All articles tagged with #top speed
Car and Driver’s testing shows the eight‑seat Mazda CX-90 with a 280 hp inline‑six weighing about 4,896 lb can reach 127 mph, narrowly beating the Dodge Charger R/T at 125 mph. However, the Charger dominates off the line, hitting 0–60 mph in 4.7 seconds versus the CX-90’s 6.9 seconds, making Mazda’s top‑speed advantage largely academic in everyday driving.
A culture-nostalgia piece ranks each Pontiac Firebird generation by stock top speed using verified instrumented tests. The 1st generation tops out at 115 mph, the 2nd at 132 mph, the 3rd at 162 mph (with caveats about unverified extreme builds), and the 4th at 163 mph—the fastest in stock form. The article stresses these are factory-stock numbers, notes how close the generations look on paper, and mentions a few non-stock claims that aren’t used in the ranking.
Chevrolet's Corvette ZR1X, with 1,250 horsepower, is the latest high-performance model, but the company hints at developing an even more powerful version that could surpass its current top speed of 233 mph and aim to beat the Nürburgring lap record, indicating ongoing enhancements and a focus on bragging rights among performance car enthusiasts.
The Suzuki Hayabusa is renowned for its exceptional speed, with early models exceeding 190 mph and modern, heavily modified versions surpassing 250 mph, including a verified record of 274.9 mph. It is also known for rapid acceleration, capable of reaching 60 mph in under 3 seconds, and has evolved over the years to include advanced electronics and improved handling, maintaining its status as a top street-legal speed machine.
The Parker Solar Probe has set a new speed record, reaching a velocity of 394,736 mph, making it the fastest human-made object ever. Launched in 2018, the probe is currently in a heliocentric orbit and has come closer to the sun than any other human-made object. It achieved these speeds through a series of gravity-assist maneuvers from flybys of Venus. The probe is expected to reach speeds of up to 430,000 mph by 2025.
Tesla has unveiled a $20,000 track package for the Model S Plaid that includes a carbon ceramic brake kit and a wheel and tire package optimized for performance and track usage, allowing the vehicle to reach its promised top speed of 200 MPH. The track package will be available in June 2023 and can be purchased from the Tesla app.