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WHO'S FAST?

4/16/2013

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By Kevin L'Heureux
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From 12 MPH To 267 MPH: The History Of Fastest
Top dog. Man in front. The king. To some manufacturers, the title of "World's Fastest Production Car" is essential to their existence. It may even be worth more than bragging rights. It's marketing, advertising, and pedigree all in one. There are even disputes over who can claim the current title. It wasn’t always this way.

Nowadays manufacturers haul their cars in specially-constructed trailers to uber-secret test facilities like Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien to verify records under strict testing conditions, with only the finest in professional race drivers at the wheel. But back in the day, things were a bit different.

Magazines like Motor, and its rival Autocar, would drive a car out to a runway or a track and simply see how fast a car could go, with nought but a scraggly journalist behind the controls. Occasionally, they’d set a record.

Let’s take a look at some of those select record holders for “World’s Fastest Production Car” over the years:


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