bonneville salt flats
New Jetta Runs 210 MPH at Bonneville, Earns Land Speed Record
How about you put this engine in a production Jetta, VW?
2015 Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week Canceled… Again
Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah has been canceled again due to weather.
This is What a 232-MPH Ferrari 575 Looks Like
Earlier in the week, we previewed the ACAT Global Ferrari 575 that is getting ready for an attempt at breaking the land speed record of 232 mph. Now the exotic race car has arrived at the Bonneville Salt Flats and it looks impressive.
Ferrari 575 to Attempt to Break 232-MPH Land Speed Record
Heading to this year’s Bonneville SpeedWeek, which runs from August 11th through August 17th, will be ACAT Global’s Ferrari 575 with its goal set at breaking the land speed record of 232 mph.
Suzuki Kizashi Sets 203.7-MPH Record at Bonneville Salt Flats
As a part of Suzuki‘s ongoing push to drum up interest in the surprisingly good Kizashi sedan, the Japanese automaker teamed up with Road & Track to build a Bonneville Salt Flats racer. Thanks to engine builder Richard Holdener and the fearless driving skills of R&T editor Sam Mitani, Suzuki got the record it was…
Road & Track Magazine Builds Suzuki Kizashi For Bonneville Salt Flats
Road & Track magazine is helping prep a Suzuki Kizashi to attack two land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. In conjunction with master race car builder Richard Holdener, the team from R&T will attack the naturally aspirated Gas Coupe class, as well as the turbocharged Blown Gas Coupe category. The naturally aspirated record…
Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet Sets Auction Record
A Ferrari 400 Superamerica set a new auction price record this past weekend, selling for an astonishing $3.5 million at the RM Auctions in Monaco. Vintage Ferraris are always considered a solid investment, but this particular example, one of 400 short-wheelbase cabriolets in the entire world, has a Bonneville Salt Flat run under its belt,…
XFR: Fastest Jaguar Ever
Thinking that they had a real speed deamon on their hands Jaguar execs handed over the new 510hp Jaguar XFR sedan to Rocketsports Racing for a top speed test at the Bonneville Salt Flats. With modifications that the company describes as minimal (which actually included a fully stripped out interior, the addition of a roll…
