Guinness Book of World Records

  • 2014 Subaru BRZ tS

    Stunt driver Alastair Moffatt has set the Guinness World Record for the tightest 360-degree spin in a Subaru BRZ. At 2.25 meters, or 7 feet, 4.6 inches, longer than the 13.9-foot BRZ, the new record beats the old record by 9.84 inches. The attempt took place over the weekend at the Autosport International Show's Live Action Arena in Birmingham, England. The Englishman performed the stunt by driving the rear-wheel-drive BRZ ("BR Zed" in English-speak) between two rows of parked cars 2.25 meters apart. To make the stunt official, he had to repeat it, which took several attempts. The previous...

  • Tightest Parallel Park
    Brit Sets Two Tightest Parallel Park Records: Video

    Alastair Moffatt is better at parking than you. Much better, in fact. He has the certification to prove it. You see, Moffatt is the Guinness World Records holder of the title "Tightest Parallel Parker." Now he's added a new title with the addition of "Tightest Reverse Parallel Parker." Yes, he is...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI driven to all 48 contiguous states with just $300 of fuel
    Drivers In Golf TDI Set New Guinness Record: 48 States, $300 Of Fuel

    Over the course of 16 days last month, auto journalist Wayne Gerdes and co-driver Bob Winger drove a 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI to all 48 of the states in the U.S. mainland. Along the way, the pair traveled 8,233.3 miles, and averaged an amazing 81.17 mpg. ALSO SEE: Two Corvette Z06s Wrecked After...

  • Burnout World Record at MIR 2015
    U.S. Takes Burnout World Record Crown From Australia: Video

    In the wake of the Group of Seven's historic pronouncement on fossil fuels, we're proud to bring you some even more groundbreaking news—the United States has taken the Burnout World Record from Australia. MUST SEE: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R Demos Exhaust Settings: Video That record was...

  • World record attempt for tire change
    German Tech Team Obliterates Tire Change World Record: Video

    Most people can swap out a tire in just a few minutes but a team sponsored by a German auto parts company was able to set a new Guinness World Record by swapping all four tires in less than a minute. The previous record for a full tire change using hand tools was 1 minute 23 seconds, and the German...

  • Catalin Alexandre Duru on his homemade hoverboard
    Man Sets Guinness World Record With Homemade Hoverboard: Video

    Move over, Marty McFly. Canadian engineer Catalin Alexandru Duru has set a new world record for the furthest distance traveled on a hoverboard, and unlike McFly’s board in Back to the Future Part II, Duru’s actually works on water. He set the new record during a stunt that took place...

  • Parallel Parking Record

    Yes, I know you think you're good at parallel parking. You can whip your car into the spot in a matter of seconds, with your wheels placed a clean distance from the curb and plenty of room between the other cars and your fore and aft bumpers. Let me tell you something though, you've got nothing on Alistair Moffatt. He's a stunt driver from the U.K., and he just set a new parallel parking record... again. For the third time. MUST SEE: New Ford GT Supercar Revealed At 2015 Detroit Auto Show: Video The previous record was a rather compact eight centimeters. Moffatt and his team decided to try...

  • 2014 Summernats burnout
    Australia Continues Hoon Dominance With New Burnout Record: Video

    There's Goodwood. There's Le Mans. There's the Indy 500. There are many events that an automotive enthusiast must attend over the course of his or her life. For me personally, one of those events is the Australian Summer Nationals, aka the Summernats. It's a four-day festival honoring...

  • Nissan sets record for world’s longest two-car drift
    Nissan Sets World Record For Longest Two-Car Drift: Video

    A stunt pulled off by Nissan in the Middle East over the weekend has seen the automaker awarded the Guinness World Record for the longest two-car drift. The drift involved a pair of Nissan Zs—a 350Z and a 370Z—going sideways around a wet track in close proximity. ALSO SEE: Raminator Is...

  • Raminator breaks Guinness World Record for fastest monster truck
    Raminator Is Officially The World's Fastest Monster Truck: Video

    Raminator breaks the Guinness World Record for fastest monster truck.

  • BMW M4 drifts around a MINI Cooper S driving on two wheels
    Driver Sets New World Record In A BMW M4: Video

    The driver of a BMW M4 coupe has just set a very unusual world record: “the most donuts around a car driving on two wheels in one minute.” The feat appears to have taken place at the same event in China where another driver set a new world record for the tightest parallel park. MUST...

  • Guinness World Record for parallel parking screencap
    Stunt Driver Sets New World Record For Tightest Parallel Park: Video

    Han Yue reclaims the Guinness World Record for tightest parallel park.

