For years, performance cars have been judged by cylinder count. V8s meant torque and straight-line punch, while V12s promised smoothness and big power. Enthusiasts came to link pace with displacement ...

The Yangwang U9 Xtreme hypercar has set a new global production-car speed record. That may help EV maker BYD become better known outside China. Follow 24/7 Wall St. on Google By Douglas A. McIntyre ...

There are plenty of ways to gauge the performance of a car, but in the USA the quarter mile is king. This iconic measurement can trace its history back to horse races, becoming popular in the 1940s ...

The title of fastest sedan came after one was stripped of its speed limiter and sent well beyond its 155 MPH cap to 185–188 ...

The French car company says it will be the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car in the world. The Chiron's speed remains to be seen, but will be capped at 260 miles per hour for road use.

There’s apparently a new top-speed sheriff in town. On September 14 at Germany’s ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg track, German sports car driver Marc Basseng Piloted the Yangwang U9 Xtreme hypercar ...

In the ultra-rarefied world of Bugatti automobiles, it doesn't get more exclusive than this new W16 Mistral 'La Perle Rare,' ...

The new Yangwang U9 Xtreme hypercar set a new global production-car speed record. In a test, it reached 308 miles per hour. It took the lead from the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. The Yangwang ...