<Li> street - legal in its intended markets, having fulfilled the homologation tests or inspections required under either a) United States of America, b) European Union law, or (c) Japan) to be granted this status </Li> <Li> sold in more than one national market . </Li> <P> To establish the top speed for cars at least since the 1990s the requirement is, in addition to the above, an independent road test with a two - way run . The mean of the top speed for both runs is taken as the car's top speed . In instances where the top speed has been determined by removing the limiter, the test met these requirements, and the car is sold with the limiter on then the limited speed is accepted as meeting this requirement . For the McLaren F1 the estimation by Car and Driver about the speed at the rev - limiter is used . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Make and model </Th> <Th> Top speed of production car </Th> <Th> Engine </Th> <Th> Number built </Th> <Th> Comment </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1894 </Td> <Td> Benz Velo </Td> <Td> 12 mph (20 km / h) </Td> <Td> 1045 cm3 1.5 bhp </Td> <Td> 1,200 </Td> <Td> First production car </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> Jaguar XK120 </Td> <Td> 124.6 mph (200.5 km / h) </Td> <Td> 3442 cm3 160 bhp </Td> <Td> 12,000 </Td> <Td> Some publications cite the XK120's timed top speed as almost 133 mph / 214 km / h in 1949 . The XK120 that achieved this speed was a tuned prototype, not a production car . The production car reached 124.6 mph (200.5 km / h). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Mercedes - Benz 300SL </Td> <Td> 150.7 mph (242.5 km / h) </Td> <Td> 2996 cm3 212 bhp </Td> <Td> 1,400 </Td> <Td> Two - way average speed tested by Automobil Revue in 1958 . 245 km / h (152.2 mph) reached in one direction . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Aston Martin DB4 GT </Td> <Td> 152 mph (245 km / h) </Td> <Td> 3670 cm3 302 bhp </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> Tested by Autosport in December 1961 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Iso Grifo GL 365 </Td> <Td> 161 mph (259 km / h) </Td> <Td> 5354 cm3 360 bhp </Td> <Td> over 400 </Td> <Td> Tested by Autocar in 1966 . A total of 412 Iso Grifos were built 1963--1974 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> AC Cobra Mk III 427 </Td> <Td> 165 mph (266 km / h) </Td> <Td> 6998 cm3 485 bhp </Td> <Td>> 25 </Td> <Td> Tested by Car & Driver . Top speed described as observed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Lamborghini Miura P400 </Td> <Td> 171 mph (275 km / h) </Td> <Td> 3929 cm3 350 bhp </Td> <Td> 275 </Td> <Td> Tested by Motor in June 1967 . Over 750 units build in 1966--1973 period, which includes P400, P400 S and P400 SV models . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona </Td> <Td> 174 mph (280 km / h) </Td> <Td> 4390 cm3 352 bhp </Td> <Td> about 1,400 </Td> <Td> Tested by Autocar in 1971 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Lamborghini Miura P400S </Td> <Td> 179.3 mph (288.6 km / h) </Td> <Td> 3929 cm3 370 bhp </Td> <Td> 338 </Td> <Td> Tested by Sport Auto in 1970 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Lamborghini Countach LP500 S </Td> <Td> 182 mph (293 km / h) </Td> <Td> 4754 cm3 375 bhp </Td> <Td> 323 </Td> <Td> Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Ferrari 288 GTO </Td> <Td> 188 mph (303 km / h) </Td> <Td> 2855 cm3 400 bhp </Td> <Td> 272 </Td> <Td> Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport in 1985 . Doubted, since Automobil Revue measured only 279 km / h (173 mph) for the identical car and even several remeasurements at two additional test dates didn't yield more than 288 km / h (179 mph). Road & Track measured 179 and 180 mph (289.7 km / h) at two tests . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Porsche 959 </Td> <Td> 198 mph (319 km / h) </Td> <Td> 2849 cm3 444 bhp </Td> <Td> 337 </Td> <Td> Tested by Road and Track in 1987 . The 959 Deluxe version reached 197 mph (317 km / h), the Sport version 198 mph (319 km / h). 29 were built in a performance - enhanced 515 hp sports version which reached 339 km / h (211 mph) tested by Auto, Motor und Sport at Nardo in 1988 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ruf CTR </Td> <Td> 213 mph (342 km / h) </Td> <Td> 3367 cm3 469 bhp </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Tested by Auto, Motor und Sport at Nardò Ring in 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> McLaren F1 </Td> <Td> 221 mph (355 km / h) </Td> <Td> 6064 cm3 618 bhp </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> Speed at the rev limiter estimated by Car and Driver . Without the rev - limiter, it was able to reach a top - speed of 240.1 mph (386.4 km / h). No tested top speed faster than 335 km / h (208 mph) found for an unmodified car . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 </Td> <Td> 253.81 mph (408.47 km / h) </Td> <Td> 7993 cm3 987 bhp </Td> <Td> 300 </Td> <Td> Recorded and verified by German inspection officials . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport </Td> <Td> 258 mph (415 km / h) </Td> <Td> 7993 cm3 1183 bhp </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 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 . When sold they were electronically limited to 415 km / h (258 mph). Pierre - Henri Raphanel drove the unlimited car and its top speed was verified by Guinness World Records . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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