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The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has earned back its title for the world's fastest production car. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has earned back its title for the world's fastest production car. About a week ago Guinness World Records stripped Bugatti's record after discovering the Veyron SS had its top speed limiter deactivated. A couple of days ago, Shelby SuperCars announced the Ultimate Aero was once again the quickest production car in the world.That didn't last very long as Guinness reached the conclusion "a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine", meaning the Veyron Super Sport has reclaimed the title. The record-breaking, top speed limiter-off Veyron SS was able to reach 267.8 mph (430.98 km/h), while the production, top speed limiter-on car can achieve 258 mph (415 km/h). Gallery: Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is once again the fastest production car in the world 33 Photos … [Read more...] about Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is once again the fastest production car in the world

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has lost its title for the fastest production car in the world. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has lost its title for the fastest production car in the world. After an inquiry made by Driving.co.uk, Guinness World Records decided to strip Bugatti from this title after finding out the supercar used to achieve 267.8 mph (430.98 km/h) had been modified which means it did not comply with the rules. This decision was taken after detecting the record-breaking car had its top speed limiter deactivated. All 30 production cars sold came with the limiter activated at 258 mph (415 km/h).As a consequence, the official title for the world's fastest production car will probably be going for the moment to the SSC Ultimate Aero which can do 255.83 mph (411.72 km/h). Chances are the Venom GT will soon grab the first place as during testing it managed to reach 265.7 mph (427.6 km/h) but the record is not official at the moment. Maybe Bugatti will get … [Read more...] about Bugatti Veyron Super Sport stripped of fastest production car world record

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said on Wednesday it has raised $400 million from investors including Xiaomi Corp to fund its growth. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters earlier about the fundraising and about Xiaomi being an investor. The fundraising comes at what bankers and industry insiders describe as an increasingly tough financing environment for Chinese EV startups which must jostle for attention in a crowded sector and produce convincing arguments about future profitability despite government cuts to EV subsidies and plans to phase them out. XPeng, which announced the fundraising in a statement, did not comment on its valuation. But the sources said the latest fundraising valued the five-year-old firm, led by 42-year-old tech entrepreneur He Xiaopeng, at nearly $4 billion, higher than the 25 billion yuan ($3.57 billion) valuation in the last funding round. The dollar fundraising comes as Guangzhou-based XPeng, … [Read more...] about Alibaba-Backed EV Startup XPeng Raises $400 Million Funding

India Yamaha Motor has announced that it will be recalling 23,897 units of its recently launched quarter-litre twins in the country. Both the Yamaha FZ 25 and Yamaha Fazer 25 have been recalled in order to rectify an issue related to head cover bolt loosening. The Japanese bike maker has said that the recall exercise commences with immediate effect and will cover the motorcycles that were manufactured from January 2017. This nearly includes all motorcycles that were sold since the launch of the FZ 25 in January last year. The recall covers 21,640 units of FZ 25 and 2257 units of Fazer 25. Also Read: Yamaha FZ 25 Review Yamaha FZ25 1.47 Lakh * On Road Price (New Delhi) FIND OUT MORE Yamaha has recalled the exercise a precautionary recall and did not report of any incidents due to the issue. Furthermore, the affected motorcycles will be repaired free of cost at any of the authorised dealers and the owners will be contacted individually. Yamaha is working closely with its dealers to … [Read more...] about Yamaha FZ 25 and Fazer 25 Recalled In India

In mei 2020 moeten voor het eerst sinds dertig jaar weer Formule 1-bolides door de Zandvoortse duinen razen. De bevestiging van de terugkeer van de Dutch Grand Prix werd door velen met veel enthousiasme begroet. Inmiddels blijkt er ook de nodige weerstand, met name vanuit diverse milieuorganisaties. Ook het stikstofprobleem helpt niet mee, aangezien aanvraagprocedures voor benodigde vergunningen vertraging oplopen en de ingrijpende verbouwing vertraagd zou kunnen worden. Zie ook: Nieuw verlies milieuclubs, verbouwing Circuit Zandvoort gaat door Het topmanagement van de sport maakt zich echter totaal geen zorgen, zo blijkt uit een interview van Nieuwsuur met Bratches: "Ik ben niet thuis in de juridische zaken die nu spelen. Wel ben ik vol vertrouwen dat zij (het circuit, red.) deze issues adequaat zullen managen. Een van de sponsors is een bouwbedrijf. Er zou reputatieschade zijn als zij het niet voltooid krijgen.” De Formule 1-organisatie laat doorschemeren een plan B achter … [Read more...] about Formule 1-baas zonder enige twijfel: “We gaan racen in Zandvoort”