17 Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette

Top speed set Oct 19, 1989 reaching 254.76 mph.The car was driven by John Lingenfelter.
Only 1 of these cars exists, although, at the time Callway said they could reproduce it for 400 000 USD.

16 Orca SC7

Orca uses super-light materials to reduce the weight of this supercar as much as possible. The result is obvious, SC7 weights just 850 kg. Its engine produces 738 ft lbs at 4200 rpm torque and outputs 850 horsepower, which sets power to weight ratio to 1 bhp:1 kg. The production of this Swiss supercar is limited to only 7 automobiles.

15 SVSi Stryker TT Stage III

The most powerful Viper would be the SVSi Stryker TT Stage III Viper - with 1100 Horsepower and 1300 ft. lbs. of Torque .

14 Saleen S7 TT Competition

With their competition package, Saleen are now invited to join Lotec, SSC, Koenig, Bugatti and Hennessey in the excusive 1000 bhp club. They've done so with their latest model, a slightly modified Twin Turbo S7 supercar that has been tweaked out to 1000 bhp. Called the 'Competition', the new package benefits from nearly five years of Saleen racing and their experince with making these engines endure.

13 Oldsmobile Aerotech Short Tail

The Oldsmobile Aerotech , an experimental high-speed vehicle created around 1986/1987 incorporating the latest in performance technology, was driven by three-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt to a world closed-course speed record of 257mph (413 km/h).

12 Lotec C1000

The letter C stands for the carbon fiber (race car), and the number 1000 stands for 1000 horsepower. Power plant powered by Mercedes and body design by Lotec. Power plant consists of 5.6 liter V-8 Mercedes engine, with Garrett twin turbo chargers. Runs on a mixture of unleaded gas, and aviation fuel. Hewkand 5 speed racing transmission and 4 ram AP IMSA racing brakes. Body consists of carbon fiber and Aerospace material frame. Design and engineering cost over $1,000,000 and actual constuction cost was over 1,200,000 total production cost was over $2,200,000. 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds, 0-125 mph in 8.08 seconds, top speed 268 mph.

11 Mercedes-Benz W125 Record

The record car chassis was based on the formula car W 125, and it was powered - as was its predecessor in 1936 - by the 12-cylinder engine MD 25 DAB. In a direct competition with Auto Union, Caracciola could set a new record on 28 February 1938. Auto Union's star driver Bernd Rosemeyer was killed in the attempt to break this record immediately; he was caught by a gust of wind which literally tore the body off his car.

10 F-Bomb 1973 Camaro

Code named Project F-Bomb , it's a 1973 Camaro with a 1500 HP twin turbo small block built by Nelson Supercars.Established top speed 270 mph (435 kph),

9 Bristol Fighter SCR

With a pair of turbochargers force-feeding its already potent Dodge Viper-sourced 8.0 liter V10, the gull-winged Bristol Fighter SCR ups the (metric) horsepower ante to 1012; or 11 more than the previous king, the Bugatti Veyron.Bristol Cars also claims that the Fighter SCR is capable of 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 435 km/h (270 mph), but is electronically limited to a mere 362 km/h (225 mph).

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