I t seems as if every other week a new manufacturer claims to have developed the fastest EV in the world. This announcement is one that often causes big headlines and sets the bar ...

Land speed records are hardly a new phenomenon; the first such mark of 39.34 miles per hour was set by Frenchman Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat in an electric Jeantaud Duc carriage way back in 1898. That ...

A driver in a Ferrari SF90 appears to have set a new record for the top speed achieved on a boat, racing down the flight deck ...

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Track Edition packs 2,960 hp, dwarfing the Rimac Nevera’s 1,989 hp. It hit 293.54 mph, smashing the Nevera’s 268.2 mph EV record. There is no word on pricing yet, but it will likely ...

The BYD Yangwang U9 Track Edition, a Chinese supercar, recently set a new production electric vehicle (EV) top-speed record ...

Porsche claims the car named after its “Weissach” test track can rip to 100km/h in 2.2 seconds, or hit 0-200km/h in 6.4 ...

The automotive industry can trace its roots back to 1885, when Carl Benz developed the Benz Patent Motor Car. At this time, overall top speeds weren't much of a focus — all that mattered was a better ...

The 1965 AC Cobra 427 hit 165 mph, making it the fastest American car of the '60s. Built in tiny numbers, today it’s worth ...

Although V-8 power has always been in the mix, modern engine controls have boosted the Mustang’s straight-line speed as never ...

Our list pulls almost exclusively from the extensive array of special editions that the automaker sprinkled in among two impressive modern offerings.

It isn't unheard of for today's fastest street-legal cars to reach top speeds of 250 mph or more. After an exhilarating ride like that, it's hard to imagine ever being able to drive 65 mph again, let ...