Speed has been a constant factor of interest in our live from the beginning. So much have changed from the invention of a small single stroke engine to engines of today.
We always do our best efforts to go faster due to which today we are even able to leave the speed of sound behind.
HERE ARE SOME VEHICLES THAT ARE FASTEST IN THEIR OWN CATEGORY.
MANNED JET CAR
1. ThrustSSC: A british Jet propelled car, set on 15 October 1997.
This jet car is the first manned car to have broken the sound barrier with an astonishing speed of 763 Mph ie 342 metres per second. It is powered by two Roles Royce Spey jet Engines which produced 50,000 pounds of thrust and 110,000 bph (horsepower) which is around 85 times the power of a regular street car. It accelerated from 0 - 600 mph in just 16 seconds due to which the driver (Andy Green: British Air Force Pilot) was subjected to 3 g's.
Its aluminium alloy wheels were custom designed by engineers which were tested at a spin of 95000 rpm, under these conditions most of the wheels would just explode.
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| Ran in 1997 in Black Rock Desert |
NOW WE COME TO SOME FASTEST CARS WHICH ANYONE COULD DRIVE
5. Jaguar XJ220 :
This Exotic car manufactured in 1992 till 1994. Only 275 XJ220's have been built. It was a two seater car whose body type was 2-door couple.
Top speed 212 mph(342 km/h).
0-60 mph in just 3.6 seconds
It's engine was having a 5 speed manual transmission developed from a 48 valve V12 engine (3.5 L twin turbo charged V6) having 542 horsepower and 644 Nm of torque
0-60 mph in just 3.6 seconds
It's engine was having a 5 speed manual transmission developed from a 48 valve V12 engine (3.5 L twin turbo charged V6) having 542 horsepower and 644 Nm of torque
It held the Nürburgring production lap record for 8 years!! (From 1992- 2000).
4. McLaren F1:
McLaren F1 was produced from 1992- till 1998 and only 108 such cars were built. It broke Jaguar XJ220's record in 1993.
Top Speed 231 mph(372 km/h)
0-60 mph 3.2 seconds slightly less than Jaguar XJ220
Its transmission was 6 speed manual and produced from 6.1 L V12 engine which produced a horsepower of 618 and a torque of 617 Nm.
3. Bugatti Veyron 16.4:
Veyron 16.4 came into production from 2005- till 2011.
It broke McLaren's speed record of 231 mph in 2005 and had a top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h)
It could accelerate from 0-60 mph incredibly in just 2.46 seconds.
The Veyron 16.4 features an 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged, W16 cylinder engine which produced 987 bhp of horse power and 1250 Nm torque which is way more than McLaren F1.
2. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport:
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is a faster, more powerful version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. The Super Sport has increased engine power of 1,200 bhp a torque of 1,500 Nm and a revised aerodynamic package.
The Super Sport has a 267.856 mph(431.072 km/h) top speed breaking the record in 2010, making it the fastest car produced till now.
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