Brian Chapman Portadown The Owner of Chapmans Farm Fresh

What counts as the “fastest car in the world” changes every time a manufacturer or privateer braves a runway, proves a new tire compound, or bolts on a longer tail. For 2025, the top-speed leaderboard has shifted again—most dramatically because an all-electric hypercar just eclipsed Bugatti’s long-standing 300-mph milestone. To keep things fair (and useful), this ranking follows a clear rule: we order cars by the highest verified top speed a production-intent, road-legal model (or its record-spec variant) has achieved on a recognized test venue or public road, measured by independent timing equipment where available.   Where a run was one-way (not an average of opposite directions) or used a prototype/record configuration, we say so explicitly. Claimed/simulated speeds don’t count toward rank, but we mention them for context.   1) Yangwang U9 Xtreme (U9X) — 308.4 mph (496.22 km/h) In September 2025 at Germany’s ATP Papenburg, BYD’s luxury sub-brand Yangwang ran the U9 Xtrem...