JCB's hydrogen-powered Hydromax car has set a new Bonneville speed record ahead of its FIA world speed record attempt next ...

Land speed records are hardly a new phenomenon; the first such mark of 39.34 miles per hour was set by Frenchman Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat in an electric Jeantaud Duc carriage way back in 1898. That ...

A new challenger to a 102-year-old world land speed record has been unveiled – and it’s powered by steam. A UK team hopes its 7.6 metre-long vehicle “Inspiration” will beat the 205.5 kilometres per ...

One of the most recognizable cars of the modern Bugatti era is the black-and-orange Veyron Super Sport that set a production-car speed record of 267.8 mph in 2010. But the record car was backed up by ...

The automaker announced the latest marks in a video posted to YouTube over the weekend. The clip’s description states that new production car speed records for the quarter and half mile were set by ...

In April 1926, Parry-Thomas became the first person to break the 170mph barrier A racing car famous for breaking the land speed record has returned to Carmarthenshire to mark its centenary. The car, ...

How Fast are Formula 1 Cars? F1 cars in 2026 reach race top speeds between 340 and 355 km/h (211 and 220 mph), with ...