Production Porsche 918 May Run Sub-Seven Minute Time Around the Ring
5 Oct 2012, 12:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The test mule-esque version of the Porsche 918 has recently been clocked around the Nurburgring with a time of 7 minutes and 14 seconds, an excellent time for a road-legal car. However, this time ha...
Rocket Engine for Blodhound SSC Successfully Completes Testing
5 Oct 2012, 08:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Thrust SSC broke the world land speed record back in 1997, achieving an official top speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph), with the use of two Rolls Royce turbofan engines. Now, the bat will be raised ...
1,400 Hp GT-R by Switzer Performance Does Quarter in Under 9 Seconds
19 Sep 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In the world of drag racing, a ‘sub 10-second car’ is what everybody who still wants to keep things street-legal is aiming for. However, some people like to go even more extreme, and so ...
Ferrari Parade: New World Record Set at Silverstone · Video
17 Sep 2012, 07:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / What if the streets were exclusively populated by Ferraris? There’s one that you’re holding by the steering wheel, one on each side of yours, one parked, one waiting at the traffic light...
Hot Wheels Pulls World Record Corkscrew Jump
14 Sep 2012, 11:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Apparently, Hot Wheels has a testing facility - we found this out from the adjacent clip, which shows their crew pulling quite a stunt, setting a new world record for a corkscrew jump. Hot Wheels...
KillaJoule Three-Wheeled EV Motorcycle Breaks Bonneville Record at 216.5 MPH
13 Sep 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Eva Hakansson has been hard at work over the last two years, building the KillaJoule electric motorcycle, with the sole purpose to break speed records with it. Well, she recently managed to achieve ...
BMW Motorbike Achieves New World Speed Record - 204.784 Mph
6 Sep 2012, 11:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renowned landspeed racer, Andy Sills, has claimed yet another record under his belt. He has taken a 2012 BMW S1000RR all the way up to 204.784 mph (329,567 km/h) during the BUB Motorcycle Speed Tria...
500cc Bike Achieves 302 km/h at Bonneville - Breaks Speed Record
20 Aug 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Isle of Mann is a heaven for both car and bike enthusiasts looking for speed and a challenging road. It is only natural that such a special place would spawn the occasional record-breaking machi...
Audi's R8 EV Nurburgring Fail
8 Jul 2012, 17:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Once upon a time, there was a 10-year-old first-born boy of a Middle Eastern dictator. And in his father’s land (at that time), there were no such things as electric cars or fast diesels. Natu...
BMW Welt: New Record at 10M Visitors
5 Jul 2012, 12:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The tenth million visitor has recently entered the BMW Welt in Munich, with the German carmaker celebrating the event and offering a special treatment to the lucky fan. Patrick Zanker was given a...
Largest Parade of Ferraris: Over 600 Cars Registered
18 Jun 2012, 16:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ferrari North Europe is aiming to break the Guiness World Record for the Largest Parade of Ferrari Cars, with over 600 cars having already signed up for the attempt, which is scheduled for Saturday ...
MINI Chinese Job: World Record for Tightest Parallel Parking
3 Jun 2012, 16:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / MINI has done it again: the carmaker managed to squeeze a MINI in a space smaller than the car itself... we're joking of course. However, a new parallel parking Guinness World Record has been i...
Funny Car Sets New Quarter Mile Record: 3.995s
20 Sep 2011, 23:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This piece of news is dedicated to a funny car, but we can assure you that it is as serious as it can be. You'd better watch the funny car on the right of the drag strip closely, as you're...
Wooden Bike Goes for Land Speed Record
30 May 2011, 09:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This is the name of a bicycle made entirely out of wood, using no bolts, no screws, no metal whatsoever. Just wood, and the additional glue here and there, meant to hold the entire contraption toget...
2011 Mopar V-10 Challenger Drag Pak Sets NHRA Record
9 Apr 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Dave Thomas set record with a 9.43/143.90 pass in his 2011 Mopar Challenger Drag Pak at the NHRA Division 1 National Open event at Atco RAceway this week, Mopar announced. Thomas captured both the E...
Best Month in BMW's History: March 2011
8 Apr 2011, 09:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BMW sold a total of 165.842 cars last month, a number that makes March 2011 the best month in the history of the German iconic brand. The number is well above the one recorded in the same month of ...
Jason Plato Breaks BTCC Record
4 Apr 2011, 07:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / History was written the past weekend at Brands Hatch, as Silverline Chevrolet driver Jason Plato has broken the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship record with 61st and 62nd wins, thus smash...
Prius Record Breaking Runs Next Week
24 Mar 2011, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Quake-damaged Toyota, facing severe adversity at home, is trying its best to continue operating at normal parameters, especially when it comes to its future line of Prii vehicles. In an attempt to s...
Fastest Tires on the Ice: Nokian
8 Mar 2011, 12:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in February, news of an unlikely model achieving the fastest recorded speed on ice broke. The car that managed to set the new record at 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) was a Bentley Continental Super...
Audi Wants to Add Shifts
11 Feb 2011, 07:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The great performance of last year, coupled with the great start in the new year is making Audi executives think very hard on adding some extra shifts at its German plants. The increased work hours ...