Fast Cars
The history of fast cars is a fascinating one indeed. As humans, we have always been obsessed with the daredevil pleasures of a high speed automobile. Car companies have competed to create fast cars ever since the inception of the automobile as a mode of transportation.
The first of all fast cars created in 1886 by Karl Benz reached the incredible speed of ten miles per hour. Although this isn't fast enough to beat a skateboarder in a race, it was the beginning of fast cars, and must be respected as such. The Mercedes 35 HP followed-it was crowned the ultimate of all fast cars in 1901, the date of its birth. A whopping 60 miles per hour-fast cars in 1901 would be a joke in today's high-speed world. In 1948 the advent of a new generation of fast cars produced their star offspring: The Jaguar XK120. At 120 miles per hour, it was the king of all fast cars at mid-century. Cars in the following decades would outdo this legendary number, and eventually the XK120 would disappear in the smoke created by a new legend: the Ferrari F40 (1987.)
Ferrari would change the face of fast cars forever. Adapting the strength of F1 technology to normal vehicles would be the challenge from then on for makers of fast cars. McLaren's F1 line of vehicles has dominated the fast cars market for a while now, claiming the speed record at 289 miles per hour.
Since 2005 some serious competitors have beaten that record, and many next-generation vehicles are in the works. Fast cars are a ubiquitous mania in the modern world.
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