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[37] Five days later Bugatti's speed record was confirmed: "Following a thorough review conducted with a number of external experts, Guinness World Records is pleased to announce the confirmation of Bugatti's record of Fastest production car achieved by the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. The focus of the review was with respect to what may constitute ...
Land speed records by type of vehicle Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs Land speed record [a]: 1,227.985: 763.035: ThrustSSC
Many elements change how fast the car can accelerate to 60 mph. [ii] [iii] Tires, elevation above sea level, weight of the driver, testing equipment, weather conditions and surface of testing track all influence these times. [3]
Specifically, Koenigsegg is now claiming the homologated production car world record for 0-400 km/h, accelerating up to 248 mph in just 18.82 seconds. For the 250-mph marker, the Koenigsegg needs ...
On Saturday, a seven-mile stretch of Highway 160 was the scene for the 1,750 HP SSC Tuatara hypercar, as it made a pair of record-setting runs to claim the title of “world’s fastest production ...
Dorothy Levitt, in a 19 kW (26 hp) Napier, at Brooklands, England, in 1908. The FIA does not recognize separate men's and women's land speed records, because the records are set using motorized vehicles, and not muscle-powered vehicles, so the gender of the driver does not matter; however, unofficial women's records have long been claimed, seemingly starting with Dorothy Levitt's 1906 record ...
The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph) in a test on 6 April 2013. [8] [9] The production car speed record was later taken by another Bugatti, the Chiron, and then often changed hands for a while. [10]
Jay Leno made history Wednesday on Jay Leno’s Garage, when he set a new world record in a Tesla Model S Plaid.The comedian broke the Bugatti Chiron Sport’s production car quarter-mile speed ...