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Top 10 · Cars & GearThe ten fastest cars ever to hold the official production car speed record, ranked by verified top speed, from the 282.9 mph SSC Tuatara to the 190 mph Ruf BTR.
The SSC Tuatara is the fastest production car record holder, at 282.9 mph (455.3 km/h) on 17 January 2021. The Koenigsegg Agera RS is second at 277.87 mph and the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport third at 267.856 mph.
How it's ranked: Verified top speed of each car that has held the production car speed record, as listed on Wikipedia's List of production car speed records. Claims the list excludes are covered in the FAQ.
SSC North America · Record set 2021 · released 2021
The fastest production car record holder.
The SSC Tuatara reached 455.3 km/h (282.9 mph) on 17 January 2021 to take the production car speed record. Its 5.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 makes 1,750 hp on E85 fuel and 1,350 hp on regular fuel, and 100 cars are planned.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › SSC_Tuatara
Koenigsegg · Record set 2017 · released 2017
The record that stood until the Tuatara.
A Koenigsegg Agera RS driven by Niklas Lilja reached 447.19 km/h (277.87 mph) in 2017, an independently verified record. Koenigsegg built 25 Agera RS cars; the base 5-litre twin-turbo V8 is rated at 1,160 hp, and 11 cars were factory specified with the 1 MW (1,341 hp) option used for the run.
Bugatti · Record set 2010 · released 2010
The fastest Veyron.
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport hit 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) in 2010 with Pierre-Henri Raphanel driving. Its quad-turbocharged 8-litre W16 makes 1,183 hp, and 48 were built. Five of the first 30 were World Record Editions with the same electronic limiter as the rest, but switched off.
Shelby SuperCars · Record set 2007 · released 2007
The American car that beat the first Veyron.
The SSC Ultimate Aero reached 412.22 km/h (256.14 mph), inspected and verified by Guinness World Records on 9 October 2007. It uses a 6.3-litre twin-turbocharged V8 making 1,183 hp, and 24 were built.
Bugatti · Record set 2005 · released 2005
The first 250 mph production car on the list.
The original Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 reached 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph), recorded and verified by German inspection officials on 19 April 2005. Its 8-litre quad-turbo W16 makes 987 hp, and 252 were built - the most of any car in this top 10.
Dauer · Record set 1998 (model year 1993) · released 1993
A Le Mans racer turned road car.
The Dauer 962 Le Mans reached 404.6 km/h (251.4 mph), independently measured at Ehra-Lessien in November 1998. It is a road version of the Porsche 962 race car, with a 3-litre twin-turbo flat-six making 720 hp; at least 10 were built. The photo shows it in racing form.
McLaren · Record holder from 1992 · released 1992
The 1990s icon, rated here in standard form.
The McLaren F1 is listed at 356 km/h (221 mph) in standard form. Some publications cite 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h), but that run used a modified F1 with the rev limiter raised from 7,500 to 8,300 rpm. Its BMW S70/2 6.1-litre V12 makes 618 hp, and 64 were built.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › McLaren_F1
Ruf · Record holder from 1987 · released 1987
The tuned 911 that beat the supercars.
The Ruf CTR reached 342 km/h (213 mph), tested by Auto, Motor und Sport at the Nardo Ring in 1988. Built on a Porsche 911, it uses a 3.4-litre twin-turbo flat-six making 463 hp, and 29 were made.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Ruf_CTR
Porsche · Record holder from 1986 · released 1986
The 1980s supercar packed with new technology.
The Porsche 959 reached 319 km/h (198 mph) in Sport form, tested by Road & Track in 1987; the Deluxe version managed 197 mph. Its 2.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six makes 444 hp, and 292 were built.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Porsche_959
Ruf · Record holder from 1983 · released 1983
Ruf's first record-holding 911.
The Ruf BTR reached 305 km/h (190 mph), tested by Auto, Motor und Sport. It uses a 3.4-litre turbocharged flat-six making 369 hp, and about 20 to 30 were built with a Ruf VIN.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Ruf_BTR
The SSC Tuatara holds the official record at 282.9 mph (455.3 km/h), set on 17 January 2021.
It ran 304.773 mph (490.484 km/h) in 2019, but the source lists it among cars excluded from the production car record.
It is listed at 312.66 mph (503.17 km/h) for 2026, but it is also on the source's list of excluded claims, with 30 units built.
The 240.1 mph run used a modified F1 with a raised rev limiter; in standard form it is listed at 221 mph.
Bugatti, Ruf and SSC each have two.
Verified top speed of each car that has held the production car speed record, as listed on Wikipedia's List of production car speed records. Claims the list excludes are covered in the FAQ. Every number on this page comes from the source linked under each pick, and every photo shows the actual product. Brands can't pay to be on this list.
List source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_production_car_speed_records · Updated 2026-11-11