Fastest Vehicles Known To The Human Race

1. In April 2007, the TGV POS train, a French train operated by the French National Rail Company, set a new world speed record for travel on conventional rails. Between Meuse and ChampagneArdenne TGV stations, the train reached a speed of 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph). .....

Streamliner motorcycle

2. With an officially recorded top speed of 634.217 km/h (394.084 mph), the TOP 1 Ack Attack, a specially constructed landspeed record streamliner motorcycle powered by two Suzuki Hayabusa engines, boasts the title of the worlds fastest motorcycle. .....

Snowmobile

3. The world record of the fastest snowmobile is currently held by a vehicle known as the GForce1 made by Canadian GForce Division. In 2013, the snowmobile broke its former record of 210.8 mph (339.25 km/h) on the wide open salt flats at Bonnevilles landspeed shootout, reaching a top speed of 211.5 mph (340.38 km/h). On side note, they are planning to break the record again sometime in 2016. .....

Diesel powered land vehicle

4. Designed for the purpose of breaking the land speed record for a dieselengined vehicle, the JCB Dieselmax was driven to 350.5 miles per hour (564 km/h) by Andy Green, a British Royal Air Force fighter pilot, in 2006. .....

Production car

5. In 2010, Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, a sport car designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in France, reached a speed of 267.857 mph (431.074 km/h), creating a new speed world record for streetlegal production cars. .....

Maglev train

6. Developed and operated by the Central Japan Railway Company, The L0 Series highspeed maglev train set a new land speed world record for rail vehicles of 603 km/h (375 mph) in April 2015. At the same time, it has become the fastest manned train in the world. .....

Unmanned rocket sled

7. In April 2003, an unnamed rocketpowered sled called Super Roadrunner became the fastest vehicle ever recorded on land, accelerating to Mach 8.5 and reaching a top speed of 6,416 mph (10,326 km/h) at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. .....

Manned rocket sled

8. Ridden by John Stapp, a U.S. Air Force officer known as the fastest man on earth, rocket sled Sonic Wind No. 1 reached a speed of 1,017 k/h (632mph) in December 1954, claiming the title fastest unmanned rocket sled in the world. .....

Roller coaster

9. Not a traditional vehicle but still a vehicle worth including in the list, the fastest roller coaster in the world can be found at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Known as Formula Rossa, the roller coaster boasts a top speed of 240 km/h (150 mph). .....

Human powered vehicle

10. In September 2013, J.B Bowier, a Dutch cyclist, reached a speed of 133.78 km/h (83.13 mph) on a special recumbent bicycle named VeloX3. He achieved the speed over a 200 m (660 ft) stretch of road in Battle Mountain, Nevada, after a runup of 8 km (5 miles). .....

Rocket powered car

11. Thrust Supersonic Car (commonly known just as Thrust SCC), a British jetpropelled car, holds the title of the world .....

Steam train

12. Top speed of 125.88 mph (202.58 km/h) for a train might not seem as astonishing these days but considering this speed was achieved in 1938 by a steam locomotive (4468 Mallard), the record absolutely deserves to be on the list. .....

Electric powered vehicle

13. Operated by an American pilot Roger Schroer, a studentbuilt, alternativefuel race car known as the BuckeyeBullet 2.5 has become the world .....

Street legal car

14. In February 2014, Hennessey Venom GT recorded a speed of 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida but as the run was just in a single direction, and only few of these cars were sold by that date, it did not qualify as the worlds fastest production car in the Guinness Book of Records, Nevertheless, its currently the world .....

Production tank

15. A production standard S 2000 Scorpion Peacekeeper armored reconnaissance tank developed by Repaircraft PLC (UK), achieved a speed of 82.23 kilometers per hour (51.10 mph) at the QinetiQ vehicle test track, Chertsey, UK, on 26 March 2002. .....

Helicopter

16. An experimental highspeed compound helicopter developed by Eurocopter, the Eurocopter X3 achieved 255 knots (472 km/h; 293 mph) in level flight on 7 June 2013, setting an unofficial speed record for a helicopter. .....

Unmanned plane

17. Developed as part of the DARPA Falcon Project, the Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (or HTV2) is a crewless, experimental rocket glider that reached a speed of 13,201 mph (21,245 km/h) in a test launch. The purpose of this vehicle is to provide the United States with the capability to reach any target in the world within one hour. .....

Lunar rover

18. Even among lunar vehicles there is a speed world record holder. With a maximum speed of 17 km/h (10.6 mph), the Lunar Roving Vehicle (Commonly known as the moon buggy) is the current world record holder. The vehicle was used in the last three missions of the American Apollo program (15, 16, and 17). .....

Manned space vehicle

19. The spacecraft used in the fourth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, Apollo 10 holds the Guinness World Record for highest speed attained by any manned vehicle, at 24,791 mph (39,897 km/h), during the return from the Moon on May 26, 1969. .....

Unmanned space vehicle

20. The title of the worlds fastest unmanned spacecraft and fastest vehicle ever belongs to Helios 1 and Helios 2 .....

Steam powered vehicle

21. Driven by Charles Burnet III, a British steam car nicknamed the fastest kettle in the world, currently holds the title for the fastest steampowered vehicle. In 2009, the car achieved a speed of 140 mph (225 km/h) at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. .....

