The question of what is the fastest car in the world is a more complicated one in 2025 than it was 30 years ago. Back then, the fastest flat out also tended to be the quickest to 62mph and against the clock around a circuit. Today, those that have the highest Vmax which we’d traditionally call the fastest, aren’t necessarily the quickest to 62mph. The McLaren F1 went seven years unchallenged and undisputed, as the fastest car in the world. In this feature:The five fastest cars in the worldThe five fastest accelerating cars in the worldThe fastest cars around a trackThe fastest cars in the worldKey innovations in the game of top speed

Source: The Times June 07, 2025 01:40 UTC