What really happens when you push a car to the speed of sound? In this video, we break down the insane physics, engineering challenges, and real-world attempts to hit Mach 1 on land from ...

The Bloodhound supersonic car has slim aluminum wheels, a ballistic missile-inspired shape, and a 20,000-pound-thrust jet engine. And now, it’s for sale.

Bloodhound’s most recent outing took place in southern Africa’s Kalahari desert in 2019 in a run that pushed the supersonic vehicle to a breathtaking 628 mph (1,011 kph), thanks to the power ...

2. The car weighs almost 10 tons and measures 12 feet (3.7 m) in width by 54 feet (16.5 m) in length. 3. The Thrust SSC boasts a total thrust of 223 kN or roughly 50,000 pounds of force! 4.

Bloodhound supersonic car project runs out of funds By Nick Lavars January 26, 2021 The goal of the project was to build a car that could reach 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h) Bloodhound SSC View 1 Images ...

A new rocket-powered car hopes to break the land speed record during a road test slated for late 2012. The goal speed? One thousand mph—a speed which would best the current record by nearly ...