When we talk about speed, the usual names that pop up in the mind are Koenigsegg, Pagani, and Bugatti ... The "car" in question is the Thrust SSC, and it managed to achieve that record thanks ...

In October 1947, less than a month after Cobb's 394mph record, Chuck Yeager and Bell's rocket-engined X-1 broke the ... to defend it with Thrust 2's successor, Thrust SSC (the initials stand ...

Twenty-six years ago, in the spring of 1997, this outrageous rocket on wheels broke the sound barrier and became the fastest land vehicle ever built. The automobile was created to revolutionize ...

At its apex, driver Andy Green braced himself at the wheel of thrust SSC as the jet-powered car reached 804kph. Days earlier, after nearly a month in the high desert, Thrust-- SSC stands for ...

or you can trust Guinness World Records that confirmed Bugatti’s Veyron Super Sport 2010 success, or you can even choose SSC’s second attempt for a true record – but with just one car.

And as Thrust SSC pilot Andy Green points out, the sonic boom was so loud, the nearby town of Gerlach, Nevada (population 206) though it was experiencing an earthquake.

Thrust SSC is a well-known name for it is the first land vehicle to exceed the speed of sound. But a lot must have happened before we got to that. Dig a little into the history and you will find ...

This is the Bloodhound SSC. When finished, it will be powered by a jet engine bolted to a rocket. Together they will produce 47,500 pounds of thrust. And the retired Royal Air Force pilot who ...

During its record-breaking run, Thrust SSC accelerated to 600 mph (970 km/h) in just 16 seconds and became the first car to break the sound barrier. Now Mr Green hopes to break the current land ...

During one of the two runs, it hit 284 m.p.h. This not only crushes the record of world’s fastest airliner, but also that of the world’s fastest car, the $2.7 million Bugatti Chiron ...