How fast does the car that holds the world land speed record go?
There is, as yet, no official definitions and criteria by which car land speed records are judged. However, the fastest speed achieved by
a 4 wheeled car driven by an internal combustion engine, was 394.14 miles (634.39 kms) per hour, by John Cobb in the Railton Mobil Special on September 16, 194. a jet propelled car, is 763.035 miles (1,227.986 kms) per hour, by Andy Green in the ThrustSSC on October 15, 1997. ThrustSSC weight: 10.5 tons
fuel capacity: 1125 litres
length: 16.5 m (54 ft) width: 3.7 m (12 ft)
'engines': two afterburning turbofan jet engines, the same as those used in the F-4 Phantom II jet fighter planes.
So, taking all these facts into account, is ThrustSSC really a car!
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