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At the top are the slowest at the bottom are the fastest.


1955

Mercedes-Benz 300SL

140 mph (225 km/h)[1]

1400

Tested by Road & Track.


1961

Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

153.5 mph (247 km/h)[2]

20

As tested by Autocar and published on 13 April 1962. The car was introduced at the London Motor Show in October 1960.


1963

Iso Rivolta Grifo A3/L 327

161 mph (259 km/h)[3][4]

over 400

Tested by Autocar.[5][6]


1967

Lamborghini Miura P400

171 mph (275 km/h)[7]

over 750

Tested by Motor. Over 750 units build in 1966-1973 period, which includes P400, P400 S and P400 SV models.


1968

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona

174 mph (280 km/h)[8]

about 1400

Tested by Autocar.[9].


1984

Ferrari 288 GTO

188 mph (303 km/h)[10]

272

Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport in 1985.


1986

Porsche 959

195 mph (314 km/h)[11]

337

Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport in 1987. The 197 mph (317 km/h) top speed was recorded by the 959 Sport only 6 of which were ever made. The rest of the 337 units production run (1986-1989) were 959 Touring version that topped at 195 mph (314 km/h).


1987

Ferrari F40

202.687 mph (326.193 km/h)[12]

1311

As tested by Quattroruote magazine. Claimed top speed 201 mph (323 km/h).


1991

Bugatti EB110 GT

209 mph (336 km/h)[13][14]

95

As measured by Auto, Motor und Sport.


1992

Jaguar XJ220

213 mph (343 km/h)[15]

281

Tested by Autocar.


1993

McLaren F1

231 mph (372 km/h)

107

At factory rev limit, it reached 231 mph (371.8 km/h) at Nardo (oval) test track. It still remains the world's fastest naturally aspirated production car in terms of top speed.[16]


April 19, 2005

Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron

253.81 mph (408.47 km/h)

300

Recorded and verified by German inspection officials.[17]


October 9, 2007

SSC Ultimate Aero TwinTurbo

256.18 mph (412.28 km/h)

24

Recorded and verified by Guinness World Records officials.[18]


June 26, 2010

Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron Super Sport

258 mph (415.21 km/h)

30

Production run of 30 of which 5, named the Super Sport World Record Edition, are capable of 267.857 mph (431.074 km/h). The other 25 Super Sport cars are electronically limited to 415 km/h (258 mph). The record attempt of the Super Sport World Record Edition was driven by Pierre-Henri Raphanel and was verified by Guinness World Records.[19][20]