The Fastest Cars in the World, Super Sports Cars
With Prices and Pictures
Fast, Powerful, and Sexy

The fastest cars in the world are the super sports cars, fast, powerful, and sexy. These super sports cars, the exotic cars of the automotive world, are high performance cars, often called ultra sports cars or super cars. They come from famous companies like Ferrari, AC Cobra, Lotus, McLaren, Porsche, Maseratti, Lamborghini, Jaguar, BMW, Bugatti, Shelby and Koenigsegg.

Super sports cars are remarkable for style, performance and exclusivity. The exotic sports cars are engineered to be the fastest cars in the world for drivers with a need for speed, and come with mind-blowing styling and big price tags. In the crowded field of family sedans and SUVs, the super sports cars can really stop traffic.

A super sports car is not just about owning a fast car. Part of the appeal of a sports car is related to the demand for luxury goods, similar to the appreciation of fine Swiss watches, vintage French wine and designer clothes. The super sports cars are distinctive cars that are thrilling to drive. They are the pinnacle of engineering and design excellence. At the wheel of a super sports car, the driver gets the ultimate driving experience.

The early companies that built super sports cars were started and run by auto enthusiasts who liked to race. Their slogan was "Race on Sunday, sell on Monday," because competition and speed sold these cars. Although the cars were outstanding, the companies often ran short of working capital. Companies and brands changed ownership frequently. Those that survive in the business today are few compared to the hundreds of companies that failed.

When Is It a Sports Car?

Sports cars are recognized by their precise handling, quick acceleration, fast braking and design aesthetics. Most automotive manufacturers offer something they market as a sports car, or a sports compact, a sports sedan, a muscle car, a hot hatch. But these models don't perform like true sports cars.

When Is a Sports Car an Exotic or Super Sports Car?

Super sports cars, also called exotic sports cars, are sports cars produced in small quantities of no more than 8,000 cars a year. If the production of a model exceeds this limit, the mass-produced car is simply called a sports car. Examples of mass-produced sports cars are BMW M3 and M5 models.

Performance Features of a Super Sports Car

The typical super sports car is built for speed and handling, rather than passenger comfort and convenience. It starts with a powerful engine. It often has two doors and two seats, but some have three seats and some, called 2+2, have two additional small rear seats. It may win awards on the racetrack, like the Porsche, Ferrari and Lotus, or it may be strictly for the road, like the Lamborghini. Some models of super sports cars are not even street-legal in the United States.

The super sports cars may come with luxury interiors or may be stripped down. There are super sports cars with automatic transmission. Super sports cars are even available with four-wheel drive, like the Porsche, Lamborghini and Bugatti Veyron. A few super sports cars come with rear wheel drive and rear engine, but they are the exception. Many cars in this elite class are still hand-crafted and custom made. All have high standards of excellence.

The Fastest Cars in the World for Street Driving

The most expensive super street car is the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Bugatti is a French company that is a subsidiary of Volkswagen. The Veyron sells for $1,192,057. For your money you get a car that accelerates from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 2.5 seconds. It reaches a top speed of 253.81 mph.

The second most expensive of the super sports cars for street driving is the Ferrari Enzo, also known as the Enzo or F60, priced at $1,000,000. The Enzo was introduced in 2002 and named after the company founder. The Enzo accelerates to 60 mph in 3.14 seconds and reaches a top speed of 221 mph. It is a 12-cylinder car based on Formula 1 racing technology, with a semi-automatic, no-clutch, sequential-shift transmission. The body is made of carbon ceramic and carbon fiber. Ferrari is an Italian sports car manufacturer, founded by racing enthusiast Enzo Ferrari in 1928. You have probably seen its famous logo with a prancing horse. The company is now owned by Fiat. Ferrari makes a maximum of 14 cars each day.

The third most expensive and eighth fastest car in the world is the Pagani Zonda, from the Italian car manufacturer Pagani. The Zonda is a mid-engine sports car made of carbon fiber and named after an air current above Argentina. Pagani makes about 10 of this model each year. Perhaps you have seen the Zonda featured as a virtual super sports car in the video game series Gran Turismo. The Zonda C12 F is priced at $741,000, accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and has a top speed of 215 mph.

Other fast cars in this esoteric price range, super sports cars for street driving, are

• the SSC Ultimate Aero at $654,400 made in the United States by Shelby SuperCars. In 2007 Guinness World Records named the SSC Ultimate Aero as the fastest production car in the world.
• the leBlanc Mirabeau, from the Swiss manufacturer, at $645,084
• the Koenigsegg CCX from Sweden priced at $600,910
• the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo at $555,000. Saleen, a United States company, was liquidated in 2008. Its brand and other assets were sold at auction.
• the Porsche Carrera GT, from the Germany company, at $484,000
• and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at $457,250. The German company Mercedes-Benz is owned by Daimler.

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