JCB prepares for Bonneville diesel land speed record with DieselMax car – video clips and picture gallery
JCB’s attempt to break the diesel land speed record is on track.
The DieselMax car – powered by a pair of JCB’s own twin-turbocharged four-pot diesel engines – completed its final round of testing this week at RAF Wittering, Lincolnshire, and reached a top speed of 201mph on the 1.6-mile runway.
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It is expected to top 300mph later this month on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. We will have a full trackside report from the event.
The complete JCB DieselMax technical lowdown …
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