Forbes rates the 10 fastest American cars

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Forbes.com recently searched high and low for the 10 fastest American cars to grace the planet Earth and came up
with a pretty impressive list. At the top is the SSC Ultimate Aero (shown), with
a trim V8 (no, that isn’t a typo) that produces a stunning 1,046 horsepower and a maximum speed of 260-273 mph. We’ll
get our fill of the Aero soon as the car is being featured in upcoming issues of The Robb Report, Motor Trend and Road
& Track. Also gracing the list is the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo that tops out at 240-260 mph, the Ford GT at 205 mph and
the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with a top speed of 198 mph. Of special interest were the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and
Magnum SRT8s, which tied for ninth place, and the Caddy CTS-V in 10th, which are arguably the only cars on that list
you would actually want to drive year-round.