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Thrust2 is a British jet car, which held the world land speed record from 4 October 1983 to 25 September 1997. [a]The Thrust2 is powered by a single Rolls-Royce Avon jet engine sourced from an English Electric Lightning, and has a configuration somewhat resembling that of the mid-1960s-era J79 turbojet-powered land speed record cars of Art Arfons, collectively known as the "Green Monster" cars.
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 FIA [19] On the Moon: 18.0: 11.2: Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV‑003) Eugene Cernan: 11 Dec 1972 (unofficial) [20] On Mars: 0.18: 0.11: Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
A bespoke model specially developed for the James Bond film 007 Spectre: DBR22: 2022 Open-top Roadster To celebrates ten years of the manufacturer's Q personalization department, only 10 units planned to produce DBS Superleggera: 2018-present Coupé DBS Superleggera Volante: Convertible DBS 770 Ultimate: 2023- Coupé Limited to 300 units
The Spectre’s 260-mile range is somewhat of a downer, but it's not a deal breaker for potential buyers who likely have multiple cars (and maybe a Rolls already: 60% of Spectre pre-orders are ...
The Rolls-Royce Ghost is a full-sized luxury car manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The "Ghost" nameplate, named in honour of the Silver Ghost, a car first produced in 1906, was announced in April 2009 at the Auto Shanghai show. The production model was officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Ghost Extended Wheelbase was ...
10.1 s at 221.9 km/h (137.9 mph) [99] [xv] — McLaren Senna: 2019 ICE 10.1 s at 237.3 km/h (147.5 mph) [80] — [xiv] 500 Ferrari 488 Pista: 2019 ICE 10.1 s at 231.9 km/h (144.1 mph) [64] 10.2 s at 230 km/h (142.9 mph) [100] — Lamborghini Huracán Performante [vii] 2018 ICE 10.2 s at 218.9 km/h (136 mph) [14] 10.26 s at 220.7 km/h (137.1 mph ...
The Rolls-Royce Spectre is a full-sized luxury electric grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The Spectre was formally launched at Napa Valley , California in 2023. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The first deliveries of the car were made in the last quarter of 2023.
As of December 2014, Aston Martin had released few of the technical details of the car, the DB10 used the company's 6-speed manual transmission unit that is used on their V8-engined cars. [11] The car's chassis is based on a modified version of the VH Generation II platform that underpins the V8 Vantage .