Comparethemarket.com.au has created a video animation to show the evolution of the fastest production car of each decade, spanning the last 100 years. In the early 2000’s, the fastest supercars and hypercars were able to reach speeds just over 400kmh. While recent years have seen a growing number of supercars embrace hybrid and pure electric engines, electric cars aren’t anything new. In 1899, Belgian inventor Camille Jenatzy created the first car to reach 100kmh, La Jamais Contente (The Never Satisfied). Looking to 2020, Hennessey Performance is working on a new carbon fibre chassis for their Venom F5 to help propel its car to speeds of over 490.85kmh, according to one Hennessey Performance spokesperson.

Source: Stuff June 29, 2020 20:15 UTC