The Absolute Fastest Hybrid Supercars In The World, Ranked

Upon their introduction into the automotive world, hybrids were exclusively marketed as environmentally-conscious alternatives to large, inefficient SUVs. With soft body lines, mediocre performance specs, and a certain stigma about them, the Priuses of the world were largely seen as a black mark against the auto industry. Threatened by an emerging technology that made the venerable internal combustion engine (ICE) increasingly obsolete, motoring enthusiasts everywhere viewed hybrids as something akin to heresy. All that is to say — they weren’t too excited about what the future promised.

Now, however, hybrids aren’t just some eco poster child — far from it, in fact. Rather, they are among some of the fastest, most powerful cars in the world, bar none. Having discovered the incredible untapped potential of electric motors, auto manufacturers have since used them to take the performance of their petrol-powered supercars to new heights. Enabling instant torque availability, improved turbocharger performance, and capable all-wheel-drive, the hybrid drivetrain makes for a powerful one-two punch. So while all of these cars could hold their own against their petrol-exclusive counterparts, it’s fairer to the internal combustion engine to compare them against one another. What follows is a list of the absolute fastest hybrid supercars and hypercars, organized in ascending order of their quoted outright top speeds. 

While every hybrid drivetrain is unique, they share a lot of the same principles. Known as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), these cars typically rely on a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine working in tandem. PHEV batteries can be charged in a number of ways, whether that’s through a wall outlet, a charging station, regenerative breaking, or even the engine itself. Their use of electric power can vary wildly on the vehicle, with some relying on the motor until the battery is depleted, and others restricting its use to low speeds.

In any case, hybrid supercars allow for the best of both worlds. Thanks to their electric powertrain, they have an unrivaled amount of torque at their disposal, enabling near-instant acceleration off the line. Once the car reaches higher speeds, the petrol-powered engine then takes over, providing the top-end performance needed to reach its absolute maximum speed. But electric motors are also good for keeping turbos spooled (preventing the dreaded turbo lag) and making up for the gaps in the engine’s torque. What’s more, hybrid supercar drivetrains are essentially all-wheel-drive systems, with one or more electric motors powering the front wheels, and the ICE driving the rear wheels, sometimes with the assistance of a further electric motor. As a result, these cars boast some incredible handling in addition to their lightning-quick 0-60mph sprint times and world-class top speed figures. 

The word “fastest” can mean a few different things. For the sake of this article, when we say “fastest,” we’re referring to the highest top speed — rather than off-the-line acceleration (i.e. 0-60MPH) time. Unsurprisingly, most of the world’s “fastest” hybrid supercars and hypercars also boast some seriously impressive 0-60MPH times — which we’ll also be including below each vehicle’s writeup in their respective specs charts. So, with that out of the way, let’s dive into the fastest hybrid supercars in the world. 

10. (Tied) Mercedes-AMG One

Top Speed 217.5 MPH: Born out of an effort to deliver the closest possible thing to a road-going Formula 1 car, the Mercedes-AMG Project One is one of the most advanced hypercars ever developed, borrowing heavily from systems and components developed by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team, from its chassis to its state-of-the-art hybrid powertrain to its active suspension to active aero-equipped all-carbon bodywork. Good for a collective 1,063hp, the AMG One is powered by a turbocharged 1.6-liter hybrid V6 that’s been fitted with four electric motors, a directly cooled 800-volt battery, and an automated seven-speed manual transmission with a four-disc carbon racing clutch. With a price tag of well-over $2.5M, very few individuals will ever get to experience this ultra-elite hypercar, its sub-3-second 0-60mph time, or world-ranking 217.5-mph top speed — an area only furthered by the fact that only 275 units are being produced worldwide. Despite a nearly 220-mph top speed, the AMG One actually shares the spot for 10th fastest hybrid hypercar/supercar on the planet with the model found below. 

