This Is What A 1,000MPH Car Looks Like

This Is What A 1,000MPH Car Looks Like

This Is What A 1,000MPH Car Looks Like

Well you're not going to nip down the shops in it.

This is the Bloodhound SSC - a supersonic car hoping to set a new land speed record when it begins its runs on a special South African track next year - with a top speed of around 1,000 miles per hour (it's a nice round number to aim at), a speed that will see it cover a mile in 3.6 seconds.

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Measuring 13.4m long and weighing in at 7.5 tonnes, a Jaguar V8 (that doesn't power the wheels, but drives a pump for a liquid oxidiser), a collection of rockets and a Rolls-Royce Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine will power the Bloodhound to its trouser-ruining top speed.

The project, led by Richard Noble and a team of engineers, has been in the works since 2008. The almost-complete car (it's about 95 per cent ready) will now go on show for three days in a East Wintergarden venue at Canary Wharf. 

RAF Wing Commander Andy Green will be the lucky (brave?) man guiding the Bloodhound to its record run - set to take place in mid-2016. 

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A two-metre-tall tail fin will keep the Bloodhound pointing in the right direction

For more information on the incredible project, check out the Bloodhound website.

Quickly. 

Danielle de Wolfe

As Shortlist’s Staff Writer, Danielle spends most of her time compiling lists of the best ways to avoid using the Central Line at rush hour.