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Some publications cite the F1's timed top speed as 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h). This speed was achieved by a modified F1 with the rev limiter raised from 7500 rpm to 8300 rpm, not a production car. [21] The F1 in an unmodified state is gear limited at 221 mph (356 km/h). 1993 Dauer 962 Le Mans: 404.6 km/h (251.4 mph) [22]
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
Highest top speed (forced induction petrol engine) – Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ – 490.48 km/h (304.77 mph) [56] Highest top speed (naturally aspirated engine) – McLaren F1 – 355–386 km/h (221–240 mph) Highest top speed (forced induction diesel engine) – BMW Alpina D5 S – 286 km/h (178 mph) [57] [58]
Looking at what cars have the current top speed, best 0-60 and quarter mile times, and fastest Nurburgring lap times.
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List of fastest production cars by acceleration. ... 10.1 s at 231.9 km/h ... Tesla Model S P90D w/Ludicrous Speed Upgrade [vii] 2016
ThrustSSC, Thrust SSC or Thrust SuperSonic Car is a British jet car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers, and Jeremy Bliss. [1] Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record , set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green , when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to ...
Automotive designer Dr Ferdinand Porsche first targeted a speed of 550 km/h (342 mph), but after George Eyston's and John Cobb's successful LSR runs of 1938 and 1939 the target speed was raised to 600 km/h (373 mph). By late 1939, when the project was finished, the target speed was a much higher 750 km/h (466 mph).