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What is the fastest car in the world?

Published 25 November 2021
By David Mullen
Which car is the fastest? There's no easy answer to that simple question...
Watch Vesco Tesla-powered electric streamliner record 335mph American speed record at Bonneville

Watch electric streamliner break speed record

An electric vehicle nicknamed “Little Giant”, run by Team Vesco 444 reVolt Systems, has taken the new national electric vehicle speed record.
Published 01 November 2021
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
Where in the world: the locations of The Grand Tour season 2

Where in the world: The Grand Tour locations

The new Grand Tour finds the presenters on another globetrotting mission to deliver thrills, spills and, crucially, challenges...
Published 29 November 2017
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Jonny Smith: electric Flux Capacitor v Nissan GT-R

A 9ft-long hot rod based on a rare 1970s eco-car has broken the European speed record for a road-legal electric vehicle, leaving more exotic petrol-powered...
Published 21 September 2015
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I'll be back despite 254mph crash, says Becci Ellis...

When Becci Ellis became the fastest woman on a motorcycle, she knew she could go quicker still. But this month, as she pushed her 650bhp Suzuki to...
Published 01 September 2015
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Test your knowledge: What electric car was the first...

You mayknow that electric cars have been around as long as cars powered by internal combustion engines, but...
Published 27 August 2015
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News: Tractor sets 88.88mph record on snow

A four-time world rally champion has added a speed record to his already impressive CV by tackling a course at an average of 88.88mph
Published 13 April 2015
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Video: Fearless Frenchman rides rocket-powered bicycle...

Some drivers have long suspected that bike riders have a screw loose but nothing compares to this two-wheeled tearaway – a Frenchman who claims...
Published 12 November 2014
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Guy Martin on his Volvo: the fastest car in Britain

The daredevil Guy Martin, superbike rider, engineer and holder of countless speed records, has had Porsches and Astons but says none can match his...
Published 15 October 2014
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News: Hennessey bids to take Guinness fastest car record...

It claims to make fast cars faster but with its latest creation, Hennessey may have just made a fast car, the fastest of all.
Published 04 August 2014
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Faster and more furious

News: Bugatti dismisses Hennessey's speed record claim (video)
Published 14 March 2014