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10 Fastest Saloons on the Planet Earth

The dawdling one in this list touches 175 mph speed and 0-62 miles sprint in 4.5 seconds, what the fastest will do?

The automotive world is being rushed by the speed and performance and every automaker loves to offer superfast and devilling performers every year. It is very easy to find the best vehicles in every category from hatchbacks to saloons and from wagons to SUVs these days and you can opt for top performers or the speeding vehicles. This piece of reading covers a list of ten fastest four door saloons available in the market. In front of this list of ten fastest saloons, all the svelte hypercars seem to be just nothing because there is something delightfully rushed to be had out of these ten saloons.

All the options are available from the all new Dodge Charger Hellcat with a top speedway over 200 miles per hour to a super luxurious Audi RS7 which gives you a hefty sprint of over 175 miles per hour. All these monsters are still falling into the category of family cars and they are all 100 percent road legal cars. With all the details from engine type, manufacturer, top speed, emission level, 0-62 miles per hour time and top speed this list also gives you an estimated price of these vehicles. This list is not just based on the models from a single country e.g. from the UK, the USA or Japan but we have tried to add vehicles from across the globe. All major brands are there on the list, and all of the models outreach almost every type of road legal vehicles from coupes to SUVs. All the models have speed in three digits. Let’s start with the least fast saloon in the list of World’s 10 fastest saloons and it is from Germany.

10 – 2014 Audi RS7

Engine manufacturer: Volkswagen Group / Audi

Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke

Fuel type: petrol (gasoline)

Fuel system: gasoline direct injection

Charge system: 2 turbochargers

Valves per cylinder: 4

Emission control: 3-way catalyst, Lambda-Sensor

Emission standard: ULEV II

Cylinders alignment: V 8

Displacement: 3993 cm3 / 243.9 cui

Horsepower net: 417.5 kW / 568 PS / 560 hp (SAE net) / 5700 – 6600

Torque net: 700 Nm / 516 ft-lb / 1750 – 5500

Gearbox: ZF 8HP series

Transmission type: automatic with Tiptronic manual shift mode

Number of gears: 8

Top speed: 280 km/h / 174 mph electronically controlled

0-60 mph (s): 3.2 seconds

Mpg (imp.): City 12.3-14.7 / Motorway 25.6-30.7 / Combined 19.6

Prices from: $105,795

2014 Audi RS7 is Audi’s nimbus luxury sports saloon and comes with an RS treatment. This model may theoretically be called a hatchback, because of its smaller boot but it offers a plenty of space for 5 passengers and four door arrangements push it on our list of the world’s fastest saloons. The RS7 saloon has a 4.0 -Litre v8 engine packed with twin turbo power. This setup generates a mountain of 560 horsepower and a hefty torque of 516 lb-ft. All this power makes the RS7 capable of doing quarter mile in just over 11 seconds.

To handle this mountain of power on the road, Audi’s seven speed dual clutch transmission was not enough so that Audi has used the most powerful automatic eight speed transmission from ZF. It doesn’t work like the crispy shifts at BMW vehicles and its engines but works even better on the Audi RS7. At Audi engines, this gearbox reacts better and faster to the power coming from the engine. It is even better than the Mercedes-Benz transmissions manufactured by Daimler. The RS7 has a traditional torque converter that converts from the front of the transmission. It is an Audi flagship saloon offered across the globe.

9 – 2014 Cadillac CTS-V

Engine manufacturer: GM LSA

Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke 6.2-L SUPERCHARGED

Fuel type: petrol (gasoline)

Fuel system: indirect injection

Charge system: roots type supercharger

Emission control: 3-way catalyst, Lambda-Sensor

Emission standard: Euro IV

Cylinders alignment: V 8

Displacement: 6162 cm3 / 374.9 cui

Horsepower net: 415 kW / 564 PS / 556 hp (SAE net)

Torque net: 747 Nm / 551 ft-lb

Gearbox: GM 6L90

Transmission type: automatic with manual shift mode

Number of gears: 6

Top speed: 299 km/h / 186 mph

0-60 mph (sec): 3.9 Seconds

Mpg (imp.): City 9.1-10.9 / Motorway 18.8-22.6 / Combined 14.8

Prices: $65,825

The Cadillac CTS-V was once known as the fastest saloon in the American market and then arrives the Charger Hellcat to lead the world in fastest saloons. The CTS-V is powered by a 6.2-Litre V8 engine which cranks a 556 horsepower, and a hefty torque of 551 lb-ft. from its supercharged V8 chambers.

Seeing that the 556 horsepower propels the crankshaft at 6400 rpm, but its construction left it dead silent even at redline rpm. There is a very diminish whine from supercharger and redline rumpus. The driver pushing this monster on the road will just hear a small sound like growing from the stomach of a hungry bear. Outside the cabin of this luxury, the story is totally different and it sounds like an F-18. To remove the engine sound, Cadillac has used several techniques and one out an array of techniques is a muff installed along with the TVS supercharger. Other features include the Bose sound system to neutralize the bad notes coming in the cabin. To avoid the angry calls from the engine, muffler bypasses the valves closings.

