Tag: top speed
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McLaren Senna clocks 187 MPH over a Standing Mile
Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds in Florida has one of the widest and longest runways in the world. It’s an ideal place to test the top speed of cars like the McLaren Senna. A bone-stock McLaren Senna was tested over a 1 mile stretch with a professional driver at the wheel. The supercar clocked a top…
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888 HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat XR Autobahn Top Speed Run
How fast can you drive an 888 hp Dodge Challenger Hellcat XR on a public highway? This week, AutoTopNL have shared a video of a top speed run in a modified Dodge Challenger Hellcat. The car was taken out to stretch its legs on the Germany Autobahn. But, this is no ordinary Challenger Hellcat. The…
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Modified Lamborghini Huracan Performante hits a Top Speed of 210 MPH
How fast can a supercharged Lamborghini Huracan Performante go on a wide-open runway? Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds recently tested a modified Huracan Performante on their private airstrip down in Florida. The supercar hit a top speed of 210 mph over the 2.3 mile course. 80 mph was dispatched within no time as it accelerated past…
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200 MPH Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Top Speed Run
The folks at AutoTopNL are not new to testing supercars at full speed. Recently, they took the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera out on the Autobahn for a high speed run. In the acceleration tests, the DBS Superleggera did 0-62 mph in 3.95 seconds, while 0-124 mph came up in 10.07 seconds. The car hit the…
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Andy Wallace: The Man who Drove a Bugatti Chiron at 305 MPH
Earlier this year, the Bugatti Chiron SS 300+ became the first production car to break the 300 mph barrier. The man piloting the car at the time was Andy Wallace – official Bugatti test driver. Driving a car at such great speeds requires extraordinary skills and not to mention, immense courage. Andy Wallace was probably…
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Bugatti Chiron clocks 227 MPH over a Standing Mile
Earlier this month, the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ became the first production car to cross the 300 mph barrier. Inspired by this feat, the folks at Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds decided to test the Chiron’s acceleration over a standing mile. The Bugatti Chiron is one of the fastest road legal cars money can buy.…
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Bugatti Chiron is the new Speed Demon. Clocks 304.77 MPH!
The Bugatti Chiron has broken all records to enter the history books, clocking a top speed of 304.77 mph. Last week, Top Gear posted a video of the Chiron posting its claimed top speed of 261 mph at Ehra-Lessien. We had a hint that Bugatti was up to something and in the hands of professional…
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Here’s proof that a Bugatti Chiron Sport will do 263 MPH!
Bugatti claims that the Chiron Sport has a top speed of 261 mph. However, no one has ever put these claims to test, until recently. Back in 2008, Top Gear’s James May was invited to Ehra-Lessien to do something that very few in this world would ever get to experience. Captain Slow took the Bugatti…
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Watch the Porsche 911 GT2 RS go Faster than its Official Top Speed
Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds is getting used to the habit of breaking the official top speeds of cars. The latest example is the insanely awesome Porsche 911 GT2 RS. We have an important piece of news on the Porsche 911 GT2 RS after that cargo ship with a bunch of examples sank off the coast…
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1100 HP Nissan GT-R Clocks a Top Speed of 235 MPH
A 2009 Nissan GT-R tuned to 1100 hp was clocked at 235 mph at the Jhonny Bohmer Proving Grounds in Florida. It achieved a staggering 235.626 mph or just under 380 km/h over the 2.7 mile test track. The Jhonny Bohmer Proving Grounds has a 3 mile long concrete runway with 1000 ft of asphalt runoff…
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Watch the stock McLaren 720S Beating its Official Top Speed
The chaps at Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds have done it again! This time it was the turn of the stock McLaren 720S to beat the top speed claimed by the carmaker. A few days ago, we posted about the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon proving itself be faster than the top speed claimed by the company.…
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Watch the 300 MPH SSC Tuatara Hit the Dyno
After a 7 year delay, the SSC Tuatara finally arrived last year claiming to be the fastest car in the world. The West Richland, Washington based company is hard at work tweaking the car for an attempt at 300 mph sometime next year. We have been waiting in anticipation to see the car in action,…