Cars:- All the Facts and Figures on Record Holders
Fastest Road Car.
The fastest speed ever reached by a
standard production car is 240.1 mph by a McLaren F1 driven by Andy Wallace at the
Volkswagen proving ground, Germany on 31st March 1998 .
Most Powerful Car.
The most powerful production car currently on the market is the McLaren F1 6.1 which develops in excess of 627 bhp the car can accelerate to 0-60 in 3.2 seconds.
Fastest Diesel-Engined Car.
The prototype 3-litre Mercedes C111/3 attained
203.3 mph in tests on the Nardo Circuit Southern Italy,
on 5-15th oct 1978 the car maintained an average speed of 195.4 mph over a 12 hour period,
covering a record distance of 2344 miles.
Fastest Electric Car.
The highest speed achieved by an electric vehicle is 183.822mph over a two way flying kilometre by General Motors Impact, driven by Clive Roberts at Fort Stockton Test Center, Texas, USA.
Fastest Acceleration.
The fastest road-tested acceleration on record is 0-60mph in 3.07 sec's by a Ford RS2000 Evolution at the Millbrook Proving Ground UK May 1994.
Lowest petrol Consumptions.
In 1989 Stuart Bladon drove a Citroen AX 1.4 DTR 112 miles 18 yds on one gallon of fuel on the M11 Motorway UK.
A vehicle designed by Team 1200 from Honda In Suzuka City Japan, achieved 9,426 mpg in the Pisaralla Pisimalla mileage marathon at Nokia Finland 1st Sept 1996.
Longest Fuel Range.
The Greatest ever travelled
by a vehicle on the contents of a standard fuel tank ( 17 1/2 GALLONS ) is 1,338 miles by
an Audi 100 TDi The car was driven between John O'Groats to Lands End and back again
between 26th and 28th July 1992.
Greatest Distance covered on a single charge by an Electric Car.
A Solectria force NiMH electric car established a new distance of
249 miles in November 1997.
