World Records

Once a year, the Delsbo Electric contest in Sweden challenges students to create and improve on the world's most energy-efficient vehicles. This year's champ, the Eximus IV, smashed the competition and all previous records with an electric equivalent of 687 MPGe (0.34 l/100km​).

Twice now, Tanner Godfrey has jumped further in a UTV than anyone in history. Since he doesn't have full use of his legs, he's done it by literally poking the gas and brake pedals with a stick. And on Monday, armed with a new stick, he's lining up for the biggest jump of his life. This guy's nuts.

The DSV Limiting Factor submarine has just yo-yoed its way from the surface to the bottom of the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep point four times in eight days, breaking a ton of records and establishing itself as a reliable deep-sea elevator with unmatched exploration capabilities.

The world's largest aircraft by wingspan and largest all-composite took to the air for the first time on Saturday as the Stratolaunch completed its maiden flight. At 6:58 am PDT, the twin-hulled space-launcher platform took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port for a two and a half hour flight.

The Tesla Model S motorhome is not a belated April Fools' joke. It's actually set to bring some serious buzz to next week's Michigan Energy Office EV ride and drive before attempting a world speed record. And the Tesla Roamer mini-camper even offers enough range for a satisfying vacation.

Looking for a brand new business jet? I know some of you are. Need to go great distances at the highest speeds possible without having to eyeball the grubby public? Gulfstream's G650ER has just proven its credentials by flying further and faster than anything else on the market.

This fuel cell-powered coaxial octacopter just stayed aloft for 70 minutes of continuous flight, while carrying a 5kg (11-pound) weight. The record demonstrates the flight endurance capabilities of hydrogen-powered electric aircraft.

Collectors can grab themselves a piece of motorcycle history this month at Mecum Auctions, as long-distance world record holder and cannonball run champion Carl Reese puts his record-setting BMW K1600GT under the hammer.

Russian outfit ARDN rolled out some pretty outrageous performance specs when announcing its Skyf drone last year. Recent demonstration flights in Tatarstan, Russia didn’t see it quite reach these lofty heights, but it did do enough for its creators to lay claim to a Guinness World Record. ​​

Forty-four-year-old endurance athlete Nicola "Nici" Walde has beaten the women's world record for the greatest distance traveled in a human-powered vehicle in 24 hours. Using a streamlined recumbent tricycle, Nici managed 227 laps of the Opel Test Center for a total of 1,088 km (676 mi) in 24 hours.

​Intel’s Shooting Star drones continue to hit new heights. The company has set thousands of the tiny aircraft into the air over California, which arranged themselves in spectacular formations to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary.

​Another world record tumbled at Goodwood yesterday, and it was a cracker: the world’s fastest mile balancing a car on two wheels. And if that sounds difficult, it wasn’t on a straight bit of road. Driver Terry Grant had to take the car up the twisting Hill Climb race track. Just watch!