An ex-Microsoft employee, Karl Jacob, has the fastest ethanol-based car in the world. It is actually his modified Dodge Viper, he converted his viper into a ethanol-powered car. This ethanol Viper hit up to 218 mph in July. The record is not done by Jacob himself but a driver from Super Viper called Ron Misjak. Jacob had use up to $200,000 to modified this car.

[via Gizmodo]