October 2019 marks 22 years since the Thrust SSC team set the world land speed record of 1,228km/h (763mph). This remarkable vehicle became the first and only car to reach speeds faster than the speed of the sound
Author: Adam Gavine
Adam Gavine
Adam divides his time as an editor between the worlds of aviation and motoring. These worlds may seem a little diverse today, but autonomous technology and future urban mobility is bringing them ever-closer. Adam is also chairman of the Vehicle Dynamics International Awards.
Think the 305mph Bugatti Chiron run looked easy? You may prefer to watch Kenan Sofuoglu ride a Kawasaki Ninja H2R across the Osman Gazi Bridge in Turkey, hitting an astounding 400km/h (249mph) in 26 seconds to earn the production bike world record
The Bugatti team has turned the Chiron hypercar’s power and dynamic performance up to 11 to achieve something breathtaking: a vmax of 304.77mph (490.48kmh) at VW Group’s Ehra-Lessien test facility
Goodyear and Brabham Automotive have announced their partnership to collaborate across racing and road car developments, reigniting a winning partnership that began in 1965
The UK’s University of Bath and Kistler have co-operated on a project to investigate how technology can be used to provide objective and repeatable analysis of the parameters of plug-in hybrid automotive propulsion systems
Following the announcement by Toyota and Suzuki that they intend to strengthen their burgeoning alliance by taking small stakes in each other, David Leggett, automotive editor at GlobalData, a data and analytics company, offers his view
The 528-hp Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 20,143 seconds, averaging 105.88mph (170,4 km/h), making it the fastest ever road-legal four-door and front wheel-driven car in the world. Join Thed Björk, the 2017 World Champion of touring car racing, behind the wheel
Watch Cyan Racing break two Nürburgring lap records during the development of the Lynk & Co 03 Cyan Concept, making it the fastest four-door car and the fastest front-wheel driven car around the 13 mile (21km) Nordschleife circuit
Join test driver Lars Kern in a pre-series Porsche Taycan as he sets a new record at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife for four-door, all-electric sports cars. How long will you need to watch this video? Just seven minutes and 42 seconds…
Porsche has set a rather specific, but still impressive record on the legendary 20.6km Nürburgring-Nordschleife. See test driver Lars Kern drive the prototype around the course in 7:42 minutes, setting a new fastest time for four-door, all-electric sports cars