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Ep265: Top 5 Fastest Cars in the World! · Kidcast Daily

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Spin the wheel, let's take a ride.
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Sports and science bursting from inside a world of wonder open
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wide. Come on kids, let's amplify kid
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Fun and laughter come your way. Sports and trivia games galore.
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Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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Today's episode is all about speed and excitement because
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we're going to explore some of the top fastest cars in the
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world. If you've ever wondered just how
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fast a car can go or what makes these cars special, you're in
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the right place. Buckle up and get ready for a
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wild ride into the world of super speedy cars.
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First, let's talk about what makes a car the fastest.
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When we say fastest car, we're usually talking about the
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highest speed a car can reach. This is called the car's top
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speed. Most cars you see on the road,
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like family cars or school buses, have top speeds much
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lower than these supercars. For example, a regular car might
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go about 120 kilometers per hour, or around 75 mph.
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That's fast enough for highways, but the fastest cars in the
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world can go more than three times that speed.
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Now let's start our countdown with some of the fastest cars in
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the world today. Coming in at #5 is the Bugatti
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Chiron Super Sport 300 Plus. This car is made by Bugatti, a
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company in France known for making some of the most powerful
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and luxurious cars ever. The Char and Super Sport 300
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Plus can hit a top speed of about 304 mph, which is around
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490 kilometers per hour. Imagine driving that fast.
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At that speed, you could go from one end of a soccer field to the
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other in less than a second. The Char and Super Sport 300
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Plus has a huge engine with 16 cylinders, and it even has four
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turbochargers to give it extra power.
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It uses special tires, special brakes, and even special paint
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to help it go faster and stay safe.
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Did you know that at top speed, the Bugatti Char and Super Sport
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300 Plus would travel almost the length of three football fields
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in just one second? That's how fast it is at #4 We
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have the SSC Tuatara. This car comes from an American
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company called SSC North America.
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The tuatara has a top speed of about 295 mph or 475 kilometers
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per hour. The name Tuatara comes from a
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type of reptile found in New Zealand.
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But this car is definitely not slow like a lizard.
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The SSC Tuatara has a super powerful engine with 1750
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horsepower. That's more than 10 times the
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power of most regular cars. Its body is made of carbon
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fiber, which is a strong but very light material, helping the
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car go even faster. Here's a trivia question for
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you. What is the main reason car
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makers use carbon fiber and super fast cars?
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Is it because carbon fiber is colorful, super heavy, or very
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light? The answer is carbon fiber is
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very light. Using lighter materials helps
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the cars accelerate faster and reach higher top speeds.
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Coming in at #3 is the Hennessy Venom F5.
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This car is made in Texas, USA by a company called Hennessy
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Special Vehicles. The Venom F5 gets its name from
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the F5 Tornado, which is the fastest and most powerful kind
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of tornado. This car can reach a top speed
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of 272 mph or 438 kilometers per hour.
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The Venom F5 has a twin turbocharged V8 engine and it
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produces a huge amount of power, 1817 horsepower.
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The car is also designed to be very aerodynamic, which means it
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cuts through the air smoothly, reducing drag and making it
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easier to go fast. Here's a yes or no question.
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Do you think the Hennessy Venom F5 is faster than the speed of
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sound? The answer is no, it's not
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faster than the speed of sound. The speed of sound is about 767
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mph, so even the fastest cars in the world are still slower than
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sound waves. Now let's get to #2 the
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Koenigsegg Jesco Absolu. This car is made in Sweden by a
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company called Koenigsegg, and it's known for being one of the
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most advanced supercars ever built.
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The Jesco Absolu is designed to be as fast as possible, with a
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super slippery shape and very little drag.
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It's top speed is estimated to be over 330 mph, or about 531
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kilometers per hour, but it hasn't been officially tested at
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its absolute limit yet. The Jesco Absolutes engine can
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run on special fuel called E85, which is a mix of ethanol and
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gasoline to produce even more power.
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The company says that the Jesco Absolute is one of the fastest
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cars they will ever make. Did you know that the Koenigsegg
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Just Go Absolut has a rear wing that can change its angle while
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driving. This helps the car stay balanced
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at super high speeds. Finally, we reach #1 the current
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record holder for the fastest production car.
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That title belongs to the Yong Wong U9 Extreme.
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Made by BYD. The Yong Wong U9 Extreme is an
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electric hyper car that set the official record for the world's
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fastest production car in September 2025 with a top speed
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of 380. 8 mph or 496 kilometers per hour.
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It has powerful electric motors and is designed to be as light
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and fast as possible. It has a special aerodynamic
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design, which means it slices through the air with almost no
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resistance. The Yamunyu 9 Extreme is built
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for setting records. Here's a trivia question for
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you. Which country is Bugatti, the
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company that makes the Charan Super Sport 300 Plus based in?
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The answer is France. Bugatti has been building high
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speed cars in France for over 100 years.
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So what makes these cars so fast?
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There are a few important things.
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First, they have extremely powerful engines, much more
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powerful than regular cars. Second, they are made with light
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materials like carbon fiber or titanium, which help them weigh
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less. 3rd, their shapes are designed to be aerodynamic, so
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they move through the air more easily.
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And 4th, they use super special tires and brakes that can handle
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the incredible forces at high speeds.
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Let's do another yes or no question.
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Do you think any of these cars can drive as fast on regular
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city roads as they do on a race track?
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The answer is no, they can't. City roads have speed limits,
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traffic lights, and other cars, so supercars must go much slower
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in normal places. Now here's one last trivia
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question. What is the main job of the
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tires on a super fast car? Is it to look cool, make the car
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quieter, or grip the road tightly at high speeds?
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The answer is to grip the road tightly at high speeds.
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Without special tires, these cars would not be able to stay
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safe and in control at such amazing speeds.
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Let's recap what we learned. Today.
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We talked about some of the top fastest cars in the world, the
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Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300 Plus, the SSC Tuatara, the
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Hennessy Venom F5, the Koenigsegg Jesco Absolu, and the
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Yong Wang YU-9 Extreme. These cars can reach incredible
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speeds thanks to powerful engines, lightweight materials,
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aerodynamic designs, and special tires.
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They're made by companies in countries like France, the
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United States, and Sweden. Even though they can go super
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fast, these cars are mostly used for racing or breaking records,
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not for everyday driving. And remember, the speed of sound
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is much faster than any car can go.
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Thanks for listening to Kick Ass Daily.
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Keep exploring, keep asking questions, and who knows, maybe
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one day you'll design the next fastest car in the world.
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Grab your breakfast. Feeling fine?