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What is the worlds fasttest car?

ThrustSSC

ThrustSSC is a car powered by a Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engine. It holds the current land speed record, set on 15 October 1997 when it achieved 1,227.986 km/h (763.035 mph) in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. The driver of the car was Andy Green.

ThrustSSC is owned and operated by Richard Noble, who also established the previous record in 1983 with Thrust2. The car is currently housed in the Coventry Transport Museum in Coventry, England.