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more about #supercar more comments → Bos'un's Mate: Several years ago, my brother Russ and I rented a car in London and headed to Cornwall in the southwest of England. I drove and he navigated. Once c... more » Thorax707: It has the added benefit of being able to poach eggs. more » Hello Mister Walrus: I thought Steam Punk was out of fashion. more » UnderLoK: The record was for average speed (listed above) across some distance (I don’t see the distance listed, but I thought in the video they said a mile).... more » Hello Mister Walrus: What's the current record for the world's fastest horse-drawn carriage? That would be another great record for us to try to beat. more » bigbill25: Fact Check: The old record was set at the now-no-longer Daytona Beach Road Course. This attempt is happening at Edwards Air Fforce Base on their dry l... more » PigVenus: Not impressed. Dr Emmett Brown got a 10,000lb+ steam engine to 88 mph in 1885! more » bill cant fart: Wait, the record is 127 mph? Is the decimal in the right place? more » strider_mt2k: It's no HB88, but she'll do. She'll do. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Sadly, right after the jump, the top article listed on the right side of the page tells you exactly what it is, which ruined the surprise/game for me.... more » discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper: This is pretty cool, but not as impressive as going 127 mph in 1908. Whatever that car was powered by, it had to have been one hell of a ride. I thin... more » engineerd: Maybe...hopefully...this spells the resurgence of the steam-powered car! Take that AlGore! I burn coal all the way to work and home again! Grout Stea... more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Making steam in the Mojave desert in June. The inside of that car might get a bit warm. more » brandegee: This ought to be less frightening than hurtling down a beach in front of a 1,000 psi boiler carried by a set of glorified bicycle tires. more » Joo Chung: He needs to put some steampunk bling on that thing. more » -
#steamcar
Steam Car Breaks World Speed Record at 140mph
They did it. A whooping 139.843mph. That's 225.06km/h in the right speed units. The UK team lead by Charles Burnett III broke the world record for steam cars, as you can see in the video. More » -
#steamcar
World's Fastest Steam Supercar Getting Ready to Break Speed World Record Tomorrow
This is the fastest kettle in the world, like his owner— Charles Burnett III—calls it. The 25-foot steam—powered supercar is being readied to break the speed record in that category right now, at the Daytona Beach Road Course. More » -
#realsteam
World's Fastest Kettle: Steam Supercar to Break 170MPH Barrier
This is the World's Fastest Kettle. That's what Charles Burnett III calls his steam supercar, which will race at 170mph over the Mojave Desert this coming June. Yes, I can't believe it either. More » -
#led
Audi R8 V10 Supercar is the First 100% LED-Equipped Automobile
Even if you can't afford a luxury supercar like the Audi R8, take solace in the fact that its cutting edge all-LED design will trickle down to your jalopy. Eventually. More »
