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Bugatti record. Guinness also reported some sources that at least 50 identical vehicles needed to constitute a production car. Nevertheless, several models with less than fifteen units produced were certified for production car records. In February 2014,
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Automobiles in production at the time of the application for the Record Attempt and either homologated by the FIA, or for which an application for homologation has been made to the FIA or recognised by the ASN of the country in which they are manufactured for National
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had 25 or more instances made by the original vehicle manufacturer, and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition (kit cars and cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals are not eligible);
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Motor vehicle production statistics are available for countries worldwide, by country, make, and model. Production statistics by country and by model, as far as announced, are available for each make as well.
265:. In the UK and New Zealand there is a racing formula called stock cars but the cars are markedly different from any road car one might see. In Australia there was a formula that was similar to NASCAR called
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street-legal in its intended markets, having fulfilled the homologation tests or inspections required under either a) United States of
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59:. Legislation and other industrial rules define the production vehicle within particular countries or uses. There is no single fixed global definition of the term.
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with a top speed of 217.395 mph. Forums citing the Dakota's top speed indicate a standard production Dakota R/T would only reach about 125 mph.
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1252:"Bugatti hits 304.77mph in a Chiron | Top Gear"
909:"Appendix J to the International Sporting Code"
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