Hypercar

It's only been a week, but we've already had to update our list of the world's most powerful cars, after Hennessey Performance surprised itself with an extreme dyno reading.

With its 1,500-horsepower, single-speed direct drive hybrid powertrain, the Regera was built to destroy the 0-400-0 test. And destroy it it did.

A live, updated list of the most powerful cars on the market today, covering all production cars claiming more than 1,000 horsepower.

While gearing up for the 2019 Baja 1000 and 24H of Nurburgring, James Glickenhaus has found time to develop a hypercar for Le Mans in 2020.

The RM-X2 is an (allegedly) 999-horsepower, lightweight, Belarusian expression of hatred and intimidation, with a built-in hookah pipe.

Following months of shadowy silhouettes and dramatic renderings, Aston Martin has given fans a first real look at the forthcoming Valhalla hypercar in action. Taking to the track at Silverstone, the Formula One-infused mid-engine coupe was shown off alongside its sibling, the Valkyrie hypercar.

Nobody this side of Howe & Howe knows how to overcompensate like the Rezvani team, and the new Tank X is so brutally macho that you'd need to be Dwayne Johnson to hang your arm out the window and look right. Starting at US$349,000, meet your new 1,000-horsepower off-road hyper-SUV.

Until today, the world's most powerful production car was the all-electric Rimac C_Two, which makes a puny 1,914 horsepower. Now, British carmaker Lotus has introduced a proper, lunch-money stealing, wedgie-pulling 2,000-horsepower hypercar with a name that you'll need help pronouncing.

Of all the exotic hypercars in development right now – and there are some doozies coming through the ranks – Aston Martin's Valkyrie is probably the most fascinating. This weekend, the company took it for a roaring fang in front of the crowd at the Silverstone Grand Prix, and here's the video.

There's nowhere better in the world than Goodwood if you want to see priceless exotic cars getting the pants thrashed off them. One million-dollar dream machine after another comes fanging up the hillclimb course, roaring the music of their people to a very appreciative crowd.

In keeping with the Norse theme of the Valkyrie, as well as the V designation for Aston's most extreme performance vehicles, the British company has announced that its upcoming hybrid hypercar will be called the Valhalla.

A "hypercar" class has been announced for the World Endurance Championship starting in 2020-21, designed to entice some of the world's most extreme streetcars to throw down and prove themselves. And one we'll definitely see on track is the awesome Aston Martin Valkyrie.