The World's Fastest SUV Leaves Bentley In its Dust

As the name suggests, the Land Speed Cruiser is built for a sole purpose, to go faster than any other SUV in the world. And now the SUV has been officially declared as the "World's Fastest SUV".

The Land Speed Cruiser managed to reach a speed of 370km/h and has become the fastest SUV in the world. Behind the wheel of the SUV was ex-Toyota NASCAR pilot Carl Edwards.

Edwards managed to achieve a GPS-verified speed of 370km/h on a 4km runway at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California. The stock Land Speed Cruiser was heavily modified by engineers of Toyota Motorsports Technical Center.

A 2,000bhp, 5.7-litre V8 engine powers the modified Land Speed Cruiser. Two Garrett turbochargers were installed pumping out 55 PSI of boost. Sturdier pistons and rods and modified intake manifold were fitted to the engine.

With such extreme modifications to the engine, the aerodynamics plays a key role in achieving the record speed. So, the SUV was lowered, and the frame was narrowed by 3-inch to fit the wider Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres.

In the first run, Edwards hit a speed of 340km/h, which equalled the previous record. Then engineers increased the boost, and the SUV reached its maximum speed of 370km/h. Edwards said, "At 360km/h, the thing was wandering a little bit."

He added, "All I could think was that Craig said, ‘No matter what, just keep your foot in it,' and we got 370 km/h. It's safe to say that this is the fastest SUV on the planet." But Toyota is not satisfied with this result. The automaker states that the SUV can go even faster on a longer track.