Land Speed Record Volkswagen

1/43 Spark Volkswagen Nardo
Land Speed Record 2002

Spark is the sister company of Bizarre who makes these resin cars. Quality has been an issue with Spark and Bizarre models as I have heard collectors complaining about the build of the car. Sometimes, the car is missing some parts like wipers, or sometimes the decals are ripped. The resin model is made in China and distributed worldwide from their Macau office.




New Record has been set. On October 14th a prototype of Volkswagen's new W12 Coupe in the final stages of development set the world speed record for distance covered in "24 hours". The 440 kW/600 bhp twelve-cylinder sports car covered 7,085.7 kilometers (4,402.8 miles) at an average speed of 295.24 km/h (183.45 mph). It thus toppled the previous record by a margin of twelve km/h (7.5 mph). In the Volkswagen W12 Coupe capable of 350 km/h (217 mph), which had not been specially prepared for the long-distance record bid, the team of drivers also set two other world records (over 5,000 kilometers and 5,000 miles) and six international vehicle class records. The class record for "12 hours" had already been broken in a trial run.
All world and class records are subject to recognition by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA); therefore the record-breaking drives on the high-speed circuit at Nardo near Lecce in southern Italy were carried out in accordance with the official FIA regulations. The aim of putting the vehicle through this grueling 24-hour ordeal was to analyze the performance potential and the robustness of the twelve-cylinder engine. As can be seen from the remarkable records and the first technical analyses of the drive unit, an ideal set of the results was achieved, exceeding the defined requirements.