10 Fastest American Cars

[BrewSwillis]

1-SSC Ultimate Aero $654,500 260—273 mph $2,517.30/mph 2-Saleen S7 Twin Turbo $555,000 240-260 mph $2,312.50/mph 3-Evans 387 and 487 (tie) $175,000 (387) $170,000 (487) 206 mph $849.51/mph 4-Ford GT $141,245 205 mph $689/mph 5-Corvette Z06 $65,800 198 mph $332.32/mph 6-Dodge Viper SRT10 $85,745 190 mph (estimated) $451.29/mph 7- Mullen M-11 V8 $69,950 180+ mph $388.61/mph 8-Panoz Esperante GTLM $121,325 180 mph $674.02/mph 9-Chrysler 300C SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8 and Dodge Magnum SRT8 (tie) $42,695 (300C), $38,095 (Charger) and $37,995 (Magnum) 165 to 170 mph (estimated) $258.75/mph 10-Cadillac CTS-V $51,395 163 mph $315.30/mph From "CanadianJeepYJ" on apllpar.com forums

[Satty]

I'd love to get up to 160 in a Magnum, something about going that fast in a station wagon appeals to me.

[Newbiewar]

I'd love to get up to 160 in a Magnum, something about going that fast in a station wagon appeals to me.

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lol i put my trans am to about 155 the other day... thats some scary crap...

and braking... forget it... although those 300C's and what not have killer brakes

[Cory Wolfe]

IDK... something tells me those blocky LX cars wouldn't be able to go that fast... I mean... they're BLOCKY!

[BrewSwillis]

IDK... something tells me those blocky LX cars wouldn't be able to go that fast... I mean... they're BLOCKY!

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The 2005 300C SRT-8 has a drag coefficient of 0.355

The sleeker 300M had a Cd of 0.31

and the sleek looking Crossfire SRT-6 has a Cd of 0.37

The ZO6 has a Cd of 0.28


The LX's are not that much of a brick as far as Cd is concerned.

[balthazar]

Aerodynamics is seldom visually evident.

[Northstar]

I realize they put the Z06 up there, but the base Vette can go 186, so it should technically be up there too. I would think a GTO could go over 155 if it didn't have the limiter.

[aaaantoine]

Cool information.

Here's some pics of the SSC:

http://www.fast-autos.net/ssc/sscultimateaero.html

Saleen S7:


Evans 387:


Mullen M-11:


Panoz Esperante:


The other cars you're probably all familiar with.

[Sixty8panther]

I've been saying for year now the Panoz is gross... 4 parts bland, 3 parts bulbous and one part ugly! That nose is just terrible. Thsi Mullaen thing I've never seen before and it takes the cake for Ugly. Like a Ricer Boy's nightmare! :blink:

[Flybrian]

1-SSC Ultimate Aero
$654,500
260—273 mph
$2,517.30/mph

2-Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
$555,000
240-260 mph
$2,312.50/mph

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Woop-de-do. For $520,000, I can go 330mph in a straight line in one of these...

...and take three of my friends at a rough rate of 14mpg. Match that, useless supercars!

[Sixty8panther]

Cant' argue with that logic.... B) How about this for a dirt cheap $/mph ratio 1. Used Shopping cart: $75 2. Military Surplus disarmed air-to-air missle: $7,000 3. 4 Rolls of duct tape: $20 0 to 500mph to dead in 2.5 seconds! :P

[Nick]

Used shopping carts are 75 bucks?! Why buy one anyways when you can just toss it in the back of the truck with the rest of your groceries when you go shopping? I noticed the tape looks a bit pricey too...could probably cut that in half...so total you are looking at around 7,010... :P btw, that Evans thing is nucking fugly and that mullen looks like a wannabe 575 maranello on LSD...and why on earth haven't I ever heard of the Ultimate Aero? That thing is f*ckin sick :metal: Edited December 4, 2005 by Nick