JCB Hydromax shatters a world record with ‘extraordinary’ speeds topping 400 mph in hydrogen-powered car

There is fast, and then there is what JCB Hydromax achieved with its hydrogen-powered car Tuesday.

The twin-engined, 32-foot car completed two runs at the Bonneville Salt Flats, recording an average speed of 400.623 mph in its first run, and going 412.135 mph on its second run. 

The average speed of 406.320 mph set the world land speed record and is the fastest a hydrogen-powered internal combustion car has ever traveled, shattering the previous mark of 185.5 mph set by the BMW H2R in 2004.