10. (Tied) Ferrari LaFerrari

Top Speed 217.5MPH: At the time of its unveiling, the mighty LaFerrari represented the pinnacle of Ferrari’s engineering know-how. (If you need further proof of the Italian brand’s commitment to this car, its name literally translates to “the Ferrari”.) Taking race-proven hybrid tech from its Formula One program, Ferrari coupled a 788hp 6.3-liter V12 with a 161hp electric motor. What resulted was the first-ever Ferrari to feature a hybrid drivetrain — and its most powerful naturally-aspirated one at that. In order to make the car extremely efficient under load, Ferrari incorporated technology known as Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). In practice, this means that the electric motor makes itself available at any speed, and under light acceleration, it borrows power from the V12 in order to keep itself charged. Should you need to put the pedal to the metal, the total system output kicks in, unleashing every one of its 949 horses. Limited to just 499 units in its first wave of production, Ferrari eventually came out with an open-top Aperta version in 2016. It’s also worth noting this model is over a decade old, and is the only non-latest-model-year vehicle on this list that isn’t currently available new on showroom floors (with the exception of the much newer Sián FKP 37). 

9. Lamborghini Revuelto

Top Speed 218MPH: Since its inception in 1963, Lamborghini has built a name for itself producing vehicles that deliver ultra-high- levels of performance that’s afforded through excellently-designed and tuned multi-cylinder V-shaped engines. And after over a decade of the Aventador holding the honor, the Raging Bull has now rolled out its latest flagship model that this time, relies much more heavily on technology to achieve its world-class performance capabilities – with a massive 6.5-liter V12 engine that’s been complemented via a trio of electric motors. Generating an even 1,000hp, this state-of-the-art setup ultimately affords the Lamborghini Revuelto remarkable speed and acceleration, as the car can not only reach 60mph from a complete standstill in just 2.5 seconds, but it can also clock a top speed of 218MPH — making it one of the ten fastest hybrid supercars or hypercars ever built. 

8. Lamborghini Sián FKP 37

Top Speed 220MPH: Not only the first hybrid car Lamborghini has ever made but also the most powerful car Lamborghini has ever made. Based on the Aventador SVJ, the Sián FKP 37 borrows its 774hp 6.5-liter V12 engine and pairs it with an electric motor integrated into the gearbox. Powered by a supercapacitor — a unit that can store three times as much charge as a conventional Li-ion battery of the same capacity — the Sián has a total output of 805.5hp 531lb-ft of torque. In contrast to some of the other cars featured on this list, the Sián’s electric motor plays a much smaller part in its drivetrain, only kicking in at lower speeds and also to support gentle deceleration. Featuring an electronically controlled all-wheel-drive system and a self-locking rear diff, this Lamborghini is not only fast — it also handles exceptionally well on the track.

7. Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4

Top Speed 221MPH: Very seldom in history are vehicles as groundbreaking or influential as the Lamborghini Countach, as design traits from this wedge-shaped wonder can still be seen on today’s latest and greatest supercars and hypercars. Successor to the legendary Lamborghini Miura, the original Countach was honored by Lamborghini over the summer of 2021 when it revealed that it would be producing a limited run of just 112 modern-day Countach models built using the underlying architecture from the final Aventador platform. Armed with a supercapacitor hybrid tech-equipped 6.5L V12 engine, the new Countach LPI 800-4 is able to deliver 0-60mph runs in as little as 2.8 seconds and achieve a top speed that makes this retro-inspired model the eighth-fastest hybrid model ever made at 220mph. 

6. Aston Martin Valkyrie

Top Speed 224MPH: Instead of spending their valuable time building prototype race cars for Formula One competition, Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin’s competition division collaborated on the creation of what’s essentially a road-legal F1 car known as the Valkyrie — not unlike the Mercedes-AMG One. Taking its name from  the winged female warriors of Norse myth, the Aston Martin Valkyrie benefits from an enormous host of F1-derived elements and technologies, including an underlying structure that’s crafted entirely from carbon fiber — not using a single piece of steel — before being draped in an all-carbon fiber suite of bodywork with an insanely advanced active aero kit. Also obviously of note of the Valkyrie’s powertrain. Individually built by hand by F1 mechanics, the hypercar packs a 980-hp 6.5-liter V12 engine outfitted with a 119-kW (160-hp) electric motor — and seven-speed sequential gearbox — that together enable the thing to do 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds flat, and reach a world-class top speed of 224mph. 

