From the July 1997 issue of Car and Driver. Of the eleventy-seven themes and variations around which we regularly construct comparison tests, this one requires the least imagination: “Hey, let’s round up the world’s fastest cars and go for a ride.” Supercar Showdowns! Mode of transport, Automotive design, Road, Vehicle registration plate, Vehicle, Infrastructure, Car, Automotive tail & brake light, Automotive exterior, Glass, Tire, Wheel, Automotive design, Land vehicle, Vehicle, Car, Automotive parking light, Performance car, Tourism, Personal luxury car,
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Easy to say. But now we come to the niggles. What does “world’s fastest car” mean? Here we play by the Red Queen’s rules: The words mean exactly what we say they mean. A “car” is a new automobile, legal for sale in the Unites States as a road car, available in stores in the spring of 1997. “Fast” means what it always means to Americans—raw acceleration; ET (elapsed time) is the referee. To avoid crowds, let’s say each car-producing continent is entitled to one entry into this Olympics.
What’s the fastest street car made in North America? The new Corvette is quick, but Dodge’s swaggering, 488-cubic-inch V-10 Viper is quicker still. “After you” is not something this brawler says to anybody. Or anything.
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