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Examples of the difficulties faced were highlighted in a two-week long dispute regarding Bugatti's record set in 2010, and Hennessey's 2013 claim that their own top speed run – slower than Bugatti's, lacking the required two-way average, and lacking the minimum 25 car production run – was the real record, due to an issue regarding ...
The SSC Ultimate Aero is a mid-engined sports car that was produced by SSC North America (formerly known as Shelby SuperCars) from 2004 until 2013. The SSC Ultimate Aero held the world production car speed record title, according to the Guinness World Records, from 2007 (when it was officially timed at 255 mph, 410 km/h) until the introduction of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport in 2010.
Water speed records Category Speed (knots) Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs Water speed record: 275.98: 511.11: 317.59: Spirit of Australia:
With a top speed of 201 mph, the Huracan roars with 610 horsepower generated by a 5.2-liter V-10 engine. The supercar launches from zero to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds. Erik Fuller ©2019 Courtesy ...
Being street-legal in their intended markets and capable of passing any official tests or inspections required to be granted this status. By 0–60 mph (97 km/h) (less than 3.0 s) [ edit ]
The recognition must be split with Porsche's aerodynamic partners at Manthey, however.Using a private 991-generation 911 GT2 RS fitted with a Manthey aero kit, Mauricio has set a lap record of 1: ...
The World Motor Sport Council homologated the new world land speed records set by the team ThrustSSC of Richard Noble, driver Andy Green, on 15 October 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada (USA). This is the first time in history that a land vehicle has exceeded the speed of sound. The new records are as follows:
This plan was revised in 2017 and the car will use a monopropellant rocket for the land speed record runs. [51] For the car to achieve 800 mph (1,300 km/h), the monopropellant rocket would need to produce around 40 kN (8992 lbf) of thrust and the EJ200 jet engine 90 kN (20,232 lbf) in reheat. [52] Cockpit interior