world speed record - unmodified station wagons
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 8:35 am
Who holds the record now ?
Location : Bonneville Speedway, Utah, U.S.A.
Record : Average speed of 249.981 km/h
(world speed record certified by the FIA and ACCUS for mass-produced, unmodified station wagons)
Vehicle : Legacy Touring Wagon GT
On September 9, 1993, the Legacy Touring Wagon set a new world speed record in the mass-produced, unmodified station wagon division at the Bonneville Speedway near Salt Lake City, Utah, with an average speed of 249.981 kilometers.
The model making the attempt was the five-speed manual Legacy Touring Wagon GT, a Japanese domestic turbo model. To assure impartiality for the competing cars, the FIA directed the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) to serve as witness when the vehicle was selected at random from the production line of FHI's Yajima Plant in Gunma Prefecture; the selected cars were sealed on the spot with the engine and vehicle serial codes. For the record attempt, a six-point roll bar, five-point seat belts, a safety fuel tank, and other safety equipment were added, and the speed limiter was removed. Otherwise, however, the model was exactly the same as the one on the market, with air-conditioning equipment and sunroof mounted.
Location : Bonneville Speedway, Utah, U.S.A.
Record : Average speed of 249.981 km/h
(world speed record certified by the FIA and ACCUS for mass-produced, unmodified station wagons)
Vehicle : Legacy Touring Wagon GT
On September 9, 1993, the Legacy Touring Wagon set a new world speed record in the mass-produced, unmodified station wagon division at the Bonneville Speedway near Salt Lake City, Utah, with an average speed of 249.981 kilometers.
The model making the attempt was the five-speed manual Legacy Touring Wagon GT, a Japanese domestic turbo model. To assure impartiality for the competing cars, the FIA directed the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) to serve as witness when the vehicle was selected at random from the production line of FHI's Yajima Plant in Gunma Prefecture; the selected cars were sealed on the spot with the engine and vehicle serial codes. For the record attempt, a six-point roll bar, five-point seat belts, a safety fuel tank, and other safety equipment were added, and the speed limiter was removed. Otherwise, however, the model was exactly the same as the one on the market, with air-conditioning equipment and sunroof mounted.