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The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles.This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
On 22 August 2006, after being re-fitted with 750 brake horsepower (560 kW) 'LSR' versions of the JCB444 engines, [2] the JCB Dieselmax car broke the official FIA diesel engine land speed record, attaining a speed of 328.767 mph (529.099 km/h). 24 hours later the JCB Dieselmax car broke its own record, achieving a speed of 350.092 mph (563.418 ...
Alpina claims it is the fastest diesel-powered production car in the world. [33] The right-hand drive, saloon-only version has a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 275 km/h (171 mph). [34]
[1] [2] In instances where the top speed has been determined by removing the limiter, the test met these requirements, and the car is sold with the limiter on then the limited speed is accepted as meeting this requirement. For the McLaren F1 the estimation by Car and Driver about the speed at the rev-limiter is used.
A tuned, six-cylinder turbodiesel engine and a conventional gearbox were used, while the body was made from aluminium and composite materials. The ARVW was the fastest diesel car in the world in 1980, reaching a top speed of 362.07 km/h (225 mph). [1] Fastest diesel car in 1980s. Riga Motor Museum, Latvia (October 2008)
Back in 1951, the Pegaso was the fastest production car in the world, with a top speed of 120 miles per hour, reported Sports Car Digest in 2009. "Built by the Spanish carmaker Pegaso, the car was ...
Several major car manufacturers have announced to end development of new diesel engines for cars, including Volvo in 2017, [41] Mitsubishi in 2019 [42] and Renault and Hyundai in 2021 [43] [44] However BMW will continue developing new 4 and 6-cylinder diesel engines, discontinuing only the 3-cylinder B37 diesel engine.
In October 1982, the turbocharged diesel Fuego became the fastest diesel car in the world, with a top speed of 180 km/h (110 mph). [ 9 ] The Fuego was one of the first cars to offer a remote keyless system with central locking, available from September 1982, [ 10 ] using a system invented by Frenchman Paul Lipschutz — marketed as the "PLIP ...