Guinness
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Instead of hiring some #influencers or using a motor show press conference, Jaguar decided its smallest SUV would arrive on the scene with a world-record-breaking barrel roll. Here's a look at how they did it.
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While the more familiar consumer drones can reach perfectly respectable speeds of 40 mph (64 km/h) plus, racing drones are another matter entirely. These rapid quadcopters are built purely for speed, and none more so than the RacerX.
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When you're thinking of tow cars, Porsche probably isn't a name that immediately springs to mind. That could change, because a diesel Cayenne has just broken the Guinness World Record for Heaviest aircraft pull by a production car.
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In his attempt to beat the world record of 2,023 miles in 24 hours, Carl Reese fried his entire stock of two front and four rear tires, and had to stop with more than an hour remaining. So he only smashed the record by 93 miles, before sleeping 4 hours and driving 17 hours home. Madman.
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A 2017 Kia Niro EX has set a new Guinness World Record for the fuel efficiency of a hybrid car being driven from coast-to-coast in the US. The crossover completed the 3,715-mile journey with a consumption of 76.6 mpg.
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A group of software developers from Scandiweb has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest Rube Goldberg machine ever built. In front of a cheering crowd, the 412-step machine took nearly 15 minutes before the final step lit up the central Christmas tree in Riga, Lativa.
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We've seen world records awarded for a caravan and a Millennium Falcon built out of Lego, but this latest construction makes them both look tiny. The Institution of Civil Engineers has been awarded a Guinness World Record for a Lego replica of the UK's Severn Bridge measuring 31-m long and 3-m tall.
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Road cars are getting more efficient, but they’ve still got a serious drinking problem compared to the super light creations coming out of the world’s universities. The TUfast Eco Team has proven a little energy can go a long way, having created the world’s most efficient electric vehicle.
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Electric torque allows for warp-drive acceleration, allowing family cars to hit 100 km/h faster than a McLaren F1. Couple that potential with determined students, and it's not hard to see what happens next. A team has shattered the acceleration record for EVs, hitting 100 km/h in 1.513 seconds.
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If you thought diamond-encrusted mobile phones were a needlessly extravagant fashion accessory, what about diamond-encrusted car tires? Yes, they do exist, courtesy of Dubai-based firm Z Tyre, and they're reportedly the most expensive car tires in the world.
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Through around six months of tinkering, a pair of English mechanics have turned a humble old mobility scooter into a high-octane, rubber-burning speed machine that has claimed the record for the world's fastest mobility scooter.
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Honda has claimed a new Guinness World Record, for the "Lowest fuel consumption – all 24 contiguous EU countries (all cars)." Although that's a bit of a mouthful, it simply means that the carmaker achieved the highest fuel efficiency ever recorded while traversing all 24 adjoining EU countries.
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