Top five fastest production cars of 2011 – Part 1

Top five fastest production cars of 2011

There has always been competition of the faster motor vehicle since the dawn of the car engine and that has spurred a cut-throat race for the title. Many cars make miles per hour in a very fast and blistering way and the following top five made this year’s
fastest cars in ascending order, regardless of their year of make.

Pagani Zonda F

The Zonda F debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It is the most extensive re-engineering of the Zonda yet, though it shares much with its predecessors including the 7.3L AMG V12 engine which through enhanced intake manifolds, exhaust and a revised ECU
now produces 602 PS (443 kW; 594 hp) at 6150 rpm and 560 lb·ft (759 N·m) at 4000 rpm. This much power takes the car to a whopping 215 miles per hour.

With Marc Basseng at the wheel the Zonda F CS lapped the 12.9 miles (20.8 km) Nurburgring Nordschleife in 7:24.7.

Production of the Zonda F will be limited to 25 cars, not US compatible. The next model (named the Huayra), will be fully EPA/DOT compatible.

The Zonda F, named after formula one driver Juan Manuel Fangio, comes with an extra head light and different fog lights at the sides, new bodywork (revised front end, new rear spoiler, more aerodynamic vents all around) that improves the cars aerodynamics
and different side mirrors. Further enhancements over the ‘S’ centre around optional carbon/ceramic brakes developed in conjunction with Brembo, magnesium wheels, inconel titanium exhaust system, hydroformed aluminium intake plenum and a redesigned ‘Z preg’
weave in the crash structure to improve rigidity and reduce weight.

Pagani Huayra

Like the Zonda, the Huayra uses a Mercedes-AMG 60° V-12 engine, now fitted with dual turbochargers.
This engine, the M158, produces over 700 horsepower and 1,000 N·m (740 lb·ft) of torque. Its top speed is 230 mph (370 km/h) and it has a 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph) time of less than 3.5 seconds.
Using Pirelli tires, the Pagani Huayra is capable of withstanding 1.5g of lateral acceleration at speeds of up to 235 mph.

Unlike many modern supercars, the Pagani Huayra does not use a dual-clutch gearbox; instead it uses a seven-speed sequential gearbox and a dual-disc clutch. The choice not to use a dual-clutch in oil bath was because it would lead to an increase in weight
of over 70 kg (154 lb), negating the advantage of the ability of such transmissions to change gears faster. As a result, the entire transmission of the Pagani Huayra weighs 96 kg (210 lb).

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Posted by Usman Khalid on Dec 24 2011. Filed under Automobiles. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry