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Australian electric car set record for fastest EV over 621 miles on a single charge

Published 20 February 2023
By David Mullen
A solar-powered electric car built by an Australian university has entered the record books.
Skoda Enyaq vRS iV drifting on ice duirng the Guinness World Record

Watch: Skoda sets 4.6-mile ice-drifting records

Skoda has claimed two new Guinness World Records for ice-drifting using its Enyaq vRS iV electric car.
Published 03 February 2023
Volkswagen ID.4 sets 35,770-mile record

VW ID.4 sets 35,770-mile record

A Volkswagen ID.4 has broken the world record for the 'longest continuous journey by an electric vehicle (non-solar) in a single country'.
Published 20 October 2021
Toyota Mirai sets Guinness World Record for distance travelled

Toyota Mirai hydrogen car sets economy record

The Toyota Mirai, the firm's hydrogen fuel cell-powered saloon, has set a new Guinness World Record for driving the longest distance.
Published 11 October 2021
SSC owner responds to doubts about production car speed record

SSC boss admits speed record video was incorrect

Jerod Shelby has published a statement responding to doubts about the legitimacy of the world record claimed to have been set by the company.
Published 29 October 2020
Doubts surface about SSC’s Tuatara record run

Doubts cast on SSC Tuatara record speed run

Questions are surfacing regarding the legitimacy of the alleged production car speed record set by the SSC Tuatara last week.
Published 27 October 2020
Meaner than ever: Honda's new Mean Mower Mk. 2 is a 134mph+ beast

Honda's new Mean Mower Mk. 2 is a 134mph+ beast

Honda's newest hot model features a screaming 190bhp engine that red lines at 13,000rpm and can hit a claimed "134mph+", but it's not a hot...
Published 15 March 2018
Hennessey claims mind-blowing 311mph top speed for Venom F5 hypercar

Hennessey claims 311mph top speed for Venom F5

We may be in an age of increasing fuel economy and tightening emissions standards but it looks like we're also entering a new era of...
Published 09 March 2018
Han Yue believe it: stunt driver laps Nurburgring on two wheels

Video: Stunt driver laps Nürburgring on two wheels

Han Yue, a stunt driver from China, has used a humble Mini to set a new lap record at the Nürburgring – driving on two wheels
Published 08 November 2016
Nissan GT-R and Masato Kawabata claim Guinness World Record for 189mph drift

Drifting at 189mph secures GT-R Nismo a Guinness world...

It sounds like a challenge set by the producers of Top Gear: you must drift your car, at speed, and secure a Guinness world record.
Published 11 April 2016
Guy Martin set a new Guinness World Record for riding on the Wall of Death at 78.15mph

Watch Guy Martin set new 78mph record on the Wall of...

Guy Martin has successfully beaten the record for riding a motorbike around a Wall of Death. The motorcycle racer, TV star and daredevil lapped a...
Published 30 March 2016
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Mini driver wins Guinness parallel parking record

A stunt driver has claimed the Guinness world record for the tightest reverse parallel park, by shoehorning his Mini into a space that left a combined...
Published 13 November 2015
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Published 09 October 2015