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 ...

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 ...

For decades, the idea of owning a car that could go over 200 mph was a fantasy. The first car to ever do it was "The Slug" all the way back in 1927, but this was a purpose-built land speed record ...

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

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.