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Porsche 959S in Stuttgart at the Retro Classics 2018. The Porsche 959 S was a 959 "Sport" with larger turbochargers that increased power output to 515 PS (379 kW; 508 hp) thus resulting in a top speed of 339 km/h (211 mph) as tested by Auto, Motor und Sport at the Nardò Ring in 1988. To save weight, air conditioning, central locking, electric ...
Weighing in at 2,535 lb (1,150 kg), the CTR had a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 3.65 seconds and a top speed in excess of 210 mph. Although the Porsche 959 was faster in terms of acceleration to 60 mph, the Yellowbird could outperform all competition when it came to top speed, topping out at 342 km/h (213 mph), a top speed that made it the ...
Examples of the difficulties faced were highlighted in a two-week long dispute regarding Bugatti's record set in 2010, and Hennessey's 2013 claim that their own top speed run – slower than Bugatti's, lacking the required two-way average, and lacking the minimum 25 car production run – was the real record, due to an issue regarding ...
New Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Revealed, Sets Record Porsche. ... The 2025 Turbo GT can reach 60 mph in 2.1 seconds, boasts a top speed of up to 190 mph, and, with the Weissach package, drops 157 ...
Land speed records by surface Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs On ice: 335.7: 208.6: Audi RS 6: Janne Laitinen 9 Mar 2013
Highest average race speed by a winner: 225.228 km/h (140 mph) Audi R15+ TDI in 2010: Highest average lap speed (qualifying) 251.881 km/h (157 mph) Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017: Highest average lap speed (race) 248.628 km/h (154 mph) Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019: Highest top speed: 407 km/h (253 mph)
Porsche 919 Evo - Overall record holder on the modern 20,832 m (12.944 mi) full layout with a time of 5:19.546 minutes Volkswagen I.D. R - Overall electric record holder on the modern 20,832 m (12.944 mi) full layout with a time of 6:05.336 minutes Porsche 956 - Former overall record holder with a time of 6:11.13 minutes set during a qualifying session in 1983
On 7 November 1982 a Porsche 928 S sets the 24-hour speed record, covering 6,033 kilometers at an average speed of 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph) On 28 November 1982 an Alfa Romeo Giulietta sets the average speed record over a distance of 50,000 kilometres (31,069 mi): 175,628 km/h (109,130 mph)