Canvey Carriage Company on the World's Fastest Cars

Today, Canvey Carriage Company decided to take a look at some of the fastest cars in the world. So hold onto your seats and enjoy the ride!

In 2010, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reached 267.81 mph, driving straight into the Guinness World Record book. Thirty models were initially produced and five of those had their speed limiter removed to make this mammoth speed achievable. That being said, the standard models still reaches speeds of more than 250mph! Its 8.0-litre W16 engine has four turbochargers and produces 987bhp - 0-62mph takes just 2.5 seconds.

However, in February this year, the Hennessey Venom GT reached 270mph on a track of 3.22 miles. Also going from 0-60mph in just 2.5 seconds, it comes with has a 7.0 liter LS7 Turbocharged V8 Twin Turbo V8 Engine producing 1244 hp, with a price tag of $1,000,000 and up!

The record for world's fastest naturally aspirated road car is still held by McLaren F1, which set a speed of 240mph back in 1993. Unusually this hypercar has a central driver’s seat with passenger seats on either side. It uses a 6.1-litre V12 with 627bhp - quite a bit less than the Veyron, but it does weigh less than the Bugatti too.

As hypercar fans know, the 90s were the golden age. That’s when the top speed war was in full swing between the McLaren F1, the Ferrari F40 and the Porsche 959. Porsche was the first of the three to hold the record with an impressive 195mph. However, the F40 soon overtook it with an incredible attempt at 202.6mph. This was the first time a road car had broken the 200mph barrier.

Until the 90s, the Lamborghini Miura was the fastest road car in the world. Launched in 1966, it was able to reach speeds of over 170mph. Before that, both the Aston Martin DB4 and the Mercedes 300SL had held the record.

As technology improves, the record for world’s fastest car will always be under threat. While the Koenigsegg One:1, which was revealed at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, didn’t beat the Bugatti Veyron or the Hennessey Venom, it’s breaking records of its own. Even if it can't match the ultimate speed record, the One:1 is the world's most powerful road car with 1,322bhp - 22bhp beating the previous champion, the 1,300bhp SCC Ultimate Aero to the top spot.