tested by Sport Auto in 1970.

1982	Lamborghini Countach LP500 S	293 km/h (182 mph)	4,754 cm3 (290.1 cu in) V12 280 kW (380 PS; 375 bhp)	323	Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport

1983	Ruf BTR	305 km/h (190 mph)	3,367 cm3 (205.5 cu in) turbocharged flat-6 275 kW (374 PS; 369 bhp)	about 20–30	Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport, about 20-30 built with Ruf VIN

1986	Porsche 959	319 km/h (198 mph)	2,849 cm3 (173.9 cu in) twin-turbo flat-6 331 kW (450 PS; 444 bhp)	337	Tested by Road and Track in 1987. The 959 Deluxe version reached 317 km/h (197 mph), the Sport version 319 km/h (198 mph).

1987	Ruf CTR	342 km/h (213 mph)	3,367 cm3 (205.5 cu in) twin-turbo flat-6 345 kW (469 PS; 463 bhp)	29	Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport at Nardò Ring in 1988

1993	McLaren F1	355 km/h (221 mph)	6,064 cm3 (370.0 cu in) V12 461 kW (627 PS; 618 bhp)	64	Speed at the rev limiter estimated by Car and Driver. Without the rev-limiter, it was able to reach a top-speed of 386.7 km/h (240.3 mph).

2004	Koenigsegg CCR	387.866 km/h (241.009 mph)	4,700 cm3 (290 cu in) twin-supercharged V8 601 kW (817 PS; 806 bhp)	14	Recorded at the Nardò Ring testing facility on 28 February 2005.

2005	Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4	408.47 km/h (253.81 mph)	7,993 cm3 (487.8 cu in) quad-turbo W16 736 kW (1,001 PS; 987 bhp)	300	Recorded and verified by German inspection officials on 19 April 2005.

2007	SSC Ultimate Aero TT	412.28 km/h (256.18 mph)	6,345 cm3 (387.2 cu in) supercharged V8 882 kW (1,199 PS; 1,183 bhp)	<20	Two-way average top speed measured independently on a temporarily-closed 2 lane stretch of public highway in Washington State using Dewetron's GPS tracking system and verified by Guinness.

2010	Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport	415 km/h (258 mph)	7,993 cm3 (487.8 cu in) quad-turbo W16 882 kW (1,199 PS; 1,183 bhp)	30	Out of the initial production run of 30, 5 cars were named the Super Sport World Record Edition. With the electronic limiter turned off the Super Sport World Record Edition was capable of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) two-way average.

2017	Koenigsegg Agera RS	447.19 km/h (277.87 mph)	5,000 cm3 (310 cu in) twin-turbo V8 1,000 kW (1,360 PS; 1,341 bhp)	25	The base engine produces 865 kW (1,176 PS; 1,160 bhp), 11 cars were factory specced with the 1 MW (1,400 PS; 1,300 bhp) option.

Sentence(s)

In 2010, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reached 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) two-way average.

final_sentence: In 2010, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reached 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) two-way average.