You know the problem with setting speed records in small cars? Keeping the clowns' helmets from knocking together. Still, MTM's 500hp Audi A1 recently exceeded 200 mph on Italy's Nardo test track. Not bad for something the size of a popcorn bag.
Fastest Lamborghini Ever, Edo Competition Sets Record in Murcielago
Take one carefully tuned Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640, an eight-mile oval, and a bunch of speed freaks propelled by destiny (and not a few shots of espresso) and you get the highest official speed for a Lamborghini, Ever. This fast lambo was able to propel itself to 214.8 mph with only the addition of high performance …
Brabus-Tuned Maybach 57 Hits 205 mph in Nardo
There's a record for everything, though not every one gets equal weight among the record watchers. Take, for example, the title of Fastest and Most Exclusive Luxury Sedan. Show up at the Guinness doorstep with that belt, and they'll send you packing along with the guy sporting the world's largest buttocks-region…
2001 VW Nardo Concept
It likely would've been more of a fool's errand to build the Volkswagen W12 Coupé (aka the Nardo) than it was to greenlight the Phaeton. Still, we always thought the 521-horse people's exotic was a pretty nifty example of what happens when Volkswagen puts its wurst in Giugiaro's prosciutto.
Gunning for a Speed Record: H&R's Promo Porsche
Remember H&R? They're the German aftermarket suspension shop selling the 24k gold-plated springs
World's Fastest Fish: AC Schnitzer's BMW Tension Breaks BMW Speed Record
AC Schnitzer's Tension concept hit 206 mph on the Nardo test track in Southern Italy, stopping far short of schooling the Brabus Rocket Mercedes CLS, which peaked at 227 mph during the same AutoBild magazine showdown. But it's enough for the AC boys to call their creation the world's fastest street-legal production…
