How fast is your Mitsubishi Lancer Evo? We bet it’s got nothing on this crazy thing. Check out the size of that turbo, for starters. Here we have perhaps the most insane Evo ever made, in the world, ever. It’s a project built by a Greek firm called Extreme Tuners. […]
Records
BMW M3 F80 sets world record quarter mile (video)
A new world record has apparently been set at the drag strip, with a current-gen F80 BMW M3 laying down a blistering quarter mile time well within the 10-second range. According to the video, this makes it the quickest BMW M3 F80-generation in the world. At a recent strip meet […]
Subaru WRX STI Type RA sets new Nurburgring record
Remember Subaru was teasing the WRX STI Type RA NBR a few weeks ago? Well, it seems the company was serious about taking on a Nurburgring lap record. The WRX STI Type RA NBR Special recently set a lap record for a four-door sedan at the German circuit, completing a […]
Stock Toyota 86 breaks longest continuous drift record
A South African journalist in a mostly standard Toyota 86 has broken the world record for longest continuous drift, with Guinness certification imminent. The record is 165.04km, or 102.5 miles. To sustain a drift of that magnitude, Jesse Adams spent five hours and 46 minutes on a wet skid pan, […]
McLaren P1 LM resets Nurburgring production car lap record (video)
The McLaren P1 LM has smashed the Nurburgring production car lap record, posting a dizzyingly fast time of 6:43.2 around the notoriously unforgiving circuit. The McLaren P1 LM is technically a production car, based on the P1 GTR racing car. The LM package, developed in partnership with Lanzante Motorsport, allows […]
Electric Nio EP9 breaks Nurburgring lap record
It was only a matter of time but we bet you didn’t think that time would arrive so soon. It seems an electric vehicle, the Chinese NextEV Nio EP9 to be specific, has just reset the Nurburgring lap record for a production car. The fully electric supercar set a blistering […]
2000hp Toyota LandCruiser tops out at 370km/h, fastest in the world (video)
Back in November of last year, we showed you the Toyota Land ‘Speed’ Cruiser which stormed SEMA with over 2000hp (1500kW), or a Bugatti Chiron’s worth plus a third more. The otherwise heavy-duty off-roader looks mostly stock from the outside, apart from being lowered and featuring a front spoiler, and […]
Porsche Cayenne tows Airbus A380 to new record (video)
The current, second-gen Porsche Cayenne is nearing the end of its life, so Porsche has used the world’s biggest jumbo jet to remind everyone that it is still a mighty vehicle. The 285-tonne, 73-metre long Airbus A380 is quite the prop to use when you wish to make a point, […]