Diesel Powerboat World Speed Record

08 March 2018

This literally define diesels on the move.

Fabio Buzzi, multiple world-champion of Powerboat Racing and CEO of FB Design, has achieved the fastest speed on water using a diesel engine developed by FPT Industrial, and a hull engineered by FB Design. The record, certified by Guinness World Records, was achieved on Wednesday March 7th on Lake Como, Italy as the three-point hull reached a speed of 277.5 Km/h (172.43 mph).

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