Top 10 World's Fastest Road Cars

Are they just for controlled driving on a racetrack? How fast is too fast? These are just some of the questions that people ask when they see one of these intriguing, eye-popping pieces of road candy on the street.

These are also the inquiries that individuals who can afford these vehicles ask their supercar dealer before they write the check. This is because most of these speed machines costs hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars. This ultimately makes them playthings for only the world’s richest.

If an individual can afford it, they will certainly get what they have paid for with a state-of-the-art, sleek vehicle that can get them from point A to point B as quickly as possible. These are the Top 10 World's Fastest Road Cars.

1. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (268mph) Fastest Car

This version of the original Veyron still has the same 8.0 litre, 16 cylinder engine but upgrades have pushed it into the record books.

2. SSC Ultimate Aero (257mph) Fastest Car

Built by USA firm Shelby SuperCars, it held the ‘world’s fastest car’ title for more than three years. It has a twin turbo V8 engine with 1183hp and costs from £435,000

3. Saleen S7 Twin Turbo (248mph) Fastest Car

An updated version of the California-built S7, this version was produced in 2005 and 2006 and cost £295,559. With the engine located in the middle of the car, it had both a front and rear boot.

4. Koenigsegg CCX (245mph) Fastest Car

The 4.7 litre twin-supercharged V8-engined car was first built in 2006 as a version of the original CC. Created by the Swedish motor firm founded by Christian von Koenigsegg, its name is an abbreviation of Competition Coupé X, marking the 10th anniversary of the test drive of the first CC vehicle in 1996.

5. McLaren F1 (240 mph) Fastest Car

Fitted with a BMW S70/2 60 V12 Engine, it remains the world’s fastest naturally-aspirated production car. Naturally-aspirated engines use atmospheric pressure to increase the intake of air for combustion. 106 were produced between 1992 and 1998.

6. Jaguar XJ220 (217mph) Fastest Car

First conceived in the late 1980s as an after-hours project among Jaguar workers, this car became an official Jaguar production with 281 manufactured.