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Koenigsegg Breaks World Record for Production Cars. Geneva Motorshow Press Release 2005-03-02. "On February the 28th 2005, at 12.08 local time, the Koenigsegg CCR broke the production road car speed record, achieving a new official top speed of 388 (387.87) km/h at Italy's Nardo Prototipo proving ground." 107.7 m/s
Koenigsegg CCR
"The Koenigsegg CCR raised McLaren's previously unofficial mark of 372 km/h set at Nardo/Prototipo in 1993 with over 15 km/h. On top of this the CCR broke the official McLaren F1 record of 386.7 km/h, which was set on the 9 km straight line VW Ehra facility in Wolfsburg Germany." 107.4 m/s
McLaren F1

Editor's Supplement -- 2005

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400 and Beyond. bugatti.com "The Veyron 16.4 is the fastest production vehicle of all times. The car documents state a maximum velocity of 407 km/h, but that’s an understatement. On April 19, 2005, inspection officials recorded a top speed average of 408.47 km/h." 113.5 m/s
Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Copy of the Guinness World Records Certificate [pdf] on the Shelby SuperCars website. "The fastest production car is an Ultimate Aero TT SuperCar, manufactured by Shelby Supercars (USA), which achieved two-way times speeds in excess of 412 km/h (256.14 mph) on Highway 221, Washington, USA, on 13 September 2007." 114 m/s
Ultimate Aero TT

Editor's Supplement -- 2008

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Aerodynamic Test Session Results in New Top Speed for Hennessey Venom GT, VenomGT.com | The Official Website of the Hennessey Venom GT "On February 14, 2014, after extensive aerodynamic testing and data logging to verify the CFD aerodynamic model throughout its designed performance range, the Hennessey Venom GT achieved a top speed of 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h)." 120.92 m/s
Hennessey Venom GT

Editor's Supplement -- 2014