The new Yangwang U9 Xtreme hypercar set a new global production-car speed record. In a test, it reached 308 miles per hour. It took the lead from the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. The Yangwang ...

Living with one of the world’s fastest cars in your garage must be difficult—unless you own a runway. Like having one of the most expensive bottles of whisky in your cabinet, you know that you’ll ...

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The FIA and Formula E have revealed the all-new GEN4 race car, marking the next chapter of electric racing. The new model is ...

There’s apparently a new top-speed sheriff in town. On September 14 at Germany’s ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg track, German sports car driver Marc Basseng Piloted the Yangwang U9 Xtreme hypercar ...

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 ...

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 ...

When electric vehicles first came around, they had a lot of problems. They looked ugly, couldn't cover long distances, and most importantly, lacked speed and power. This made them unappealing to both ...