Tag: speed record
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Bugatti Chiron 0-400 km/h Record Run: Behind-the-Scenes footage
Let me take you back to 2017 and the day when the Bugatti Chiron went from 0-400 km/h and back to zero in just 42 seconds. We all know that the film was shot using a camera mounted on another Chiron. However, it was more complicated that just setting the camera rolling and smashing the…
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Project Bloodhound SSC Shuts Down, Supersonic Car is Now for Sale
Without enough investors to fund the attempts, Project Bloodhound SSC has been axed. The team is now selling the supersonic car off for $314,000. For the kind of money that’s needed to own a Ferrari or McLaren, you can buy one of the most ambitious land speed record project cars in history. Project Bloodhound SSC…
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Subaru WRX STI Type RA Time Attack Takes on the Transfagarasan Highway
The Transfagarasan Pass – also known as the world’s best road – has been tamed by the Subaru WRX STI Type RA Time Attack Special. Mark Higgins has always managed to impress us with his exceptional driving skills. We’ve seen the man in action at the Isle of Man, the Goodwood Festival of Speed and…
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Hennessey Venom F5 Shoots for 311 Mph Top Speed
John Hennessey targets 311 top whack for the Venom F5 with the new 1,600 hp engine that’s set to power the beast. Hennessey Performance Engineering isn’t done with making some of the fastest cars in the world. With the Venom F5, they intend to break the 300 mph barrier. If CEO John Hennessey’s words to…
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Koenigsegg beats Bugatti Chiron’s 0-400-0 record with Agera RS
Last month, the Bugatti Chiron set a new 0-400-0 record. It did it in 42 seconds, which is quite an impressive feat. Now, Koenigsegg accepted the challenge and decided to take on Bugatti. In an Instagram post, The Swedish supercar maker teased the record attempt with a picture of an Agera RS titled ‘0-400-OMG’. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ0W-WaH83H/?hl=en&taken-by=koenigseggautomotive…
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1400 hp Hennessey Venom F5 from Texas
John Hennessey is making a new hypercar and it could well become the next fastest ever production car. It is called the Venom F5 and in true Hennessey tradition will be powered by a twin-turbocharged V8 with enough horsepower to further extend its lead over the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. The Texas-based company is aiming…