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Kia has celebrated the launch of the all-new Stinger Gran Turismo with a high-speed airport stunt. Three Kia Stinger ‘GT S’ models were let loose on Cornwall Airport Newquay’s 1.7-mile runway, achieving speeds of more than 150mph. Demonstrating the power of the new rear-wheel drive Kia flagship, three pro-drivers took …

World land speed record holder Andy Green has driven a Jaguar F-TYPE R Coupe at its top speed of 186mph to test Bloodhound SSC’s parachute deployment system. The test continues Jaguar’s technical partnership in the world land speed record project, following a high-speed communications test run in South Africa in …

Jaguar has unveiled the F-TYPE response vehicle which will support the British world land speed record attempt later this year. The Jaguar F-TYPE R AWD Bloodhound SSC Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) will make its world debut at Coventry MotoFest (May 31-31). It’s the latest project of Jaguar Land Rover’s Special …

Major technical partnership begins between Jaguar and the British World Land Speed Record team. Bloodhound SSC will make a World Land Speed Record attempt in 2015, then target 1,000 MPH in 2016, but there’s still plenty of work to do. The partnership kicked off on the Hakskeen Pan desert in …