Automakers have competed for the title of who has the fastest car arguably since the dawn of the automobile. It's one of the most perennial questions of automotive history -- how fast can we get a car ...

The automotive industry can trace its roots back to 1885, when Carl Benz developed the Benz Patent Motor Car. At this time, overall top speeds weren't much of a focus — all that mattered was a better ...

Land speed records are hardly a new phenomenon; the first such mark of 39.34 miles per hour was set by Frenchman Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat in an electric Jeantaud Duc carriage way back in 1898. That ...

It isn't unheard of for today's fastest street-legal cars to reach top speeds of 250 mph or more. After an exhilarating ride like that, it's hard to imagine ever being able to drive 65 mph again, let ...