Top Powerful Cars In The World

McLaren Senna -- 789bhp, n/a miles

Are you accustomed to the looks yet? Us neither. And the name? Hmm... maybe we'd better focus on the specs, and that's the point where the brutal-looking Senna earns its keep. McLaren's new Ultimate Series machine grows 789bhp out of its 4.0-litre bi-turbo V8, without a hybrid in sight. McLaren hasn't disclosed top speed figures yet, however as this is a craft constructed to warp around monitors, we're expecting a headline v-max to be sacrificed in the name of lap-time heroics.

Bugatti Chiron -- 1,479bhp, 261mph (claimed)

Though we had been first introduced to the new Bugatti Chiron in 2016, we weren't exposed to the complete power of its 1,479bhp quad-turbo W16 before this year. And if that occurred, any notions of the thing being only a reheated Veyron quickly evaporated. When it's finally unleashed with its limiter, the entire world will be seeing.

Dodge Demon -- 840bhp, 168mph

The very first road-certified factory automobile to be formally effective at wheelies (or wheelstands, we suppose) is the Dodge Hellcat's even more wicked, quarter-mile-munching twin. It's a drag-race monster having an 840bhp supercharged V8 heart, although that sub-170mph top speed is the cheapest in this list, the Demon's ability to launch from 0-60mph at a verifiable 2.3 seconds is as remarkable as it's barmy. A worthy addition to the annals of muscle car legend.

Tesla Roadster -- n/a bhp, 250mph (claimed)

Making no sound whatsoever, on the other hand, is Tesla's first entry into the supercar bear-pit. That's fine though -- Twitter and internet forums make more than enough sound to compensate for your silence of electrical motors. If the new Roadster ever does see the light of day, we're promised a 620-mile range, performance to embarrass a Bugatti, and all for a relatively reasonable $200,000. It could be a utopian supercar. Now all Tesla has to do is bring it to market in time.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS -- 691bhp, 211mph

We waited quite a while for Porsche to flip the 991-generation of 911 into a 'widowmaker'. When the 691bhp GT2 RS arrived, and we drove it, the most shocking thing was habitable and un-terrifying it was. This 's modern tyres and aerodynamics for you. And as a result, the GT2 RS blitzed across the Nrburgring at a new record time of 6mins 43.7sec. Note: to replicate such time you need to be handy and courageous as an true professional racing driver.