Rob Dyrdek's Chevrolet Sonic World Record Jump: New Footage Released
23 Feb 2014, 12:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this month we brought you news of former professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek setting a Guinness World Record for the “farthest reverse ramp jump by a car”. Using a Chevrolet ...
Rob Dyrdek Sets World Record for Reverse Ramp Jump in Chevrolet Sonic
14 Feb 2014, 10:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Former professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek has set a Guinness World Record for the “farthest reverse ramp jump by a car” with a total of 89 feet and 3.25 inches (27.2 meter). Dyrdek per...
Tesla Model S Sets World Record for EV Coast-to-Coast Trip
10 Feb 2014, 12:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors has set a new speed record for an electric vehicle crossing the United States last week, after its Cross Country Rally team, which consisted of two Tesla Model S sedans, traveled from L...
1700 HP Chevy Silverado Runs 8-second Quarter Mile, Sets World Record
31 Jan 2014, 17:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The white 2004 Chevrolet Silverado you’re about to see below is the world’s fastest 1999+ model year Chevy pickup truck on the drag strip. Fitted with a 427 cubic inch engine and a P...
Tesla Attempting Coast-to-Coast EV World Record
31 Jan 2014, 10:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for least non-drive time for an electric vehicle traveling across the United States, with two Model S sedans that will be driven from Los An...
G-Power Announces Limited-Run Kit for Fastest M3 in the World
29 Jan 2014, 11:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / G-Power just announced that it will start selling a new supercharger system for E9x M3 models that will allow your car to reach the record-breaking speed of 337 km/h (210 mph). Dubbed “Hurr...
MINI Holds the World Record for Longest Wish List Delivered to Santa Claus
15 Dec 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since the holidays are quickly approaching, I thought I’d look for something special cars can do, to make everyone’s end of the year more pleasant and beautiful. As it turns out, M...
1958 BMW 507 Roadster Sold at Auction for Record-Breaking USD1,650,000
25 Nov 2013, 14:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Famous auction house RM Auctions joined forces with Sotheby’s and stunned the market last week, orchestrating an unbelievable auction in the Big Apple that broke 11 world records. Amongst t...
Vauxhall Sets World Speed Endurance Record at Millbrook
23 Oct 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Vauxhall is awaiting FIA and MSA confirmation for no less than twelve World and six National Speed Endurance Records set earlier this month in a standard production Astra model, the British-based co...
Drayson Racing Sets Four Land Speed Records for EVs
15 Oct 2013, 12:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Less than four months have passed since Drayson Racing set a new world land speed record for electric cars, and the British-based manufacturer managed to improve its benchmark with an average speed ...
Fox-Body Mustang Runs Amazing 8-Second Quarter Mile
14 Oct 2013, 16:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this year we were showing you an all-motor fox-body Ford Mustang that needed 9.96 seconds to run the quarter mile at 135 miles per hour. While 6.0-liter V8-powered pony was pretty fast, we f...
Ford’s EcoBoost Racing Prototype Breaks Daytona Speed Record
10 Oct 2013, 09:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The iconic Daytona track has a new speed record at 222.971 miles per hour (358.84 km/h), after Colin Braun shattered the previous, 26-year-old benchmark while driving a Ford EcoBoost-powered Riley p...
1963 Ferrari GTO 250 Sells for Record-Breaking $52 Million
3 Oct 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A 1963 Ferrari GTO race car has become the world’s most expensive car in the world, selling for an astounding $52 million. The record-breaking sale took place last month, when an anonymous buy...
Koenigsegg One:1 to Smash Bugatti Veyron’s Speed Record
30 Sep 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The upcoming Koenigsegg One:1 will become the fastest production car in the world, company owner Christian von Koenigsegg revealed today. Speaking to Business Week, Von Koenigsegg said the One:1 ...
Venturi Unveils VBB-3, World’s Most Powerful EV
27 Sep 2013, 15:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Venturi Automobiles has unveiled their VBB-3, a 3000+ horsepower electric car that will attempt to break the FIA world land speed record for EVs. Introduced in the presence of Prince Albert II an...
Nissan Patrol Pulls 170-Ton Plane, Sets New World Record
23 Aug 2013, 08:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan has set a new Guinness World Record for the “heaviest aircraft pulled by a production car” after a V8-powered Patrol SUV towed a 170.9-ton cargo plane for over ...
Watch Porsche’s Record-Setting 911 Parade at Silverstone
30 Jul 2013, 09:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yesterday we were telling you about that Porsche has set a new world record at Silverstone, where no less than 1,208 911 road and track models were gathered for a course parade. The event that he...
Porsche Sets New World Record with 911 Parade
29 Jul 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche’s 50th anniversary at Silverstone last week set a new world record by gathering no less than 1,208 911 models on the famed race track. The parade was joined by a number of former Po...
Subaru Breaks Own World Record for Largest Car Parade
25 Jul 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Subaru of America and the Village of Itasca have broken their own Guinness World Record for the “Largest Parade of Subaru Car”, the Japanese automaker revealed yesterday. The new achi...
Renault Sets Guinness World Record for... 3D Street Art
19 Jul 2013, 12:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Renault Trucks announced it has entered the Guinness Book of Records. Not because of some outstanding accomplishment in the truck market, but for creating the world's largest work of three-dime...