8 – 2014 Jaguar XFR-S

Engine manufacturer: JLR AJ133 (AJ-V8 Gen III 5.0-Litre)

Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke

Fuel type: petrol (gasoline)

Fuel system: gasoline direct injection

Charge system: roots type supercharger

Valves per cylinder: 4

Emission control: 3-way catalyst, Lambda-Sensor

Emission Standard: Euro IV

Cylinders alignment: V 8

Displacement: 5000 cm3 / 304.7 cui

Horsepower net: 405 kW / 551 PS / 543 hp (ECE)

Torque net: 680 Nm / 502 ft-lb

Gearbox: ZF 8HP series

Transmission type: automatic with manual shift mode

Number of gears: 8

Top speed: 300 km/h / 186 mph electronically controlled

0-60 mph (sec):  4.3 Seconds

Mpg (imp.): City 13.9-16.7 / Motorway 26.4-31.7 / Combined 21.3

Price: $99,895

After considering the two different brands from two automotive gurus, third is from the UK, it is a UK’s most favorite brand Jaguar, an XFR with a Supercharged 5.0-Litre V8 Jaguar engine. This big cat is a four door saloon and cranks 550 horsepower from its combustion system which further delivers 502 lb-ft of torque. On the other hand, the styling of the model and its exterior is a true example of big cat’s excellent aerodynamics. It has an improved body style to make the XFR a British luxury with massive speed and performance figures.

The XFR makes your riding experience even pleasant with its smooth riding and firm suspension which doesn’t wreck the ride even in the bad conditions. It also controls the body roll and helps the vehicle to be even comfortable in the corners. Interior is also improved with the power steering and a range of styling cues. Jaguar has increased the stiffness in the front lumps to more than 80 percent and boasted the steering response to an extreme level.

7 – 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG

Engine manufacturer: Daimler-Benz M279 E60 AMG

Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke

Fuel type: petrol (gasoline)

Fuel system: indirect injection

Charge system: 2 turbochargers

Valves per cylinder: 3

Emission control: 3-way catalyst, Lambda-Sensor

Emission standard: Bin 125 ULEV III 125

Cylinders alignment: V 12

Displacement: 5980 cm3 / 364.4 cui

Horsepower net: 463 kW / 630 PS / 621 hp (SAE net)

Torque net: 1001 Nm / 738 ft-lb

Gearbox: Daimler-Benz MCT (Multi-Clutch Technology)

Transmission type: automatic with Speed Shift manual shift mode

Number of gears: 7

Top speed: 300 km/h / 186 mph electronically controlled

0-60 mph (sec): 4.2

Mpg (imp.): 20.5-24.6 / 10.6-12.7 / 20.6-24.8 / 16.6

Price: $222,000

Mercedes Benz S Class is an exclusively luxurious model lineup manufactured by the German automaker and AMG has injected even more wildness in the already powerful system. The S65 AMG is an ultra-luxurious and powerful model in the S Class and it is also the fastest saloon of Mercedes-Benz. It is the most modern generation of the S Class and sitting atop of the lineup. It is a pricey yet ultra-fast AMG saloon powered by a 6.0-Litre V12 engine cranking just over 620 horsepower and a torque of 738 lb-ft.

Mercedes-Benz-S65 has given the recipe of success to those drivers who wish to drive really fast and prefer to be on the top. It is very difficult to distinguish between the S65 AMG and S600 because they have very similar body styles. The fastest saloon has a v12 engine with the lower air intakes surrounded by chrome linings. Door sills also have chrome lining and rectangular quad exhaust pipes. There are several other differences between these two models but the biggest difference is its power, more than 600 horses to sprint the package with just over 200 miles per hour without any electronic control system but unfortunately, it is electronically controlled to 186 miles per hour.

6 – 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S-Line 4MATIC

Engine manufacturer: Daimler-Benz M157 DE55

Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke

Fuel type: petrol (gasoline)

Fuel system: gasoline direct injection

Charge system: 2 turbochargers

Valves per cylinder: 4

Valves timing: VVT (variable valve timing)

Emission standard: Euro IV

Cylinders alignment: V 8

Displacement: 5461 cm3 / 333.3 cui

Horsepower net: 430 kW / 585 PS / 577 hp (SAE net)

Torque net: 800 Nm / 590 ft-lb

Gearbox: Daimler-Benz MCT (Multi-Clutch Technology)

Transmission type: automatic with Speed Shift MCT manual shift mode

Number of gears: 7

Mpg (imp.): city 11.2-13.5 / Motorway 23.1-27.7 / Combined 18.2

Top speed: 299 km/h / 186 mph electronically controlled

0-60 mph (sec): 3.5 seconds

Prices: $100,695

Faster than the fastest Mercedes-Benz luxury saloon, it is 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S-Line 4MATIC which is although less luxurious than the S-Class AMG but faster at the same time, the AMG-tuned Mercedes-Benz E-Class midsized saloon and it is just as wild on the Autobahn as a supercar and truly far quicker to 62 miles per hour than its big brother S Class. Its 5.5-Litre V8 engine is loaded with twin turbo and outputs 577 horsepower along with a hefty torque of 590 lb-ft, bringing the package to a ¼-mile dash in just over 11 seconds.

The 4MATIC is a prefix for most admired vehicles on the road and delivers a most enjoyable and excellent performance to made the rider recoil with a push of the throttle. This all wheel driving system frees up the luxurious E Class in the corners and takes control on the all tough terrains.

Drivers can still opt for the oversteer option but know it requires more input from the driver than it was offered in the past. The AMG tuning means, it has an excellent transmission and suspension system in the class, and it will be soft on the bumps and nimble on the push.

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