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'World's fastest car' unveiled - and it can reach staggering speeds of over 500mph

It’s powered by a EJ200 Eurofighter Typhoon jet engine (Image: Bloodhound LSR)

The ‘world’s fastest straight-line car’ has been unveiled in South Africa’s Hakskeenpan desert.

The car, which has been developed by the Bloodhound Land Speed Record (BLSR) team, can travel at staggering speeds of over 500 miles/hour, and could break the world land speed record in 2020.

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