Ah, the age-old question. What’s quicker, a Volkswagen Golf or 1300hp Nissan GT-R? The answer seems obvious doesn’t it? Well, what if the Golf was labelled as the quickest Golf in the world? Here we see a Volkswagen Golf Mk1, known as 16vampir, which is complete with a custom all-wheel […]
Records
World’s quickest Audi S4 ‘B8’, modified by AWE Tuning
The world record for the fastest Audi S4 B8 has just been broken in Canada. The Audi S4 is already a fast car, however, with some help from a list of AWE Tuning parts they can clearly become even faster. Jeff Jones, the owner of this Audi S4, recorded the […]
Mike Newman resets blind speed record in Litchfield GT-R
You might remember back in October, 2013, Mike Newman broke the world land speed record for a blind driver, hitting a frightening 300km/h. Newman has reset the record to an amazing 323.2km/h. Last time the record was achieved behind the wheel of a lightly modded Porsche 911 GT2. This time, […]
Video: Toyota 86 breaks longest drift world record
A new world record has been set for the world’s longest continuous drift, achieved by German driver Harald Muller in a modified Toyota GT 86. There has been criticism over the legitimacy of the record as it doesn’t seem like a continuous drift. The record has been reset a couple […]
World’s fastest Ford Mustang V6 runs 10-seconds (video)
In the world of drag racing, a Mustang V6 might not turn heads. That all changes when you slap a gigantic turbo on it and tune it to make roughly 500kW – a significant increase over the 3.7-litre V6’s 224kW stock power figure. Built by Central Florida Motorsports, this previous-generation […]
Renault Megane R.S. 275 Trophy-R resets Nurburgring record (video)
Renault has reclaimed the Nurburgring front-wheel drive lap record with the new Megane R.S. 275 Trophy-R. The super hot hatch posted a cracking time of 7:54.36. What a nice way to introduce a fresh limited edition model. The Trophy-R is a stripped out, two-seat version of the already-spicy R.S. 275. […]
2015 Subaru WRX STI sets new Isle of Man lap record
Subaru has done it again and set a new world lap record at the Isle of Man TT road course in a production four-wheeled vehicle. This time the record was set with the new 2015 Subaru WRX STI. The previous record was set by Subaru in 2010 with the WRX […]
Video: World’s quickest Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG?
This is apparently the world’s quickest Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG. It’s based on the Black Series and it has been tuned by Weistec Engineering to a colossal 1012hp (755kW). Starting with the 63 AMG Black Series is a great way to attempt world records. The factory model is highly strung […]