Rimac Automobili has clocked up yet another world record, this time with the Rimac Nevera pointing in the complete wrong direction, with its record-breaking speed run taking it up to 275km/h in reverse. Rimac took to the ATP proving grounds in Papenburg, Germany once again for its record attempt, set […]
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Mazda Hits Two Million Production Milestone for Famed Rotary Engines
Mazda has announced it has hit a new production milestone for its famed rotary engines, with the company’s production volumes exceeding two million units in total. Fifty-six years after the Mazda Cosmo Sport (Mazda 110S) was introduced to the world in 1967 and after multiple production shutdowns and a dozen […]
Project Inversion Reveals Car Set to Drive Upside Down in a Tunnel
Project Inversion has revealed initial designs of a car set to drive upside down in a tunnel, marking the world’s first physical attempt at a long-standing theoretical possibility. For those unaware, Project Inversion is the brainchild of YouTube channel Driver61’s Scott Mansell, some generous sponsors and former F1 aerodynamics wizard, […]
Koenigsegg hits back at Rimac with new 0-400-0 world record (video)
The outlandish crew over at Koenigsegg have published video footage of its Regera bettering a recent world record for the fastest sprint to 400km/h and back to a standstill. The news comes just a few weeks after Rimac snatched 23 world records with its battery-electric hypercar, the Nevera, including a […]
2023 Honda Civic Type R sets FWD lap record at Nurburgring, 7:44.881 (video)
The new Honda Civic Type R has done it, setting a new lap record around the Nurburgring for a front-wheel drive production car. It lapped the circuit in 7:44.881. That time is around around 1.5 seconds ahead of the previous record set by the Renault Megane RS Trophy-R in 2019. […]
Mercedes-AMG One smashes production car lap record at Monza
Yet another lap record has been smashed by a new production car. This time involving the new Mercedes-AMG One hypercar, after it lapped Italy’s ‘temple of speed’ Monza circuit faster than any production car in history. The Mercedes-AMG One is a watered-down Formula 1 car for the road, which conquered […]
Audi RS e-tron GT sets electric car lap record at Bathurst
A new and particularly silent lap record has been recorded at Bathurst, with Audi’s new RS e-tron GT setting a new fastest lap around Mt Panorama. With the help of Audi Sport driver, Christopher Mies, Audi took a moment between the action at the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hours endurance […]
Hennessey sets unofficial Christmas tree speed record with 1000hp Mustang
It’s Christmas time, and that means that the team over at Hennessey is back with another ludicrous speed record with a Christmas tree strapped to the roof of a high-powered car. After screaming to 294km/h in its highly-modified Audi RS 6 Avant last year, Hennessey’s latest holiday record was set […]