The unique example of the 916PS, 217
mph hypercar is subtly modified to mark this example out from the other 170 examples which have been built to date.
On the other hand, a 260
mph hypercar is even more difficult.
Not exact matches
Better yet, it's the first
hypercar that will be capable of speeds of nearly 220
mph from just 1.6 liters worth of hybrid turbo V - 6.
In 2011, A Koenigsegg Agera R made supercar manufacturers take notice when the Swedish
hypercar smashed the 0
mph - to - 186
mph - to - 0 record, achieving this feat in a scant 21.19 seconds.
On board, the Vbox keeps dead accurate timing of when the
hypercar hits 186
mph, and when it reaches zero
mph again.
Fast - forward to 2013, when boutique
hypercar maker Koenigsegg began offering carbon - fiber one - piece wheels for its 250 - plus -
mph ground - bound spaceships.
2014 - 2015 McLaren P1 Top speed: 217
mph The second of an astonishing hybrid
hypercar trio (one is the LaFerrari; the other is coming up next), the McLaren P1 has a 727 - hp, turbocharged 3.8 - liter V - 8 paired to a 177 - hp electric motor.
For starters, Ferrari claims that 0 - 62
mph takes just 2.9 seconds and that the 812's top speed is 211
mph, only 6
mph slower than the LaFerrari hybrid
hypercar.
Some of the most famous buzzwords surrounding the older Veyron involved the
hypercar's tire consumption at its top speed of 253
mph.
Tuner John Hennessey (who is targeting 300
mph with his Venom F5
hypercar) knows how to turn up the wick on even the hottest vehicles, and to do that with the incredible Ford F - 150 Raptor meant not just adding bigger turbos, but even a second rear axle and two more wheels.
2016 Hennessey Venom GT Leading the pack will be Hennessey's flagship
hypercar, the Venom GT now boasting a maximum power output of 1451 bhp @ 7200 rpm, a gain of 207 bhp over the previous generation Venom which clocked a top speed of 270.4
mph at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in 2014.
It's a bespoke, 1600 - horsepower twin - turbo V8 - powered
hypercar the company says can surpass 300
mph.
Packing 1,600 hp and boasting enough aero works to push the sleek body to up to 300
mph (that's 483 km / h), the Venom F5 is the new kid on the
hypercars block.