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The sensational Mercedes 300SL turns 55 – and to celebrate the birth of the original ‘supercar’, Vijay Pattni looks at the world’s fastest motors.
Sleek, sexy – and seriously fast. The Mercedes 300SL caused a storm when it was launched at the New York Motor Sports Show in 1954.
Shelby SuperCars' (SSC) Ultimate Aero was officially named the Fastest Production Car today by the Guinness Book of World Records. It's the first American-made car to hold the title since the Ford GT40 in 1967.
The 71-year-old driver of the Ultimate Aero, Chuck Bigelow, reached an average top speed of 256.19 miles per hour on two passes--one in each direction--on a two-lane road in rural Washington state.
Jeremy Clarkson has just predicted that the economic crisis means the end of the world as we know it. No time to lose then: a good old fashioned look at the fastest cars in the world.
Our voyage among star supercars starts at 197 mph, and simply goes up from there. Seatbelts on...
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