Glider

22. In December 2006, pilots Klaus Ohlmann and Matias Garcia Mazzaro set a new world record for the fastest glider by reaching a speed of 306.8 km/h (190.6 mph) with their highperformance twoseat glider SchemppHirth Nimbus4. .....

Wheel driven vehicle

23. In 2001, just a year before he died, Don Vesco, an American businessperson and famous motorcycle racer, set the wheeldriven land speed world record of 458.440 miles per hour (737.788 km/h) in his turboshaft powered streamliner called Turbinator. .....

Water vehicle

24. Powered by a Westinghouse J34 jet engine, the Spirit of Australia, a wooden speed boat, is the fastest vehicle that has ever touched water. In 1978, Ken Warby, an Australian motorboat racer, set the record by reaching a speed of 317.596 mph (511.11 km/h) with this boat. .....

Solar powered vehicle

25. Another vehicle designed in Australia, the Sunswift IV (IVy) broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest solar powered vehicle at the Royal Australian Navy Airbase in 2007 by reaching a top speed of 88.5 kilometers per hour (55 mph), beating the previous record of 22 years by over 10 km/h (6.2 mph). .....

Blue Flame

26. The Blue Flame found its way into the record books on Utahs Bonneville Salt Flats on October 23, 1970, with a top speed of 630.388 miles per hour. The Blue Flame used a combination of hightest peroxide and liquefied natural gas to power its rocket engines. Built in Milwaukee by Reaction Dynamics, the project received backing from the American Gas Association and Institute of Gas Technology, leading to its unique fuel mix. The Blue Flame now resid .....

Spirit of America

27. The Spirit of America was a recordsmashing vehicle that held its own against the Green Monster and Wingfoot Express in the 60s. Piloted by Craig Breedlove, the Spirit of America utilized a F104 Starfighter fighter jet engine, the same as the Green Monster, but with greater success. In 1965, Breedlove was able to break the 600 miles per hour barrier, a feat that had not been accomplished until then. During a failed run in 1964, the Spirit of Ameri .....

Burkland 411 Streamliner

28. Wheeldriven landspeed records fell again in 2008, when Tom Burkland took the Burkland 411 Streamliner to speeds of more than 415 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Using an IC supercharged Hemi engine, the salt flats of Utah hadnt seen speed of that caliber since the Vesco Turbinator made its runs earlier in 2001. In fact, it was in 2001 that the Streamliner suffered a crash and was heavily damaged. It took years for the Burklan .....

Wingfoot Express

29. The Wingfoot Express made waves around the same time as the Goldenrod, and was able to set records with a speed of 413.2 miles per hour. Because it was jetpowered, the Wingfoot Expresss record was classified differently than the Goldenrod, landing both vehicles in the record books. The vehicle was powered by a Westinghouse J46 turbojet engine, originally designed for use in aircraft by the U.S. Navy. A sponsorship from Goodyear inspired the name, .....

Goldenrod

30. The Goldenrod was the wheeldriven landspeed record holder for a very long time, from 1965 until 1991. Powered by four fuelinjected Chrysler Hemi engines that supplied 2400 horsepower, the Goldenrod was owned by Bob and Bill Summers, who had the help of a Lockheed engineer in perfecting its design. In 1965, the Summers brothers were able to take the Goldenrod to speeds of 409.3 miles per hour, handing them the speed record for the time. The car ha .....

Railton Mobil Special

31. The Railton Mobil Special, previously known as the Railton Special, was the chief rival to the Thunderbolt in the 1930s. Pilot John Cobb has engaged with a fierce rivalry with Captain Eyston of the Thunderbolt, and both men where able to secure landspeed records during their speed battles. Powered by two supercharged Napier Lion VIID W12 aircraft engines, the Railton Mobil Special was the first vehicle to break the 350 miles per hour barrier. Aft .....

Thunderbolt

32. During the 1930s, a supercar called the Thunderbolt was the fastest landbased craft in the world. The Thunderbolt, piloted by Captain George E.T. Eyston, first set a record of 312 miles per hour in 1937. Eyston was able to incorporate redesigns and improve the Thunderbolts performance, and eventually hit speeds of 357.49 miles per hour in September 1938. The Thunderbolt used two RollsRoyce RType V12 aero engines, the same type used in the Blue Bi .....

Buckeye Bullet

33. The Buckeye Bullet 2.5 is the fastest electric vehicle of all time. Capable of speeds in excess of 307 miles per hour, the Buckeye Bullet 2.5 used A123 Systems 32113 cylindrical cell lithium ion batteries for propulsion, hitting its recordbreaking speeds in 2010. The Bullet was designed by a team of students from Ohio State University, mostly from the engineering department. The Bullet team is currently working on what will be the fourth version .....

Blue Bird

34. The CampbellRailton Blue Bird was a car built to break land speed records from the getgo. Designed by Reid Railton and driven by Sir Malcolm Campbell, the Blue Bird was able to achieve a top speed of 301.129 miles per hour in 1935. The Blue Birds engine was a 36.7liter supercharged RollsRoyce R V12, supplying it with an incredible 2,300 horsepower. Campbell was able to break the 300 miles per hour barrier for the first time in a land vehicle with .....