Fastest diesel-powered vehicle

What to remember

The JCB Dieselmax takes its name from the company that ordered it: JCB, the British equipment group. It is a streamliner, designed with a single aim in mind: the land speed record for a diesel-engined vehicle.

Wing Commander Andy Green was at the wheel. On 23 August 2006 he drove it to 563.998 km/h, or 350.452 mph, a run certified by the FIA. Measured to the thousandth, the speed lands just over the 350 miles per hour mark.

The criteria for a record, the body certifying it and the speed actually achieved can all be disputed. For the Dieselmax, the FIA certification provides the reference figure.