This is the fastest speed ever achieved by a production-based hybrid car on the famed Bonneville Salt Flats.

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Further on, Bud drives his bike across the ghostly Bonneville Salt Flats.

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Later the car was modified to accommodate a Simpson Special land-speed record engine (no. 1522), a motor that had won ten records at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

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He set his record on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.

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With a low-slung design and a top speed of 115, it's perfect for scenic back-roads cruising (the motorcycle takes its name from the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where earlier models were raced in the 1950s).

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Herndon, VA - Volkswagen announced today that a 2013 Jetta Hybrid driven by Motor Trend Associate Road Test Editor Carlos Lago recorded a speed of 185.394 mph (298.363 kph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats, near Wendover, Nevada, during the Southern California Timing Association's (SCTA) annual Speed Week.

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