Skyscrapers with a need for speed: China unveils world's fastest elevator edition.cnn.com

The Shanghai Tower may be the world's second tallest building.

But when it comes to speed, it's second to none.
The 2,074 feet-tall skyscraper has installed a ground-breaking Mitsubishi elevator that travels at an incredible 20.5 meters per second (67 ft/s) — faster than Usain Bolt can run (40 ft/s), but slightly slower than a cheetah (95 ft/s).
No elevator in the world is faster.
Visitors are whisked up to the building's viewing tower by the lightning fast elevator, from where they have unrivaled views of the Bund.