There's no doubt high-performance cars are a very interesting topic but, more importantly, they have become the subject of several companies who struggle to beat the World's Fastest Production Car record. Mercedes, Bentley, Ferrari and Lamborghini are just a few examples that confirm this statement as each of these automakers aimed in the past to create the fastest car in the world.
Today, we're going to present you the top 5 fastest production cars of all time, along with a brief description, photos and some other details regarding their attempts to beat the previous speed record.
Back in 1992, Martin Brundle, the famous British former Formula One driver, attempted to beat the record held at that time by the 1992 Bugatti EB110 SS. He indeed managed to break the world record by driving an XJ220 with 212.3 mph (341.7 km/h) on the Nardo Ring circuit but there's a quite interesting story behind his attempt.
The catalytic converters installed on Jaguar XJ220 were limiting the overall output of the car and obviously represented a major disadvantage for people who aimed to beat the world record. However, by removing the catalytic converters, they managed to increase the rev limiter from 7200 rpm to 7900 rpm and thus, they improved the maximum speed.
On a second attempt to drive the Jaguar with even a higher speed using the aforementioned modifications, Brundle pushed the car to no less than 217.1 mph (349.4 km /h), a new world record which was held by the XJ220 for almost two years.
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