'World’s fastest car' hits 491mph in warm-up for 1,000mph record attempt

It’s been dubbed the ‘world’s fastest car’, and now the Bloodhound LSR car has taken to the racetrack in the Hakskeenpan desert.

The supersonic car hit a huge 491mph during its sixth run, as part of a warm-up for its upcoming 1,000mph record attempt.

Andy Green was behind the wheel of the car, and said: “The aim of today was to measure the slowdown, from 500 down to 200, to measure the aerodynamic drag.

“We've got all that data, and now it’s time to crunch the numbers."

The test run was a warm-up was part of a wider project, which is split into two phases.

Bloodhound LSR car (Bloodhound LSR)

It almost hit 500mph (Bloodhound LSR)

Phase one’s target is to break the current world land speed record, of 763.035mph.

A statement explained: “This is necessary to understand how the car behaves as it enters the transonic stage initially and then supersonic speed levels.”

If Phase One is successful, the team will then attempt to reach staggering speeds of 1,000mph.

A timeline for the project remains unclear.