Bloodhound - the fastest supersonic car in the world

The British car named Bloodhound LSR, which looks like a jet on wheels instead of a car, aims to exceed 1,609.34 km/h. At the moment it has managed to exceed 800 km/h in tests. If you wonder how it is possible, you have to keep in mind that the engine of this car is not normal, since it is the same engine that the Eurofighter Typhoon fighters carry.

Objective of the Bloodhound LSR

The main objective of this supersonic car is to beat the record held by the fighter pilot Andy Green, when he reached a speed of 1,227.99 km/h in 1997. It is precisely the same pilot, who has taken the controls of the Bloodhound to overcome this speed trying to cross the 1,600 km/h barrier.

If we focus on the technical level, the previous model, Bloodhound SSC2008 had 3 engines: on the one hand a hybrid rocket, on the other a Eurojet EJ2000 jet manufactured by Rolls-Royce and finally a gasoline V8 signed by Jaguar. The power achieved by these 3 engines is more than 135,000 hp.

Technical tests

The place chosen to carry out these tests is located in the Mier area in the Northem Cape, South Africa.

For this Bloodhound LSR model, three prototype jet engines are used, the Eurojet EJ200, a custom Nammo-designed monoprop rocket, and a third supercharged Jaguar V8 engine.

The wheels that are equipped on this vehicle are based on those of an English Electric Lighting fighter plane, with restored original tires. The aerodynamics of the Bloodhound have also been carefully calculated to ensure that the car is safe, especially when it reaches the speed of sound.

To complete the final phase it was moved to the Transport Museum in Coventry for display while the team turned their attention to raising the funds needed to complete the final phase of the record.

Unfortunately, the lack of funds and the COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress in 2020 and therefore in 2021 the vehicle was put up for sale before the tests planned to achieve the goal could be carried out.