  • Truck jumping a Lotus Formula One car

    Like a scene from one of the Fast and the Furious movies, a big rig, with its trailer in tow, has managed to successfully jump a Formula One car, setting a new world record in the process. MUST SEE: Jay Leno Gives Wounded Veteran A 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat: Video The stunt was set up by Lotus F1 Team sponsor EMC as part of an advertising campaign dubbed Redefine Motorsports, and the record it set was for the longest ramp jump by a truck and trailer—yes, the people from Guinness were there to make it official. The new record stands at 83 feet and 7 inches. DON'T MISS: Stunt...

  • Mike Newman sets new blind land speed record in a Litchfield Nissan GT-R
    Blind Man Sets Land Speed Record In 1,000-HP Nissan GTR: Video

    A man from Manchester in the U.K. appears to have set a new land speed record for blind people. 52-year old Mike Newman achieved an average of 200.9 miles per hour over two runs. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Is World's Most Powerful Sedan Newman previously held the blind land speed...

  • Honda Mean Mower
    Honda's Mean Mower Is Officially The World's Fastest Lawnmower At 116 MPH: Video

    The Guinness Book of World Records holds some odd bits of human achievement. World's longest toenails. World's tallest mohawk. World's farthest milk-squirting distance (from the eye!). Now, Honda has one of its own, and while it's not quite as quirky as some, it's unusual: the world's fastest...

  • Irv Gordon and his 1966 Volvo 1800S with 3 million miles on the clock
    Irv Gordon Reaches 3 Million Miles In His 1966 Volvo P1800

    Modern cars can do over 100,000 miles without pausing for breath. If you really pile on the miles, you might have 200,000 or even 300,000 miles on the clock. If the car Gods are really shining on you, you might have managed more than half a million. Prepare to feel insignificant. Irv Gordon from...

  • Record gathering of 1,208 Porsche 911s at Silverstone, July 2013
    Record Gathering Of Porsche 911s Hit Silverstone: Video

    Last Sunday saw a total of 1,208 Porsche 911s of all varieties descend upon the Silverstone race track in England and in the process set a new Guinness World Record. The gathering was part of Porsche’s 50th anniversary celebration for the 911 this year. Porsche was hoping to amass just 911...

  • Gathering of Mazda MX-5 Miatas sets new world record
    Record Gathering Of Mazda MX-5 Miatas Descend Upon Dutch City

    Mazda set a new world record over the weekend for the “largest parade of Mazda cars” using its MX-5 Miata sports car. A total of 683 MX-5s joined a procession organized by the automaker in Lelystad, the Netherlands, forming the longest parade of driving Mazdas ever and shattering the...

  • Previous record of 459 Mazda MX-5 Miatas set in 2010

    Mazda is hoping to set a new world record for the “largest parade of Mazda cars” using its MX-5 Miata sports car. The Japanese automaker is in the process of organizing a gathering of as many as 800 MX-5s at a meet in Lelystad, the Netherlands, on June 15, 2013. The MX-5, of course, is already the current holder of the record, with 459 examples meeting in Essen, Germany, back in 2010, and the car remains the most popular sports car in the world, having first achieved the record back in 2000 when total sales reached 531,890 units. Today, sales of the car are reaching the one...

  • Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car
    Watch Bugatti’s Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Break A Land Speed Record: Video

    Bugatti now has two world records under its belt: the production car land speed record and the production car land speed record for an open-top car. While the first record, which stands at 267.8 mph, was set almost three years ago by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, the second was set only this...

  • Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
    Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Is Once Again The World’s Fastest Production Car

    A week ago Bugatti was stripped of its production car land speed record by Guinness World Records because the version of its Veyron Super Sport sold to the public was different to that which accomplished the original 267.8 mph speed record. It was different in that its speed was electronically...

  • World’s tightest parallel park attempt
    World Record For Tightest Parallel Park Broken Twice: Video

    A new world record for the tightest parallel park has been set, with Guinness World Records confirming that the new distance is a gap of just 5.16 inches. The new record was set twice, initially by John Moffatt and then a second time by Moffatt’s brother Alastair. The brothers accomplished...

  • Bugatti teases new performance offering
    Bugatti Stripped Of Top Speed Record, Teases New Performance Offering

    The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has been stripped of its production car land speed record by Guinness World Records, almost three years after the record was granted. In July of 2010, Bugatti tester Pierre-Henri Raphanel took a 1,200-horsepower Veyron Super Sport to a top speed of 267.8 mph (the...

  • Mads Østberg in his 2013 Ford Fiesta rally car
    Mads Østberg Sets New Record For Longest Jump On Snow Using Fiesta Rally Car: Video

    Norwegian rally driver Mads Østberg has entered the record books by completing the longest jump on snow, smashing his previous record set last year. The 25-year-old piloted a current Ford Fiesta WRC car up a ramp and over a distance of 60.48 meters (198.4 feet) to secure the record. In the...

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