The top speed achieved by the SSC Thrust, as recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, was 763.035 miles per hour, or 1,227.985 kilometers ...

On October 10, racing driver Oliver Webb got behind the wheel of one of SSC's new Tuatara hypercars and, on a closed stretch of Nevada State Route 160, reached a top speed of 331.15mph (532.93km/h).

It's a cloudy morning in August 2014 and, on an industrial estate on the outskirts of Avonmouth near Bristol, a team of engineers is at work on Thrust's successor.The car, Bloodhound SSC, marks a ...

A follow-up to the Thrust 2, the jet-power car that broke the land speed record in 1983, the SSC looked more like a wingless jet fighter than a car. Yes, it had four wheels, but they were hidden ...

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 ...

But then, seemingly out of nowhere, SSC North America - operating at the time as Shelby Supercars - emerged with the Ultimate Aero TT, which in 2007 set a new production car speed record of 255.8 mph.

The SSC Ultimate Aero TT once beat the Bugatti Veyron's speed record. Now, the actual car that did it has been intentionally destroyed by its owner.

The Bloodhound SSC will attempt to break the speed record in 2016 on a dry lake bed in South Africa, hoping to clock a massive 1,609 km/h (1,000 mph), 381 km/h (237 mph) more than the Thrust SSC ...

SSC Ultimate Aero II: Red, white and blue Bugatti killer. SSC Ultimate Aero II – Watch the “unveiling” teaser video after the jump. By Alex.Nunez@weblogsinc.com. Sep 5, 2010 12:33 PM EDT.

SSC Tuatara Leaves A Bugatti Veyron In Its Wake, Hits 242 MPH Without Breaking A Sweat. The SSC Tuatara has a 5.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with 1,750 hp ...

Bugatti’s New Hypercar Concept Is a Rocket With 1,825 Horsepower—and X-Wing-Like Taillights The prototype's 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 can output 1,825 horses and 1,364 ft lbs of twist.