It started with a Pontiac and a simple mission – break the 200 mph barrier and do it with a car buyers could order through a dealer. The result came years before Ferrari’s F40 reached its famous 201 ...

Ever since the automotive speedometer debuted early last century, motorists have been driven to see higher numbers on the gauge. On March 29, 1927, Major Henry Segrave set a benchmark behind the wheel ...

John Neff is a veteran automotive journalist with over two decades of experience leading major outlets such as Autoblog and Motor1. Beginning his career as Editor-in-Chief of Speed, Style & Sound, he ...

For decades, the magic number for speed-obsessed drivers has been 200 miles per hour, a benchmark that once belonged only to ...

What's the one thing you dislike about your Pontiac's factory speedometer? If you answered, "It doesn't go up high enough," then you're like most owners of classic Pontiacs. Because Pontiac followed ...

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DETROIT — The speedometer on the Toyota Yaris says the tiny car can go 140 mph. In reality, the bulbous subcompact's 106-horsepower engine and automatic transmission can't push it any faster than 109.