European brands like Bugatti and Koenigsegg are often associated with building the fastest cars on the planet, but American firms are right up there too – often claiming land speed record titles and ...

Diesel performance has quietly evolved into a world of outrageous torque, autobahn-busting top speeds and launch times that embarrass older supercars. The 10 fastest diesel cars on Earth prove that ...

Last month, BYD's luxury brand Yangwang took the EV speed crown away from the Rimac Nevera with its 2,959 horsepower U9 Track/Special Edition. The car hit 293.54 miles per hour, but that simply wasn't ...

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. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s ...