Track and see that one was so close to 400.ģ. We have a feeling that it must be miserable to be on the test Saleen S7 is equipped with a V8 engine of 750 hp, which can achieve a top speed of 399 km/h, and the model goes 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds. This place really belongs to Bugatti Veyron, but as a special edition of this car goes even faster, we’ve dropped the whole car and included the somewhat unknown super car manufacturer Saleen. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo (248 mph - 399 km/h) V8 engine of 806 hp “achieves a top speed of over 395 km/h”, according to the manufacturer.Ĥ. This super car gives room for sudden spontaneity: 0-100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds. The tough door slides up and gives the impression of bat wings. The model has a V12 engine that delivers 627 hp. It has a top speed 386 km/h and achieves 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds. This old-trotter-of-1994’s claims are still among the world's fastest.
Here are the 6 of the world’s fastest stock cars ever produced: Theoretical peak speeds that are not proven - and even the winner has set a world record that is impossible to copy. And just to illustrate how pointless is the indication of top speed, I’ll mention that the venerable British Bentley launched the world’s cheapest car that could reach 320 km/h a few years ago - but they must also admit that there was a straight stretch of the British islands that was long enough for the car to reach this top speed.īut this does not prevent the manufacturers in fighting to produce the world's fastest cars, some claiming the To my knowledge, there are no cars on sale that aren't able to reach this speed. Image via Flickr by David Villarreal Fernández | CC BY-SA 2.0.In Norway, it isn’t allowed to drive over 100 km/h on a few selected routes. Discover performance that moves you at a Nissan showroom near you. With massive brakes and a racing suspension riding on big, wide tires, it’s the most focused Z-style racing car ever.Įveryone start your engines! Nissan’s four fastest race cars in our list are just the beginning of the lineup. Inspiration meets performance with advanced aerodynamics, a competition-tuned chassis, and a high-revving 350-horsepower V-6 that pushes the performance envelope. It represents the apex of racing technology and is synonymous with passion, expertise, and decades of dominance on the track. Since the mid-80s, NISMO has represented Nissan’s official in-house racing division. The Nismo Z 370Z coupe is a long-time racing icon. It’s racing prowess earned it the nickname “Godzilla,” and an entire generation of gamers chose the Skyline in Sony’s Gran Turismo game for PlayStation. The R34 variant came loaded with hardware like all-wheel-drive, four-wheel steering, and a mechanical limited slip differential, making this generation one of the fastest and most collectible of all the GT-R models. With aftermarket mods, gearheads were able to push that up to over 1,000 ponies. It features the legendary, hand-built 2.6-liter inline-6 that delivered 276 horsepower. This broad-shouldered, brawny car was the pinnacle of Nissan performance at the time. Today the R390 road car is stored at Nissan’s Zama facility.Īn understated classic, the fifth-generation Skyline GT-R R34 graced the track between 19. It’s said to have a top speed well over 200 mpg. While this classic racing edition never made the race, a twin-turbocharged V-8 engine lurks under the hood of this carbon-fiber constructed rocket. It was explicitly designed to seize victory in “The 24 Hours of Le Mans” endurance race in France. This concept racing car built in Japan was the only model ever built. Some Nissan racing fans may have forgotten about the R390 GT1 - but not us. From the cockpit of your new GT-R, you’ll spend your days mocking those unfortunate Ferrari aficionados you leave in the dust. Mated with a dual-clutch transmission, snap through lightning-quick gear changes in just 0.15 seconds. This six-figure supercar is set to defy the fastest cars on the planet with a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 that produces a formidable 565 ponies. According to Nissan’s lead designer Alfonso Albaisa, it earned this cool nickname in the early ’90s when it dominated the racing scene. Racing enthusiasts all over the planet are calling Japan’s iconic sports car, the Nissan GT-R, the fastest car in the world. From the contemporary GT-R to the classic Skyline, let’s explore four of Nissan’s fastest cars of all time.
Its team of engineers touts an enviable track record when it comes to bringing high-performance automobiles to a vast spectrum of supercar enthusiasts. Nissan has a world-wide reputation for building practical and reliable family sedans and economy cars, then bam - out of nowhere this Japanese automaker releases a mystery sports car that blows the competition away.