New British fast car in production

Construction work formally begins this week in Britain on what is expected to be the world's fastest car. Called Bloodhound, the vehicle has been designed to reach 1,000mph (1,600km/h). The last wholly British-made car was the Mini Metro.
The British car will attempt to set the mark as it breaks the land speed record on a dried out lake bed in South Africa's Northern Cape late next year or just crash.
Bloodhound has been in design for the past three years. It will be powered by a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine bolted above a hybrid rocket. The power unit combination should deliver a thrust in the order of 200 kilonewtons (47,000lb) capable of achieving 0-1000mph in an impressive forty two seconds. The forecourt price is expected in at just under £1 million.
Environment campaigners have expressed criticism about the new car. “While we try to get the rest of the world to increase the mileage and fuel efficiency of their cars, we start building a vehicle that you’ll be lucky to see more than 0.04 miles to the gallon,” said an environment campaigner. There are also concerns about its general handling. With wheels nearly three feet in diameter and being nearly 50 feet long parking the car on the school run will be an issue. It also has a turning circle of over a hundred metres making the average three point turn difficult. The safety of the car is also in doubt. “All we need is for boy racers to get their hands on this car and flaunt the 30 mph limit in our towns and cities,” said a spokesperson from the Association of Lollipop Ladies.
Questions have also been raised over other aspects of the car’s design. With no boot, loading up the weekly shop – once you have found your fifty foot parking space – will be a challenge.