How to drive at 628mph | Top Gear

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Published 2020-04-18

Going 1,000mph isn’t easy. But that’s exactly what the Bloodhound project wants to do. In order to do so you need a few things; a rather special car, a Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet and a rocket. Oh, and a rather brave person to sit behind the wheel. So strap your brain in as Top Gear magazine’s Ollie Marriage speaks to Andy Green about what it’s like to do 628mph – and how this car will try and hit 1,000. Be warned: there’s talk of yaw, static roll margins and what it’s like to drift a supersonic car.

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All Comments (21)

@TopGear 2 years ago

Want more high-speed action? We can't quite do 628mph, but we did crack 261mph in a Chiron Sport: https://youtu.be/F9OAj1hC-nA
@Gig540 4 years ago

"Talk me through a run" And what follows next is the most in depth and perfect talk through known to man.
@Jakexvx 4 years ago

“250mph, we’re now at slow speed” ok
@bivekzeonrasali7715 4 years ago

Thank you i always drove at 627 mph now i can finally drive at 628 mph.
@galil_6863 3 years ago

Richard Hammond: "How to survive a crash at 648 mph"
@waterdrinkingexpert6797 4 years ago

“How to drive at 628mph” Hammond: heavy breathing
@wtechboy18 4 years ago

"Anything below 250 you can pretty much get out and walk at that point." [angry Bugatti noises]
@Paul-sv8xu 4 years ago

This is how fast every Honda owner thinks their car is after putting an exhaust on it
@danielyeroshalmi7492 3 years ago

i love how the speedometers lowest number is 100 mph
@TerjeMathisen 4 years ago

"At this point we're down to 250 mph, that is practically walking speed" Speed blindness anyone? :-)
@itsmyyoutube 4 years ago

I've been in cars that wouldn't do 0-60 in 50 seconds.
@ordinan 4 years ago

"Rocket car capable of reaching speeds up to 1000mph and the marvel of engineering" Water bottle : allow us to introduce ourselves
@jamescollings5515 3 years ago

going 600mph “It’s a bit warm today, let me just open the window”
@johnjuiceshipper4963 4 years ago

Golf GTI drivers after installing a K&N airfilter: -“how to drive at 628mph”
@videomakville 4 years ago

He knows his stuff and able to pass it on to you without gibberish and without boring you. I'm in awe!
@jpete1471 4 years ago

That’s one hell of a speeding ticket 😂
@Monocle_GentleSir_ 3 years ago

"How to drive at 628 mph". Step 1- don't ask hammond to do it.
@elliott5549 4 years ago

imagine james driving this and just saying “buffeting” whilst its accelerating
@rumozamonien447 4 years ago

Similarities with a car: 4 wheels Windscreen Steering wheel Similarites with a spaceship: Everything else
@roodey75_hun69 4 years ago

2:02 this is how Honda drivers feel like when they reach the nearest highway at 3 am.