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Radio-controlled car (rocket-powered) 338.14: 210.11: ... Apollo 10 CSM Charlie Brown, fastest crewed vehicle relative to Earth. Space speed records Frame of reference
The car which was tested 305.9 km/h (190.1 mph) by Fast Lane in 1986 and listed in the Guinness Book of World Records 1988 had a factory modified airbox. [40] 1990 Vector W8: 389 km/h (242 mph) for prototype 5,973 cc (364.5 cu in) twin-turbocharged V8 466 kW (634 PS; 625 hp) 17 production models
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]
The Ultimate Aero was designed to break the 250 mph barrier and be named the fastest car in the world. ... fastest production cars on earth, its 750-horsepower engine can take it all the way up to ...
In 1906, Dorothy Levitt broke the women's world speed record for the flying kilometer, recording a speed of 154 km/h (96 mph) and receiving the sobriquet the "Fastest Girl on Earth". She drove a six-cylinder Napier motorcar, a 75 kW (100 hp) development of the K5, in a speed trial in Blackpool. [13] [14] [15]
List of fastest production cars by acceleration; Production car speed record; List of production cars by power output This page was last edited on 18 April 2022, at ...
Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull's new car is the "fastest" he's ever seen in Formula 1. The Mercedes driver finished in fifth place over the weekend in Saudi Arabia in the second one-two of the season.
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 ...