Subscribe to The Times
Home > World record

World record

Doubts cast on authenticity of SSC Tuatara record speed run

Published 27 October 2020
By Kieran Ahuja
Questions are surfacing regarding the legitimacy of the alleged production car speed record set by the SSC Tuatara last week.
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Test your knowledge: What world record did the Nissan...

Nissan had been toying with the idea of building a car driven by an electrically powered motor since 1970, when it displayed the Nissan City concept...
Published 18 September 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Bloodhound SSC to commence runway trials in November

More than seven years after the project was announced, the Bloodhound SSC supersonic rocket car will blast off for the first time on November 17...
Published 15 June 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Video: Lotus F1 Team jumps transporter truck over F1...

Lewis Hamilton, the new Formula One world champion is grabbing all the headlines this morning but the Lotus F1 Team has a slightly different reason...
Published 24 November 2014
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

News: Blind man set to break 200mph in world speed...

Driving at 200mph is not for the faint-hearted at the best of times. At that speed the car is covering 89 metres every second...
Published 12 August 2014