Car and Driver 10Best tested: Ferrari Testarossa, 173 mph Top-selling cars: Imports and domestics chosen by marque, not by place of manufacture. Price cap: $35,000 Fastest car tested: 750iL "V12", 158 mph Top-selling cars: Eliminated half domestic/half import rule as impractical. Price cap: $35,000 Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette "ZR-1", 175 mph Top-selling cars: New rule: No more than two places per marque. Price cap: $35,000 Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette "ZR-1", 176 mph Top-selling cars: Price cap: $40,000 Fastest car tested: Ferrari F40, 197 mph Top-selling cars: Price cap: $40,000 Fastest car tested: Lamborghini Diablo, 204 mph Top-selling cars: Institution of the 2.5x
Production car speed record speed for both runs is taken as the car's top speed. In instances where the top speed has been determined by removing the limiter, the test met these requirements, and the car is sold with the limiter on then the limited speed is accepted as meeting this requirement. For the "McLaren F1" the estimation by "Car and Driver" about the speed at the rev-limiter is used. Comparing claimed speeds of the fastest production cars in the world, especially in historical cases, is difficult as there is no standardized method for determining the top speed and no central authority to verify