105-Year-Old Woman from California Renews Driver's License
29 Jan 2013, 16:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Say hello to Edythe Kirchmaier. She might look like your average pensioner, but she could very well be a record holder. At 105 years old, she looks energetic and full of life, which is an impressive...
Hennessey Venom GT Breaks 0-300 Km/H World Record
12 Jan 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Hennessey Venom is a scary car, and all you need to do is take a quick look over its performance specs and you`ll immediately see why. Powering this monster hypercar is a 7.0-liter twin-tu...
Australia Claims Title for World’s Largest Simultaneous Burnout - 69 Cars at Once
7 Jan 2013, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were not aware of the existence of a record for the world’s largest simultaneous burnout, but apparently it exists, and in order to beat it, more than 50 cars were required to shred their t...
Nissan Sells 4 Millionth Altima Sedan in the US
26 Dec 2012, 08:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Altima (any generation) is a very common sight on American roads, and while it wasn`t as popular as some other Japanese sedans, it still sold extremely well, and now, the Japanese automak...
The Fastest and Longest Stoppies in the World, by Jesse Toler
20 Dec 2012, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There's a record for pretty much anything and if the Guinness Book officials are there when it's broken, it's history in the making. So it;s time to introduce you to two of the latest...
Father and Son Take Tesla Model S for 423.5-Mile Ride on One Charge!
12 Dec 2012, 11:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While some manufacturers are being investigated by the EPA for declaring false efficiency numbers, the Tesla Model S seems to be exceeding them. A Model S owner from Florida decided to try and see j...
MINI Delivers Record Breaking Wish List to Santa Claus in Countryman
5 Dec 2012, 18:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tis the season to be jolly, even if the boss isn’t giving you that raise you’ve always wanted, since Christmas is just around the corner. It’s the perfect time to be a little child...
James Toseland to Attempt 640km/h in Bonneville
5 Dec 2012, 15:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When it comes to speed, James Toseland now 32, is no newbie: the English former rider is a two-times World Superbike champion in 2004 and 2007, and he wants more. But this time it's a solo race...
Guinness Record: 28 Girls in a MINI
16 Nov 2012, 09:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A team of gym members from East Sussex have broken two Guinness World Records for the number of people inside both a classic Mini and a 2012 MINI in London the other day. The Cooper SD parked at ...
28 People Will Attempt to Squeeze into a MINI Hatch
15 Nov 2012, 14:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / MINI UK today announced that 28 daring female volunteers will try and break a Guinness World Record by squeezing into a single MINI hatch parked at Potters Fields Park, London on 15th November. N...
Convoy of MINIs to Deliver Longest Christmas List to Santa, in Lapland
7 Nov 2012, 09:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If there was a list of irrelevant records to be broken, ‘The Longest List for Santa Claus’ would definitely make the top three, and yet, Mini are determined to be the company that holds ...
Bloodhound SSC Gets Competition from Australia
19 Oct 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the British were working on the Bloodhoud SSC, ‘the colonies’ were also hard at work, developing their own 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h) record-breaker. It`s called the Aussie Invader 5R,...
Honda Tuner Al Lamb Does 265 mph (426 km/h) on His CBR1000RR
17 Oct 2012, 11:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're about to witness a new land speed record for sit-on bikes for Al Lamb's 265 mph (426 km/h) run in Bonneville, Utah. Al Lamb is a well-known Honda motorcycle tuner and he already h...
Brit Builds Word’s Fastest Pram
13 Oct 2012, 08:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you’re the kind of person who finds walking one’s child, while he or she is tucked nicely inside the pram, a tad boring, perhaps you should take a look at this. It is a motorized pram...
The Lowest Car in the World!
8 Oct 2012, 11:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Guinness World Record Book now holds a new title under the name “world’s lowest roadworthy car”. That title now belongs to this cute little thing, the “Mirai” a yel...
KillaCycle Sets New World Speed Record
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / KillaCycle, the fastest electric vehicle in the world, beat its own record on October 23 with a speed of 174.05 MPH (280 km/h) in 7.955 seconds. This new record makes the motorcycle the world's...
Clint Eastwood's “Gran Torino” Sets Record at the Weekend Box-Office
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Clint Eastwood has been in the centre of attention with his latest movie “Gran Torino”. So has been said about his newest production that it must have surely stirred curiosity. And no...
Mazda Scores Record Sales in Europe Last Year
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Given the financial crisis, “each for himself and let the devil take the hindmost” might be the new slogan of car makers around the world. So, every single success in the economic storm ...
Maserati Evades Global Economy Slowdown Blows
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Stan / While some car producers have their minds boggle at counterbalancing losses recently suffered due to the inceptive financial depression, Maserati is happily making the last preparations to celebrate...
Canadians Increase Chrysler Sales
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As astonishing as it may seem, we may say WOW three times when taking a look at Chrysler's 2008 sales in Canada. You wouldn't believe it at first, but we swear it is true that the 2008 ...