The university of Stuttgart is claiming to have set an outright record for the fastest ever sprint time from 0-100kph.

The unofficial time of 1.779 seconds was recorded by the single-seater formula car. The time will take a few weeks to be official whilst the Guinness World Records clarifies the time. Runs in both directions were completed so it should just be a formality that the record is confirmed.

Fastest and Electric

The single-seater formula car is powered by four electric motors and a 6.62kWh battery package. The car was designed and built for the Formula Student competition and weighs just 160kg. Power is only 100 kW but that’s more than enough to give it a nearly unbeatable power to weight ratio.

The Green Team as the Stuttgart students are called beat the previous sprint record by just 0.006 seconds. The previous record was held by ETH Zürich University.

Video – Fastest 0-100kph Ever