Recently the British automotive magazine, Automag, gathered up some of the most recognizable super cars on the face of the planet. You're probably wondering what they did with a Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Ford GT, Corvette Z06, Shelby Daytona Cobra, Porsche 911 Turbo, BMW M6, Alpina B5, and a Vauxhall Maloo. Well they closed down the London City airport and used the runway to see what speed each car would reach after a 1 mile run of course! The results are listed fastest to slowest, below.

• 1. Mercedes McLaren SLR - 175.7 mph
• 2. Ford GT - 174.3 mph
• 3. Corvette Z06 - 167.0 mph
• 4. Porsche Turbo - 162.6 mph
• 5. BMW M6 - 162.5 mph
• 6. Shelby Daytona Cobra - 159.7 mph
• 7. Alpina B5 - 155.4 mph
• 8. Bentley Flying Spur - 157.4 mph
• 9. Vauxhall Maloo - 160.8 mph

This time trial marks the fastest any car has traveled in England legally. A request to the Guinness Book of World records has been submitted to make it official.