The Bloodhound SSC is the offspring of the Thrust SSC ... And what a vehicle it is, called a mix between a "fast fighter jet, a Formula One car, a spaceship and a boat" by one of its engineers.

The Bloodhound vehicle has become the third fastest British car of ... below the jet next year, should enable Bloodhound to punch through the sound barrier and attack Thrust SSC's world record.

While Thrust SSC was slightly cumbersome at best ... The jet had accelerated our five-tonne jet car by another 70mph after I selected the throttle to idle power. At least now we knew what to ...

The folks behind the Bloodhound SSC project have ... packs the same jet engine found in the Eurofighter Typhoon and a rocket to produce a combined 21 metric tons of thrust at full gallop.