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what's the highest speed a car can go

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KateFitz

12/21/25 9:03pm

The highest speed ever officially recorded for a production car is 331 mph (533 km/h), achieved by the SSC Tuatara in 2020. However, for production cars available to the public, top speeds are typically electronically limited to around 250-280 mph for safety and tire durability. The current titleholder for a production car is the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, which reached 304.773 mph (490.484 km/h) during a test run. It's important to distinguish between modified racing vehicles and street-legal production cars, as their capabilities differ vastly.

Achieving such extreme speeds is a battle against physics, primarily aerodynamic drag and tire limitations. As speed doubles, drag quadruples, requiring immense power to overcome it. Hypercars use advanced aerodynamics to generate downforce, which keeps the car stable but also creates more drag. Specialized tires are crucial; at speeds over 250 mph, centrifugal forces are so great that standard tires would disintegrate. Michelin and other manufacturers develop specific tires rated for these extreme velocities.

Modified vehicles, like jet-powered thrust cars, hold the absolute land speed records, but these are not cars in the traditional sense. For a street-legal vehicle you can theoretically buy, the ceiling is just over 300 mph. The table below shows the top speeds of some of the fastest production cars officially verified.

Car Model	Top Speed (mph)	Top Speed (km/h)	Powertrain
Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+	304.773	490.484	Quad-Turbo W16
SSC Tuatara	295.0 (2-way average)	474.8	Twin-Turbo V8
Koenigsegg Agera RS	277.9	447.2	Twin-Turbo V8
Hennessey Venom F5	301 (claimed)	484	Twin-Turbo V8
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport	267.9	431.1	Quad-Turbo W16

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