5. Koenigsegg Gemera

Top Speed 248MPH: Limited to just 300 units worldwide, the Koenigsegg Gemera is an incredibly interesting and unique vehicle on numerous levels. Crafted around a carbon fiber monocoque, the $1.7M car is equipped with a twin-turbocharged 5.0-liter V8 engine supplemented via electric motors at both rear wheels and a single e-motor at the crank — a hybrid setup that puts down an otherworldly 2,300hp and 2,028ft-lbs of torque, and allows for a lightning-fast 1.9-second 0-60mph time and a 248-mph top speed. This not only makes it one of the ten fastest hybrids on the planet, but also almost certainly makes it the fastest four-seater automobile ever built, as the Gemera isn’t just a hypercar, it’s a legitimate hyper-GT car with front and rear seating. Also very much of note is the Gemera’s generous bevy of tech, as the Koenigsegg also gets advanced ABS, traction, and stability control, all-wheel-steering, an advanced all-wheel-drive system, all-wheel torque-vectoring, half-a-dozen “smart” airbags, and the ADAS 2.5 assistant system. 

4. Koenigsegg Regera

Top Speed 250MPH: Packing a whopping 1,100hp 5.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 and three electric motors for a combined output of 1,500hp, it’s only fitting that this Koenigsegg’s name comes from the Swedish verb “to reign” or “to rule”. So the story of the Regera’s development goes that founder Christian von Koenigsegg purchased a Tesla Model S. Having been so impressed by the instantaneous acceleration and intuitive driving experience, he decided to take the best aspects of the electric powertrain and couple it to an internal combustion engine. What resulted was the Regera, a car designed to be a more practical and luxurious alternative to the rest of the Swedish hypercar manufacturer’s lineup, trading absolute on-track performance and weight reduction in favor of a smooth power curve with instant torque delivery. The smallest of its three motors is mounted to the crankshaft, effectively acting as a starter motor and also making up for any turbo lag. Its two larger 241hp electric motors drive each wheel, responsible for managing traction and providing torque vectoring. With its 4.5 kWh, 800V battery pack, Koenigsegg claims the Regera to have the most power-dense battery pack of any production car ever built.

3. McLaren Speedtail

Top Speed 250.4MPH: The successor to the iconic McLaren F1, the Speedtail features a unique finned design inspired by Le Mans-style racers. The Speedtail’s 1,036hp drivetrain — essentially a modified twin-turbo V8 taken from the 720 and coupled to a parallel system eMotor — gives it the highest top speed of any production McLaren ever. Like its predecessor, the Speedtail positions the driver centrally, with the two passengers at each flank. Fitted with electrochromic glass, the Speedtail’s windscreen darkens at the push of a button. What’s more, McLaren hasn’t given the car any door mirrors — instead, relying on a set of front-mounted HD cameras that extend when the ignition is turned on and retract when in “Velocity mode”. Essentially an exercise in drag reduction, the Speedtail comes with features such as carbon fiber static covers on the front wheels and hydraulically-actuated active rear ailerons. As a result of its wind-cheating features, the Speedtail is not even street legal.

2. Zenvo Aurora Tur

Top Speed 279.6MPH: Capable of reaching a top speed that’s just shy of 280mph, the Zenvo Aurora Tur uses just about every trick in the book to unlock unparalleled performance capabilities. Tipping the scales at less than 3,200lbs at the curb, the Tur-spec Aurora starts with a 6.6-liter V12 engine that’s been bestowed with a trio of 149-kw (200-hp) electric motors and a Bugatti-style quad-turbocharger setup that collectively makes 1,850hp Andover 1,250ft-lbs of torque. Zenvo makes the most of the quad-turbo hybrid V12’s massive power output by shoehorning the thing into the aft-end of a carbon monocoque chassis that’s been cloaked in a suite of all carbon fiber bodywork that sports an aerokit that keeps the hybrid hypercar pinned to the tarmac — and prevents it from taking flight as it nears 300mph territory. 

1. Czinger 21C

Top Speed 281MPH: Looking markedly more like a wild concept rendering or a vehicle from a futuristic racing game more than it does an actual purchasable vehicle, the Czinger 21C is probably best-described as a spaceship on wheels. Sporting a design that draw heavily from both LMdH endurance racers and the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, this stealth aircraft-inspired hypercar packs one of the most potent powertrains in the world, with a twin-turbocharged, hybrid V8 with a displacement of less than 3.0 liters. Despite its size, the 21C’s 2.88-liter eight-banger allows it to do 0-60 in under 2 seconds, plus enables the hypercar to reach a top speed of 281mph — making it the fastest hybrid car currently on the planet. Unsurprisingly, world-record-setting speed figures don’t come cheap, and this USA-made hypercar is far from an exception in this regard, with the distinction of driving the world’s fastest hybrid automobile coming at a a price of $2,000,000. 

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