How fast was the first car to beat 100 km/h?
105.88 km/hAbout 65.8 mph · Race
La Jamais Contente, an electric car, reached it in 1899.
That's about 1.9 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🚗105.88 km/h
🪐Mercury spinning
By speed: La Jamais Contente is about 9.8× faster than Mercury spinning.
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