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The car weighs 1,244 kg (2,743 lb) and has a top speed of 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h). Three "World's Fastest Edition" Venom GT coupés were produced in 2014 to commemorate the car's speed record run. [11] A roadster variant dubbed the Venom GT Spyder was launched in 2012 on the request of Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. [12]
On April 20, 2011, Jeep announced that the SRT8 version would be debuted at the 2011 New York Auto Show. It can accelerate from 0–60 mph in 4.7 seconds and can do the quarter-mile in 13.4 seconds. [27] Auto reviews measured this at 4.5 seconds, making the 2014 SRT the fastest Jeep ever produced at the time. [28]
World-record holder Lon Meyers (1858–1899) was the first person to run the 440 in under 50 seconds. [1] [2] In 1947, Herb McKenley of Jamaica set a world record in the event with a time of 46.3 seconds, which he lowered the following year to a new world record of 46.0 seconds. [3]
Currently, the quickest SRT production models are the 2023 Dodge Challenger Demon 170 with a quarter-mile time of 8.91 seconds, the 2021 Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock with a quarter-mile time of 10.5 seconds, [4] and the 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat RedEye with a quarter-mile time of 10.6 seconds.
The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles.This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
3 By 1 ⁄ 4 mile times (11.0 s or less) [iii] 4 By 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time ... This list is limited to unmodified production cars that meet the eligibility ...
The sports tuned suspension allows the Jeep SRT8 to develop 0.92 g on the skid-pad. A road test of the 2006 production model conducted by Road & Track [8] yielded a 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) time of 4.6 seconds and a quarter mile dragstrip of 13.2 seconds at 104.1 mph (167.5 km/h). Such numbers made the SRT-8 Grand Cherokee the fastest accelerating ...
This is a list of the world's record-breaking top speeds achieved by street-legal production cars (as opposed to concept cars or modified cars). For the purposes of this list eligible cars are defined in the list's rules. This list uses a different definition to the List of automotive superlatives.