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| Date | Car | Speed | Comment |
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| 1949 | Jaguar XK120 | 124.6 mph(200.5 km/h) | An adapted version reached 136 mph (219 km/h) by Jaguar tester Ron "Soapy" Sutton.12000 were produced from 1948 till 1954. |
| 1955 | Mercedes-Benz 300SL | 140 mph (225 km/h) | Claimed top speed 161 mph (259 km/h). In 2005 modified car reached 150 mph (240 km/h).1400 were produced from 1954 till 1957. |
| 1958 | Aston Martin DB4 | 141 mph (227 km/h) | Tested by Autocar. Over 1100 units were produced in 1958-1963 period. |
| 1961 | Jaguar E-type S1 3.8 | 152 mph (245 km/h) | As tested by Autocar. Different versions of Jaguar E-Type were produced from 1961 till 1975, reaching total number of over 72000 units. |
| 1963 | Iso Rivolta Grifo A3/L 327 | 161 mph (259 km/h) | Tested by Autocar. Over 400 units produced from 1963 to 1974. |
| 1966 | Lamborghini Miura P400 | 171 mph (275 km/h) | Tested by Motor. Over 750 units build in 1966-1973 period, which includes P400, P400 S and P400 SV models. |
| 1968 | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona | 174 mph (280 km/h)
| Tested by Autocar.About 1400 units made in 1969-1973 production run. |
| 1984 | Ferrari 288 GTO | 188 mph (303 km/h) | 272 produced from 1984 till 1986. |
| 1986 | Porsche 959 | 197 mph (317 km/h) | The 197 mph (317 km/h) top speed was recorded by the 959 Sport of
which 6 were ever made. The rest of the 337 units production run
(1986-1989) were 959 Touring version that topped at 195 mph (314 km/h). |
| 1987 | Ferrari F40 | 202.687 mph(326.193 km/h) | As tested by Quattroruote magazine. Claimed top speed 201 mph (323 km/h). 1311 produced in 1987-1992. |
| 1990 | Lamborghini Diablo | 202 mph (325 km/h) | Tested by Road & Track.Overal production of all types reached 2884 in the 1990-2001 period. |
| 1992 | Jaguar XJ220 | 213 mph (343 km/h) | A speed of 217.1 mph (349.4 km/h) was recorded by Jaguar in 1992 by Martin Brundle at Nardo (oval) test track. 281 were made in 1992-1994. |
| 1993 | McLaren F1 | 231 mph (372 km/h) | Production run of 107. At factory rev limit, it reached 231 mph (371.8 km/h) at Nardo
(oval) test track. In March 31, 1998, with the rev limiter disabled, it
reached 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h). It still remains the world's fastest naturally aspirated production car. |
| February 28, 2005 | KoenigseggCCR | 241 mph (388 km/h) | Recorded at Nardo (oval) test track and verified by Guinness World Records. |
| April 19, 2005 | Bugatti Veyron | 253.81 mph (408.47 km/h) | Production run of 300. Recorded and verified by inspection officials. |
| September 13, 2007 | SSC Ultimate Aero TT | 256.18 mph (412.28 km/h) | Production run of 24, built between 2006 and 2007. Recorded and verified by Guinness World Records officials. |
| June 26, 2010 | Bugatti Veyron Super Sport | 267.856 mph(431.072 km/h) | 30 to be built, of which 5 will be capable of this top speed. Top
speed of customer cars will be electronically limited to 415 km/h
(258 mph). Recorded and verified by Guinness World Records officials. |
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