From the factory, BMW electronically limits the top speed of its M3 sedan to 155 mph, or 180 mph if you option the M Driver’s Package. It can go much faster, of course, but how much faster?
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BMW 5 Series top speed is 250 Kmph.
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The BMW M5 Competition model is currently the fastest production car in the BMW lineup, going from 0 to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds.
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Despite the heavily modified engine, the 3.0-liter remains fairly economical as the car returns 25 mpg UK (20 mpg US or 11.3 liters / 100 km). The 200-mph top speed attempt was conducted on a public road, so naturally, the M140i made a trip to Germany on an unrestricted section of the Autobahn.
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BMW, Audi, and MBZ have a, “gentleman’s agreement” to limit their cars to 155 in order to stop the TUV from poking it’s regulatory nose into their business and mandate broader speed limits on the vehicles. If I remember correctly, 155 mph, indicated, in top gear is what they landed upon together.
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Here’s why they are among the BMW fastest models below: Lightweight materials – The M Series is designed with materials like carbon fiber to reduce drag and increase agility. Light yet powerful engine – BMW TwinTurbo engines have fewer cylinders while still delivering more than 100 hp per liter.
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The force required to push an object through the atmosphere increases at the cube of velocity. To translate, a car that needs 200 horsepower to overcome aerodynamic drag at 150 miles per hour, would need 1,600 horsepower, or eight times as much, to reach 300 miles per hour.
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McLaren F1 — 240.1 MPH
The iconic three-seater from McLaren was a revolutionary model from the brilliant mind of designer Gordon Murray. Built in 1993, it was the first carbon-fiber-bodied production car ever built, and featured a 6.1-liter V-12 from BMW that was good for 618 hp and 479 ft lbs of torque.
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Not only that, but the Chiron Super Sport 300+ also became the first car to break 300 miles per hour on the track. The final record was 304.773 mph with racing driver Andy Wallace at the wheel on Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track in Germany.
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Bloodhound LSR rides the highway to the danger zone. Bloodhound in afterburner. “I treat Bloodhound as a very low-flying airplane,” says Ron Ayers, the chief aerodynamicist for the Bloodhound Land Speed Record project—a Mach-busting car designed to exceed 800 mph.
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The 3 series goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds. Meanwhile, the Model 3 takes 5.0 seconds. In the quarter-mile, the BMW 3 Series reached 110.4 mph while the Model 3 reached 104.9 mph. Speed matters.
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The Veneno is another fast Lamborghini car, with a top speed of 221 mph. This vehicle’s 6.5-liter V12 engine generates 740 horsepower, allowing it to sprint from zero to sixty miles per hour in just 2.8 seconds.
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The fastest Tesla, as of January 2023, is the Tesla Model S Plaid. The Plaid goes from 0-60 in approximately 2 seconds! According to Tesla’s official website, the Model S Plaid “has the quickest acceleration of any vehicle in production.”
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Performance and Quality
Car enthusiasts tend to agree that the BMW is a driver’s car with higher performance. On the other hand, Mercedes-Benz is designed for quality and comfort with more bells and whistles and a solid feel.
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The fastest production car in the world is currently the Bugatti Chiron Supersport 300+ thanks to its 304mph.
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Being the most powerful 8-Series, the M8 Competition uses a twin-turbo V8 petrol motor that makes 625 bhp with 750 Nm of peak torque and is paired to an 8-speed automatic transmission. It comes with BMW’s xDrive AWD system, allowing the vehicle to reach 100 kmph from a standstill in just 3.2 seconds.
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In 1960 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, Mickey Thompson reached an unprecedented speed of 406.6 mph in a four-engine streamliner he called Challenger 1.
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Bloodhound LSR, formerly Bloodhound SSC, is a British land vehicle designed to travel at supersonic speeds with the intention of setting a new world land speed record.
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Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and became the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.
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Keep reading to learn all about Bloodhound SSC. The Bloodhound SSC is a rocket-powered car that went on for sale for a staggering $11 million. It broke the land speed record by hitting over 1000 mph. This car with a jet engine can break the sound barrier.
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As of 2021, these are considered to be the fastest cars in the world:
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28. Koenigsegg Jesko: $3 million. The Jesko is our first hypercar that hits the three million dollar mark. From a performance aspect, this makes sense: the Koenigsegg Jesko is also one of the fastest supercars in the world in 2023 – which definitely goes a long way towards its sticker price.
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On July 3, 1886, mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove the first automobile in Mannheim, Germany, reaching a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). The automobile was powered by a 0.75-hp one-cylinder four-stroke gasoline engine.
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The car is fueled by coal, wood and paper and takes approximately 30 minutes to warm up. It has a top speed of 61 km/h (38 mph).
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On September 15, 1938, the Railton Mobil Special took the land speed record with a run of 353.3 MPH, and also became the first car to break 350 MPH. Years later, in 1947, the same car came back to become the first car to break 400 MPH, with a one-way run of 403.1 MPH.
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