The Bentley Bentayga has set a new production sport utility record at Pikes Peak. Helmed by world championship driver and Pikes Peak veteran Rhys Millen, the Bentayga completed the 156-turn course in just 10 minutes, 49.9 seconds. Bentley plans to issue a limited edition model celebrating the achievement. Read more …
The million dollar Bugatti Chiron and its 1,500 horsepower just set yet another world record. Driven by Juan Pablo Montoya, one of the best race drivers in the world, the Chiron ran from 0-400 km/h (249 mph) and then back to zero again in a mere 32.6 seconds, traveling a …
Volvo Trucks unveiled the new VNL heavy truck for over-the-road operations by boxing it up like a toy and letting a three year old boy open it up for a Guinness World Record. The unboxing may have been a slick publicity stunt, but the tech under the hood of this …
Setting the bar in the new production-based hybrid category approved by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), Hyundai took a 2017 Ioniq hybrid prototype to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, injected some nitrous oxide, and let ‘er rip. The result is an FIA-approved production-based hybrid land speed record of …
Students from the University of Stuttgart now hold the 0-100 kilometer per hour world record thanks to their self-designed and built electric race car. Read more at FutureCars.com.
Ever wonder what it takes to get into the Guinness Book of World Records? Not much. Just a few more than 24,000 car models and space to line them up. A group of British volunteers did just that. Read it at TorqueNews
Seeing the new Guinness World Record being set by these participants using not only a classic Mini, but also a new 2012 Mini will give you new respect for clowns. Pinboard (MacAaron)
