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 ...

His company followed Guinness's method, which takes the average of two top-speed attempts run in opposite directions, when the SSC Ultimate Aero set a 256-mph record in 2007. When Bugatti set a ...

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 ...

If you want a car that can go really, really, really fast, forget about ordering that Bugatti and give the people at SSC North America a call. On October 10, racing driver Oliver Webb got behind ...

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.

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 ...

The design has been finalised for the world's fastest car, set to be the first to top 1,000mph (1,610km/h). The Bloodhound SSC team are undergoing 'parametric optimisation', tweaking the blueprint ...

These included Thrust SSC, the vehicle which, driven by Squadron Leader Andy Green on October 15 1997, achieved a speed of 763 mph, setting the current land-speed-record and becoming the first ...

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 ...

You didn’t expect Bugatti to just sit around while someone else broke its record, did you? Less than one week after the SSC Tautara bested ... the racer features stylish X-shaped taillights ...