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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: Andy Green: 15 Oct 1997 FIA [2] Wheel-driven [b] 745.187: 463.038: Vesco Turbinator II: Dave Spangler 14 Aug 2018 SCTA [3] [4] Piston-engine [c] 722.204: 448.757: Challenger 2: Danny ...
Fitted with the original manufacturer-supplied road tires; Having had 25 or more articles made by the original vehicle manufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition [ i ] (pre-production prototypes, and cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals, are not eligible);
Out of the initial production run of 30 cars, 5 were named the Super Sport World Record Edition, which had the same electronic limiter as the other 25 – but turned off. Pierre-Henri Raphanel drove the unlimited Super Sport World Record Edition to a 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) two-way average, verified by Guinness World Records.
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On 17 July 2023, it set the record for the fastest production EV car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, clocking at 49.32 seconds. [ 27 ] On 18 August 2023, it set the record for the fastest production EV car at the Nürburgring , at 7:05.298 minutes, driven by Croatian driver Martin Kodrić .
Note: The Road Mile became an official world record event after September 1, 2023, on World Athletics Certified Courses only (i.e: elevation gradient must not exceed one meter per kilometer, start and finish line must not be more than half a mile apart). The winning times from the 2023 U.S. Road Mile Championships, on 25 April, were ratified by ...
Fastest road car over the 1/4 mile: 9.9 seconds @ 143 mph (230 km/h) Due to its kerb weight of 980 kg (2,161 lb), [ 7 ] the power-to-weight ratio for the GTR720 is 745 bhp (755 PS; 556 kW) per tonne, which is a better ratio than the Bugatti Veyron , Enzo Ferrari , Ascari A10 , Koenigsegg CCX or CCGT , but less than the Koenigsegg CCXR or the ...