1. Bugatti Chiron Super SportBehold: the world’s fastest production car. Yep, the go-faster Super Sport is based on the Bugatti Chiron that Andy Wallace piloted to 304.773mph back in 2019, and features an 8.0-litre quad-turbo V16 producing an extra 100bhp over the standard Chiron. All in, that’s 1,578bhp at your disposal. In fact, there’s just one difference to the Chiron which smashed the 300mph barrier – the top speed has been limited to a mere 273mph. But as Jack Rix will tell you, that’s plenty enough, especially at a sopping wet Nürburgring… Click here to read the full review…

2. Rimac Nevera“The Nevera is astonishingly fast. Fast in a way that’s tricky to put into words, either while you’re sitting in it trying to process what the hell is happening to your mind, body and soul when you nail the throttle, or a few days later writing about it,” wrote Jason Barlow when he got the call to test drive the Rimac Nevera in Croatia last year. So allow us to hit you with some numbers instead: courtesy of a 120kWh battery, four motors driving each wheel individually, and a power output equivalent to 1,914bhp and 1,740lb ft of torque, Mate Rimac’s hypercar is capable of 0-60mph in 1.85 seconds, 100mph in 4.3secs, and 186mph in 9.3secs – on to a 258mph max.

3. Pininfarina Battista

Meet the sister car to the Rimac Nevera. It’s based around the same powertrain technology, electrical architecture and carbon core (Rimac supplies the internal gubbins), but wears an Italian frock of Pininfarina design. Worried about charging? No drama, Pininfarina has agreed a deal with ChargePoint, meaning free charging for five years. Which means, theoretically, if you get enough miles under your belt, you could break even on the £2m purchase price.

4. Lamborghini Sián

With a name derived from the Bolognese dialect for lightning bolt, it’s no surprise that electrification is the Sián’s talking point, too. It features a tuned version of the Aventador SVJ’s 6.5-litre, naturally aspirated V12, with another 34bhp of electrical oomph (courtesy of lithium-ion supercapacitors) added for a total of 808bhp. And while that electroboost may not sound a whole lot in the grand scheme of things, it helps to smooth out the savage gearshifts that have plagued Lambos since the Aventador.

5. Ferrari 812 CompetizioneThe 812 features a naturally aspirated V12 – no electric gubbins or turbos in sight – but it’s also quite possibly the last we’ll ever see. We’re not crying, you are. It’s essentially a go-faster, er, Superfast, with power upped to 819bhp and torque to 513lb ft. Add in much weight saving and aero work and the results are predictably ballistic. If, as suspected, it is Ferrari’s last bastion of non-hybrid nat-asp, it’s not a bad way to go out. Click here to read the full review…

6. McLaren SpeedtailYou’ll surely be up to speed with the, erm, Speedtail, by now, but the fact remains: it still holds the title of McLaren’s fastest car ever – 250mph – achieved at the old Space Shuttle landing strip at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, courtesy of 1,036bhp from its hybridised 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8. That, and its super-streamlined shape, which in a world of same-same supercars remains as suited to the red carpet as anything else that’s gone before it.

7. Maserati MC20

Maserati’s latest rejuvenation plan starts here and if the MC20 is a sign of things to come, we’re mighty pleased about that, too. The Italian manufacturer’s first supercar since the MC12, it was conceived and launched in just 24 months, and all the while in the midst of a pandemic, too. Looks the part, doesn’t it? The mid-engined 3.0-litre V6, complete with F1-grade pre-chamber combustion tech and outputting 621bhp and 538lb ft of torque, is pretty handy too, while a pure electric-only powertrain is set to come later.

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