Jet-powered Bluebird soapbox targets new 100mph record

Autocar · 2026-02-15
Jet-powered Bluebird soapbox targets new 100mph record

Jet-electric hybrid is already a record holder, but now the team behind it wants to double its speed A small team of British engineers are working on what they hope will become the first soapbox racer-style vehicle to hit 100mph. Called the Bluebird Aero, it is a composite-monocoque, jet-powered rec