I can rocket to 400kph and stop right after in under 30 secons
by Vijay Pattni
453.9kph in a car without a roof is no joke
Andy Wallace: Thanks! Actually I didn't choose the day and I dunno why you'd try and do it in November. During the runs there's little tiny bits of-I guess it's not rain-but it's moisture on
by Ollie Kew
It was the one-off ‘World Record Edition’ spec that made the run
Bugatti's 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine has added one more record to its mighty collection before it's retired: the open-top road car top speed.A Mistral in one-off 'World Record Edition' spec has just clocked an
by Ollie Kew
Only 12 will be made, and all are gone
Ever feel like a snappy five-speed box and VTEC afterburners just aren't quite... enough? Well, Hennessey's just slotted a six-speed open-gated manual to its Venom F5 Roadster-now dubbed the 'M'-in turn creating the world's
The EV ran out of juice after 99 hours of driving
Thought breaking 0-100kph in less than a second was impressive? So it was, but now students from the Technical University of Munich have done something equally jaw-dropping by building the longest-range EV ever.Get a load of this: the
by Joe Holding
Absolutely bonkers
You are reading that headline correctly: a group of students from ETH Zurich and the University of Lucerne have built a car that will hit 100kph from a standstill in less than a second. 0.956sec, to be precise. Yikes!Work began
by Joe Holding
All they do is win, win, win
The all-conquering Dutchman's run began at the Miami Grand Prix in May, the buildup to which was dominated by talk of his teammate Sergio Perez mounting a serious title challenge having qualified on pole and matched Verstappen for wins in
by Joe Holding
It’s not exactly an apology, though
In case you're still waiting for an official apology from SSC after its controversial top-speed record attempt back in October 2020, then here it is. Well, sort of.In a new Instagram post, the company officially acknowledged its failed attempt
“I went from never having an exotic supercar to having the fastest car in the world”
In the latest installment of the ever-controversial 'fastest car on the planet' debate, the team at SSC revealed the Tuatara had reached a claimed combined two-way average speed of 455.28kph (282.9mph) at the Kennedy Space Center. While the
by TopGear.com
Can you imagine driving this fast inside any building?
Believe it or not, there's an official Guinness World Record for the fastest speed achieved by a vehicle...indoors. It sounds dangerous and just downright bananas, but also a lot of fun, too. Look away, mothers who told us not to
There seems to be an exciting month ahead
On its second attempt, the Tuatara reached a two-way speed average of 455.3kph
SSC made headlines when it announced that it broke both the 300mph and 500kph barriers as it set a new production car speed record back in October. It's even more impressive than the record Bugatti set with the Chiron. Unfortunately, the
And it’s set to happen in the near future
On October 30, SSC's CEO Jerod Shelby posted a personal statement on YouTube stating that the Tuatara will be making another attempt on the production-car speed record.Clearly, something had gone very wrong. In his statement, he said: "We immediately
by TopGear.com
The data has yet to be sent to Guinness for independent validation
Last week, we published a story and video revealing that the SSC Tuatara had achieved a new production car speed record, hitting a two way average of 316.11mph (508.73kph).Obviously, the film was going to be closely analyzed, and in
by TopGear.com
Imagine the savings
Over a thousand kilometers without refueling. Can you imagine the savings? We can, and we're crying inside at the thought of how big an impact this would have on our budgets.If you own a Hyundai Kona Electric, you don't
by Drei Laurel
Hitting a hypoxic altitude of 6,893 meters in the process
As we've previously identified, the Mercedes-Benz Unimog might just be the only car/SUV/apocalypse wagon you'll ever need. It's the ultimate modern meme-mobile, the car for 'when you have football practice at two but need to-
It beat the old record by just over 15 meters
The Hyundai Kona has claimed the title of the world's highest-driven electric vehicle, after the crossover made its way up to Tibet's Sawula Pass-an altitude of approximately 5,731 meters-on January 8, 2020.With that height, the
by Drei Laurel
Autobots, roll out!
Holidays sure do give you a lot of free time, don't they? During one of our recent idle moments sometime between Christmas and New Year, we stumbled upon this story that should prove pretty fascinating for you gearheads.There are fans,
by Jason Tulio
After hitting a two-way average speed of 218.73kph
JCB has broken the record for the world's fastest tractor. Its Fastrac Two hit a two-way average of 135.91mph (218.73kph) at Elvington Airfield in York. The run eclipses the previous record-breaking speed of 103.6mph ( 166.73kph),
by TopGear.com
The Swedish carmaker reacts to Bugatti’s recent accomplishment
Koenigsegg has congratulated Bugatti on its recent record of 304.77mph (490.48kph) in a prototype Chiron...while also noting how a 'high-speed' version of the Jesko-the company's rival hypercar-might go even higher than 300mph (482.8kph)."We
by Vijay Pattni
“This news changes nothing for us”
For the last few years, there's been a lighthearted ding-dong between a few car companies as to who'd crack 300mph (482.8kph) first. It's largely been a three-way fight, with Bugatti, Hennessey and Koenigsegg all putting irons
