top speed

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Buchan, from Aberdeen, had been driving a black high-performance Audi RS3, which had a top speed of 155mph, at the time of the crash.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

This helps explain why elite sprinters can look very different from one another at top speed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Hollywood Drift will reach a top speed of 72 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“Street legal 250s helped pay the racing bills,” the museum says on one of the informative plaques that identify each model with engine, top speed and horsepower, as well as other interesting details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

If Woolf sent his mount to top speed, he knew he was going to have to keep him going until the end of the race.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand