What is the fastest car in the world?


Which car is the fastest? There's no easy answer to that simple question...
Watch Vesco Tesla-powered electric streamliner record 335mph American speed record at Bonneville

Watch electric streamliner break speed record


An electric vehicle nicknamed “Little Giant”, run by Team Vesco 444 reVolt Systems, has taken the new national electric vehicle speed record.
Hennessey claims mind-blowing 311mph top speed for Venom F5 hypercar

Hennessey claims 311mph top speed for Venom F5


We may be in an age of increasing fuel economy and tightening emissions standards but it looks like we're also entering a new era of...
Where in the world: the locations of The Grand Tour season 2

Where in the world: The Grand Tour locations


The new Grand Tour finds the presenters on another globetrotting mission to deliver thrills, spills and, crucially, challenges...
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Jonny Smith: electric Flux Capacitor v Nissan GT-R


A 9ft-long hot rod based on a rare 1970s eco-car has broken the European speed record for a road-legal electric vehicle, leaving more exotic petrol-powered...
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I'll be back despite 254mph crash, says Becci Ellis...


When Becci Ellis became the fastest woman on a motorcycle, she knew she could go quicker still. But this month, as she pushed her 650bhp Suzuki to...
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Test your knowledge: What electric car was the first...


You mayknow that electric cars have been around as long as cars powered by internal combustion engines, but...
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News: Tractor sets 88.88mph record on snow


A four-time world rally champion has added a speed record to his already impressive CV by tackling a course at an average of 88.88mph
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Video: Fearless Frenchman rides rocket-powered bicycle...


Some drivers have long suspected that bike riders have a screw loose but nothing compares to this two-wheeled tearaway – a Frenchman who claims...
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Guy Martin on his Volvo: the fastest car in Britain


The daredevil Guy Martin, superbike rider, engineer and holder of countless speed records, has had Porsches and Astons but says none can match his...
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News: Hennessey bids to take Guinness fastest car record...


It claims to make fast cars faster but with its latest creation, Hennessey may have just made a fast car, the fastest of all.
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Faster and more furious


News: Bugatti dismisses Hennessey's speed record claim (video)