This is a list of the world’s record-breaking top speeds achieved by a street-legal production car (as opposed to concept cars or modified cars). 1894 Benz Velo – 12mph – First Production car 1949 Jaguar XK120 – 124.6mph – Some publications cite the XK120’s timed top speed as almost 133 mph / 214 km/h in 1949. The XK120 that achieved this speed was a … Continue reading “Record-breaking production vehicles”
READ MORENissan will become the first Japanese automotive brand to compete in the all-electric FIA Formula E racing championship starting in 2018. The move to participate in the growing Formula E series gives Nissan a highly visible global platform from which to spread the message of Nissan Intelligent Mobility – the company’s three-pillar strategy to redefine how its vehicles are driven, … Continue reading “NISSAN to join Formula E Electric Racing From 2018 – 2019 Season”
READ MOREAny new car wanting to make a point very often heads to the iconic Nürburgring circuit in a bid to set a new record lap time. We’ve seen it a few times this year (first with the Civic Type R, then the NIO EP9) and it’s happened again, this time with the new Vauxhall Insignia … Continue reading “New Insignia GSi is quickest ever Vauxhall on the Nürburgring”
READ MOREOver £2.5 million changed hands in just three hours at the annual Porsche Sale organised by Silverstone Auctions in association with Porsche Club GB at Silverstone Circuit on 21st October. In a packed sale room swelled by over 300 Porsche Club GB members, the Silverstone Auctions team achieved a respectable sales rate of 64 per cent … Continue reading “Porsche Sale Tops £2.5 Million in Three hours”
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