Top 10 fastest cars in the world in 2025
1. Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut – over 310mph (499km/h)
This is Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, a more powerful and sleeker version of the brand’s already bonkers hypercar. It has a twin-turbocharged 5.0-litre V8 engine pushing out 1,600hp and 1,500Nm of torque, and it only weighs 1,390kg.
Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut
It has a theoretical top speed of 310mph, however it’s never actually done this in the real world. The Jesko Absolut holds plenty of other records which suggest it’ll be able to deliver on this promise, including the world record for the fastest time taken to go from 0-400kmh (249mph) and then back to zero again, completing the run in 27.83 seconds.
2. Yangwang U9 Xtreme – 308mph (496 km/h)
The new Yangwang U9 Xtreme set the official record for the world’s fastest production car in September 2025 with a recorded top speed of 308mph on a runway in Germany, which is a huge moment in the history of electric cars.
The U9 Xtreme is powered by four electric motors putting out a combined 3,000hp, and it has an extremely powerful 1,200-volt electrical system. For context, your average family EV would use a 400-volt setup. Just 30 models of the U9 Xtreme will be available to buy, with prices expected to start north of £200,000.
2. SSC Tuatara – 295mph (475km/h)
The Americans know how to make a V8 engine, and the SSC Tuatara (Too-ah-ta-ra) has a twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder which puts out up to 1,750hp when it’s running on ethanol rather than petrol. However, there is some controversy around the official top speed.
SSC Tuatara
You see, SSC claimed the Tuatara actually managed 331mph in October 2020 to make it the world’s fastest car — but later admitted to a GPS error that depicted that speed wrongly. Tests in early 2022 saw the car hit an actual top speed of 295mph, not exactly slow.
3. Bugatti Tourbillon – 277mph (446km/h)
If you grew up in the 2000s, the term ‘fastest car in the world’ will probably bring back memories of the Bugatti Veyron racing against fighter planes on Top Gear. Well that car’s spirit has been carried on over the years and now we have the new Tourbillon.
New Bugatti Tourbillon front driving
It has a 1,800hp V16 hybrid engine which will launch this £3.2 million luxury missile from 0-60mph in under 2.0 seconds. There’s likely to be an even faster version in a few years as well, after all Bugatti managed to get over 300mph out of the old Chiron.
4. Hennessey Venom F5 – 272mph (438km/h)
The folks in the USA are smashing the top speed game recently, with fourth place going to another all-American supercar. The Hennessey Venom F5 has a 6.6-litre twin-turbocharged V8 with 1,817hp and 1,617Nm of torque.
That’s enough to launch it from 0-60mph in 2.6 seconds, and it’ll go onto a top speed of 272mph – for now. Hennessey wants to get even more out of the F5, with the firm targeting a top speed of over 300mph in 2024
5. Bugatti Mistral – 270mph (435km/h)
The Bugatti Mistral is the fastest convertible car in the world, with a blistering top speed of 270mph. It’s also the last Bugatti which will ever feature the iconic 8.0-litre quad-turbocharged W16 engine.
It puts out 1,600hp and 1,600Nm of torque, and power is sent to all four wheels via a seven-speed automatic gearbox. Driving at 270mph must be the most incredible wind-in-the-hair experience on earth, but Mat Watson managed to pick a rainy day to test it.
6. Rimac Nevera R – 267mph (430km/h)
The original Rimac Nevera was already a bonkers electric hypercar, but now the Croatian firm has come up with the Nevera R – which is even more insane. Power from its four electric motors is up from 1,914hp to 2,107hp, and the top speed has gone from 256mph to 267mph.
It’ll also do 0-60mph in a blistering 1.7 seconds. When we drag raced the standard Nevera against the McMurtry Spierling, it was just pipped at the post by the single-seater race car. A rematch against the Nevera R may go a different way.
7. Aspark Owl – 256mph (413km/h)
Never heard of Aspark? You’re probably not alone. It’s a small-volume Japanese hypercar maker, and the Owl is a sleek EV with four electric motors and 1,953hp. It’ll do 0-60mph in 1.7 seconds, before blasting on to a top speed of 256mph.
There is a faster version of this car as well, called the Owl SP600, which can do 272 mph, however this one isn’t road legal.
8. McLaren Speedtail – 250mph (402km/h)
McLaren didn’t design the Speedtail to chase world records, but, with a 250mph top speed, it’s the fastest road car it has ever built. Even the new flagship W1 will “only” do 237mph.
McLaren Speedtail
That’s also faster than its last three-seat car — the legendary McLaren F1. Its super-slippery bodywork lacks drag-inducing wings and means it looks like something ripped straight from a futuristic cyberpunk film. Just think about carrying two of your mates at that speed…
9. Koenigsegg Regera – 250mph (402km/h)
Matching the Speedtail is the Koenigsegg Regera, the second car on this list from the Swedish brand. It touts a twin-turbo V8 engine and an electric motor that produce a total of 1,500hp.
Koenigsegg Regera
Unlike any other car on this list, the Regera can go from 0-250mph using just one gear. Yep, no matter if you’re cruising at 30mph or aiming to hit its 250mph top speed (on a closed course, not the M1) you’ll be in the same gear. Seems a little bonkers.
10. Aston Martin Valkyrie – 250mph (402km/h)
You may not think, based on appearances, that the Aston Martin Valkyrie is road legal. It might look like a full-blown LeMans racer, but you can really drive it on the street.
Mounted behind the driver is a 6.5-litre hybrid V12 with 1,160hp, capable of pushing this F1 inspired road-racer from 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds. Not really surprising when you realise that it weighs just over a tonne.
