Fastest Cars in GTA 5 Story Mode, Ranked by Top Speed

The fastest cars in GTA 5 story mode top out around 127 mph, well below the rocket-powered hypercars Rockstar later added to GTA Online. In single player you are working from a frozen pool of vehicles, because story mode stopped receiving new cars after the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 update on July 8, 2015. Here is the top-speed ranking, where each car turns up, and why the offline list looks so different from the online one.

The fastest car in GTA 5 story mode is the Z-Type

By raw top speed, the Truffade Z-Type sits at the front at roughly 127 mph (204 km/h). It is classed as a Sports Classic rather than a Super, so it is a vintage roadster, not a modern wedge, but the listed top speed edges out everything else in single player. There are no street spawns for it: in story mode you buy the Z-Type from the in-game Legendary Motorsport website for a steep $10,000,000. That is a late-game purchase you make once Franklin, Michael or Trevor are flush after the final heist.

If you want the same shape for a fraction of the price, the Z-Type is far cheaper in GTA Online, which tells you who Rockstar really built it for.

The Adder is the supercar to actually drive

The Truffade Adder, modeled on the Bugatti Veyron, runs about 126 mph (203 km/h) and is the practical top pick for most players. It is a Super-class car with the acceleration and braking to match its speed, and you do not need eight figures to own one.

You can buy the Adder from Legendary Motorsport for $1,000,000, but the smarter move is to steal one. It spawns reliably in front of the Sessanta Nove restaurant on Portola Drive in Rockford Hills, the upscale district where Michael lives. Cruise that block, grab the Adder, and drive it to a garage to save it permanently. For the price of a quick detour you get the best all-round performance car in the offline game.

Entity XF and Cheetah: the mission cars

Two of the quickest Supers in story mode are tied to a single mission. In "I Fought the Law," the crew steals two cars from a pair of trust-fund kids: an orange Overflod Entity XF that ends up restricted to Michael and a dark blue Grotti Cheetah that ends up restricted to Trevor. Both are keepers if you handle the mission carefully and store them afterward.

• Entity XF: around 122 mph (197 km/h). A Koenigsegg-style Super, also buyable from the in-game Legendary Motorsport site for $795,000.
• Cheetah: around 121 mph (194 km/h). A Ferrari Testarossa throwback, available for $650,000 if you would rather just purchase it.

The mission route is the free route. Park them in a safe house garage so the game does not despawn them.

Zentorno, Turismo R, T20 and Osiris round out the Supers

A cluster of modern Supers sits just behind the Adder, all within a few mph of one another:

• Pegassi Zentorno: about 122 mph (197 km/h). Buyable for $725,000, and it can also spawn on the street, so keep an eye out around Rockford Hills and Vinewood.
• Grotti Turismo R: about 122.5 mph (197 km/h). $500,000 from the website, and it spawns in traffic in wealthier districts.
• Progen T20: about 122.5 mph (197 km/h). A website-only purchase at $2,200,000, one of the priciest cars in single player.
• Pegassi Osiris: about 122 mph (196 km/h). $1,950,000, also website only. The Osiris arrived with Ill-Gotten Gains, so it is one of the newer additions to the offline pool.

The Pegassi Monroe, a Sports Classic at roughly 123 mph (198 km/h), also belongs in the conversation and costs $490,000. The Vapid Bullet (a Ford GT clone, about 120 mph / 193 km/h) is street-only: you have to find and steal it, as there is no dealer listing.

The Coil Voltic is in story mode too, but it is a find-and-steal Super with a lower top speed than the cars above, so it is quick off the line rather than quick flat-out. You can scout for it around the high-end car spawns rather than buy it. For a full picture of the single-player roster, the GTA 5 game hub collects the vehicle, mission and map guides in one place.

Why GTA Online cars are so much faster

Every number on this list looks slow next to GTA Online, and that is by design. Years of online updates introduced supercars and weaponized vehicles, like the Ocelot Pariah and the rocket-boosting cars, that comfortably clear 130 mph and beyond. None of those made it into single player, because the offline vehicle list was locked in mid-2015.

So the story mode ranking is effectively a 2013-to-2015 snapshot: the Z-Type leads on paper, the Adder is the best daily driver, and the Entity XF and Cheetah are free if you keep the mission cars. If you want to push these numbers higher, head to Los Santos Customs for engine, transmission and turbo upgrades, or pair a fast car with the GTA 5 cheats for spawning and handling tweaks while you experiment.

Quick reference: fastest story mode cars

• Z-Type: ~127 mph, Sports Classic, $10,000,000 (website)
• Adder: ~126 mph, Super, $1,000,000 or street spawn (Rockford Hills)
• Monroe: ~123 mph, Sports Classic, $490,000
• Turismo R / T20: ~122.5 mph, Super, $500,000 / $2,200,000
• Entity XF / Zentorno: ~122 mph, Super, $795,000 / $725,000
• Osiris: ~122 mph, Super, $1,950,000
• Cheetah: ~121 mph, Super, $650,000
• Bullet: ~120 mph, Super, street spawn only

Sources

• Fastest Cars in GTA 5 Story Mode (GTABase). Top-speed figures and class data.
• Adder (GTA Wiki). Purchase price and Rockford Hills spawn.
• Entity XF (GTA Wiki). "I Fought the Law" mission acquisition.
• Ill-Gotten Gains Part 1 (GTA Wiki). Osiris release and DLC vehicle list.
• GTA Online Ill-Gotten Gains Update (Rockstar Newswire). Official update details.