A custom Ford GT has managed to hit 283.232 mph (455.82 km/h) in a
standing mile at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on NASA’s Shuttle
Landing Facility runway. Created by Performance Power Racing, this heavily modified
street-legal Ford GT features two turbos and various components made
from “pandalloy”. This is an aerospace aluminum alloy developed in
collaboration with Pratt & Whitney which is perfect for racing
applications thanks to characteristics like reduced weight, high
strength and temperature resistance. Pumping out 1,700 hp (1267 kW), this Ford GT has set the Guinness
World Record for top speed in a street-legal car by reaching a Tag
Heuer-measured 283.232 mph in 5,280 feet (1,609 meters).
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