• The average top speedometer reading on a car in the United States is 120 mph. Many of these cars can conceivably reach the speedometer reading, it typically isn't recommended. There are production cars, excluding racing cars, capable of easily reaching far beyond the typical top speedometer reading.
  
  

Bugatti Veyron

• The Bugatti Veyron, named after racing driver Pierre Veyron, is considered the fastest car in the world as of July 2010. The Bugatti Veyron has a base price of $1.7 million. This car is capable of going from zero to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds and reaching a top speed of 267 mph.
  
  

SSC Ultimate Aero

• As of 2009, the SSC Ultimate Aero, with its twin-turbo V-8 engine, is capable of reaching a maximum speed of 257 mph and going from zero to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds. Until the Bugatti Veyron claimed the title of fastest car in the world in the Guiness Book of World Records, the SSC Ultimate Aero held the title. The base price for this vehicle is $654,400.
  
  

Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo

• With a top speed of 248 mph, the Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo is the third-fastest car in production, going from zero to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds. The base price for this vehicle, as of 2010, is $555,000.
  
  

Koenigsegg CCX

• Coming in at No. 4 is the Koenigsegg CCX, with a top speed of 245 mph. A V-8 engine with 806 horsepower drives this vehicle from zero to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds. The starting price, as of 2010, is $545,568.
  
  

McLaren F1

• The McLaren F1 has a V-12 engine capable of pushing it from zero to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds, with a top speed of 240 mph. The base price of this car in 2010 is $970,000.
  
  

Ferrari Enzo

• The Ferrari Enzo clocks in with a 217-mph top speed and is capable of going from zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds. The base price for the Enzo in 2010 is $670,000.
  
  

Jaguar XJ220

• Jaguar comes in as the seventh-fastest car in the world. Its top speed is 217 mph and can go from zero to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, placing it just behind the Ferrari Enzo.
  
  

Pagani Zonda F

• The Pagani Zonda F has a maximum speed of 215 mph and is capable of going from zero to 60 in 3.5 seconds. It sports a V-12 engine that may allow the car to reach even greater speeds.
  
  

Lamborghini Murcielago LP640

• At 211 mph, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 comes in at No. 9. It can go from zero to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds. The Murcielago has a V-12 with 640 horsepower and a base price of $430,000, as of 2010.
  
  

Porsche Carrera GT

• The Porsche Carrera GT makes an entry as one of the top 10 fastest cars in the world with a top speed of 205 mph and a zero-to-60-mph time of 3.9 seconds. While this is quite a bit slower than the No. 1 entry, the speed is still impressive. The base price in 2010 is $440,000.