The 15 Fastest Cars In The Fast And The Furious Franchise, Ranked

Though the Fast and Furious franchise stopped being about racing quite a while back, the films still feature some of the most immaculately-built custom cars. Main man, Dominic Toretto, prefers muscle cars over traditionally designed sports cars and the series has featured some fantastic vintage muscle models, like the 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback and the 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, which provide exceptional torque, making them ideal for drag racing. 

But the franchise that has spanned over two decades has featured quite a few American classics and German and Asian supercars, and these are the fastest cars in the franchise. 

15 1971 Jensen Interceptor – 139 Mph

This is a touring car, built by tiny Jensen Motors in England. The model used in the film had a California-bought V8 engine and was outfitted with the Magnaflow side exhausts. It has been reported that at one point this car was able to pump out 335bhp of power when the engine was mated to 4-speed manual transmission.

Dennis McCarthy, who engineered and modified many cars for the franchise, wanted this car to feature a moody grey paint to reflect Letty’s dark personal narrative in the movie.

14 1969 Yenko Camaro SYC – 140 Mph

The limited-edition was equipped with a “special performance package,” featuring an L72 427/425hp engine, special ducted hood, dual exhaust system, and exclusive suspension. 

The Yenko Camaro had a 7.0-liter L72 Big-Block engine with nearly 425 horsepower. 

13 2001 Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-S – 143 Mph

This was McCarthy’s favorite build, and in the film, it was referred to as the ‘Mona Lisa’, to convey how important it was to Sean. This is a drift car, a rear-wheel-drive, front-engined sports coupé, and the naturally aspirated 2-liter, 16V inline-four petrol engine can take the speed up to 62 mph in 8.1 seconds and up to a maximum speed of 143 mph, which provided a pretty good drift.

12 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona- 156 Mph

This was a starring car in the franchise, especially in Fast & Furious 6. The original Daytona number 88, driven by Buddy Baker, has made history as the first NASCAR vehicle to break 200 mph on the track.

McCarthy and his team reportedly found seven ‘69 Chargers for the film and they were customized with fiberglass and safety components, along with a 420hp LS3 crate engine backed by a Turbo 400 three-speed automatic transmission.

11 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 – 156 Mph

In the ’90s, the R33 GT-R was considered “peerless” for its twin-turbo RB26DETT engine. The model is fitted with two parallel ceramic turbochargers and was rated at 276 horsepower with dual-mass airflow sensors and it offered 271 pound-feet of peak torque, which made the car a unique custom specimen.

10 2001 Honda S2000 – 174.3 Mph

This Honda model was being driven by Devon Aoki’s character, Suki. The custom bubblegum pink car was equipped with a full dose of nitrous behind the seats and its engine is a 2-liter aluminum-alloy DOHC F20C1 inline 4 with a Comptech supercharger.

The engine was left untouched from the factory build and wasn’t amped up, but it didn’t let Suki down when she had to make the audacious bridge jump.

9 2010 Dodge Charger SRT-8 – 174.3 Mph

Four Dodge Charger SRT-8 models are seen in Fast Five, and two of them are converted into heist cars. Brian, Dom, Roman, and Han steal four police cars – two of them are modified to be used during the Rio vault heist and they use the other two to blend in with the cops.

The two matte black heist cars had enough strength to actually haul a gigantic metal vault full of money out of a police station, so clearly their torque was superior to the speed, however, these muscle cars were out-and-out performance cars, with 470-horsepower, 6.4-liter Hemi V8 under the hood.

8 2011 Lexus LFA – 202 Mph

Han’s black Lexus LFA only made a brief cameo and he was seen driving around Berlin along with Gisele. The model can jump from 0 to 60 in just 3.6 seconds and can reach speeds of up to 205 mph, which is quite astonishing.

It’s also a supercar, powered by a 4.8 liter V10, and was designed with aluminum and titanium alloy and carbon fiber to stabilize the LF-A and also to let it maintain a low kerb weight.

7 1966 Ford GT40 Mark II – 205 Mph

The GT40 used in Fast Five is not an actual Ford model, but a replica built solely for the movie. The real one features a 7.0-liter V8 with 500 horsepower and is ideal for long-term races since it has a lot of consistency. For the movie, only one stunt model was designed since the car wasn’t involved in any major stunts, and it was built with a bare-bones crate motor. 

6 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 – 209 Mph

Murcielago’s massive 6.5-liter V12 is its biggest asset since it can also achieve a quarter of a mile drag time in under 10 seconds, making it the famed “10-second” car that Dom and Brian kept referencing throughout the franchise.  The car produces roughly 630 horsepower at 8000 rpm – this model was also used for many of the glamor shots in the film.

5 2015 Lykan Hypersport – 245 Mph

A hypercar is basically a high-functioning supercar, and the uber sleek Lykan HyperSport featured in Furious 7 costs 3.4 million dollars and has expensive diamond headlights.

The luxury make has a mid-rear positioned, twin-turbocharged Porsche engine generating 750 horsepower, 960nm of torque, and it can go from 0 to 60 in less than three seconds.

4 2010 Koenigsegg CCXR Edition – 254.61 Mph

With an acceleration of 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.9 seconds, 1,018 horsepower offering an incredible power-to-weight ratio, and a top speed of 250+ mph without rear wing, the CCXR edition from Fast Five was created simply to break track records.

The CCXR Edition is fitted with the Koenigsegg aluminum V8 engine, along with 4 valves per cylinder and double overhead camshafts. 

3 Dom’s 1968 Dodge Charger R/T – 257 Mph

Dom’s 1970 Charger packs a Hemi engine that’s quite intimidating, at 9.4-liters, and is bolstered by two 2000-horsepower turbochargers. It’s fitted with the MAXIMUS-SB AeroKit that can reach speeds in excess of 260 mph, which also effectively makes it one of the fastest cars in the world.

2 Roman’s 2011 Bugatti Veyron – 257.8 Mph

With a quad-turbocharged W16 producing 1,001 horses and a 0-60 time of just 2.5 seconds, the Veyron can rip up the tarmac. An extra pair of in-tank fuel pumps is a bonus and the seven-speed, dual-clutch automated manual drives are quite enviable. The aluminum-bodied model with a curb weight of 4,400 pounds is also lighter than most supercars, thus contributing to its speed.

1 Dom’s 1971 Plymouth GTX – 269 Mph

This pre-tuned 1971 marked the “end of the muscle car era” since it was one of the final models to work with the old Chrysler Hemi engine. Dom uses it to steal Russian nuclear codes.

The model comes with a supercharged 7.2L V8 engine paired with a 4-speed manual transmission that produces 2,000 horsepower and rapid acceleration of up to 100 mph (161 km/h), which makes it the most powerful model in the Forza series.

About The Author