Ever wondered how much horsepower the most powerful Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X in the world has? Wonder no more. According to the team behind this video, the magic figure is 908hp (677kW) at the wheels. It was recently reached by the 3D Motorsports Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. Featuring the factory […]
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Video: Hennessey Venom sets 0-300km/h street car world record
Have you ever wondered what is the fastest production car to cover 0-300km/h? You can wonder no more, US high performance carmaker Hennessey has just released a video showing official runs in its Hennessey Venom supercar. Even though it is very loosely based on a Lotus Exige body, the Hennessey […]
Ferrari parade of 964 at Silverstone breaks world record
Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa lead a parade of 964 Ferrari supercars at Silverstone circuit in the UK yesterday, beating the previous Ferrari parade world record of 490 Ferraris. Although it hasn’t officially been noted down as a Guinness World Record, yet, the stream of prancing horses were certainly […]
Ferrari F40 parade breaks world record at Silverstone Classic
A record 60 Ferrari F40 supercars paraded around Silverstone circuit in the UK over the weekend, breaking the previous record of 40 F40s set at the event in 2007. The event helped celebrate the F40’s 25th anniversary, with various Ferrari clubs and enthusiasts bringing the car from many regions to […]
Video: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster catches golf ball record
Remember the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster catching a golf ball record from earlier this month? A video has now been released showing the stunt which is now in the Guinness Book of Records. The stunt was staged as part of a new marketing campaign. It involved company ambassador and ex-F1 […]
Video: MINI Cooper S sets world record tightest park
Chinese driver Han Yue has set the new world record for parallel parking a car in the tightest car space. The record attempt was sponsored by MINI and involved Yue swinging a Cooper S into a space just 15cm longer than the car. The Guinness World record, which has been […]
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster catches golf ball for Guinness record
Mercedes-Benz has set a new world record by catching a golf ball in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. The record was achieved thanks to David Coulthard and professional golfer Jake Shepherd. It sounds a bit ridiculous at first, but after doing the calculations, the golf ball landed in the cabin […]
Video: Volvo ‘Mean Green’ 2100hp truck breaks speed records
Ever wondered what the fastest truck in the world is capable of over a flying, and standing kilometre? The Volvo ‘Mean Green’ hybrid truck has just set both records. Trucks aren’t usually our focal talking point here at PerformanceDrive, but when you’re talking about anything to do with speed and, […]