As technical partner of the Bloodhound SSC world land speed record project, Jaguar will supply the team with the F-Type R AWD Bloodhound SSC Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV), which will play an important role in the record attempt.
Scheduled to be unveiled at Coventry MotoFest (May 30-31), the RRV will support Bloodhound SSC’s world land speed record attempt by providing hydraulic services to the Bloodhound SSC and drive the rocket’s oxidizer pump.
Equipped with the 550PS (542hp) 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine, the Jaguar F-Type R AWD Bloodhound SSC RRV is the latest project of Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO). The car features a bespoke livery created by Jaguar Design incorporating the Bloodhound SSC colors.
As Technical Partner of Bloodhound SSC, Jaguar is supplying engines, engineering expertise and a number of support vehicles for the attempt to break the world land speed record. The F-Type R AWD has already helped the development of the Bloodhound SSC with a communications test back in November 2014.
Fitted with the same radio equipment as the rocket powered Bloodhound SSC, the F-Type was driven head-to-head at top speed with a similarly equipped jet flown at 500 knots and just 20 feet (6 meters) above the ground. The combined closing speed of almost 700mph (1,126 km/h) enabled the successful test of the system that will allow communications between the ground crew and Andy Green in Bloodhound SSC.
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