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It’s official – Bugatti has become the first manufacturer to produce a road car that’s capable of speeds in excess of 300mph. With British racing legend Andy Wallace at the wheel, a tuned Chiron Sport hit a top speed of 304.77mph (490.47 km/h) at a test track in Germany, beating …

Honda’s Mean Mower has re-entered the record books after setting a brand new Guinness World Records title for the ‘Fastest Acceleration 0-100 mph for a Lawnmower’. Driven by experienced stunt driver, kart and car racer Jess Hawkins, the lawnmover averaged 0-100 mph in just 6.29 seconds at the Dekra Lausitzring, …

A one-of-a-kind LaFerrari Aperta has set a world record for a 21st Century car, selling for £7.56 million (€8.3m) at RM Sotheby’s Leggenda E Passione sale in Maranello, Italy. As many as 12 collectors vied for the car and it finally went for double the estimate. The auction, held at …

Renault’s famous ‘shooting star’ gas turbine-powered car has returned to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah – 60 years on. The Renault Etoile Filante (“shooting star” in French) established four new world land speed records – two of which still stand to this day. On September 5, 1956, the whistle …

Milestone for Nissan as 500,000th Qashqai rolls off the production line in Sunderland – in a record-breaking 21 months. Nissan’s pioneering crossover has become the fastest ever UK-built vehicle to smash the half million production mark. Since its start of production in January 2014, a new Qashqai has been built …