Getting a car to crest the 250-mph mark takes over 1,000 horsepower. Just ask the engineers behind the Bugatti Veyron or virtually any of the competitors at events like the Texas Mile. It's a heck of ...

The Thrust SSC broke the world land speed record back in 1997, achieving an official top speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph), with the use of two Rolls Royce turbofan engines. Now, the bat will be raised ...

The Bloodhound SSC crew has two missions in mind with their upcoming land speed machine—break the standing land speed record of 763.035 miles per hour, then go onto beat that by eclipsing 1,000 mph.

It’s the 20th anniversary of the Thrust SSC’s run. Up next, the Bloodhound. Next week, the Bloodhound Project folks will stage an event on a 1.7-mile runway at Cornwall Airport Newquay in southwestern ...

The Bloodhound SSC represents the latest edition in Britains fine tradition in land speed records. The current land speed record stands at 763mph and was set by the British designed Thrust SSC.

In preparation for the upcoming land speed record run by the Bloodhound SSC rocket car, Jaguar has prepared a special Jaguar F-Type to serve as the rapid-response vehicle in case of emergency.