This is the JCB Hydromax, a streamliner with two engines and 1600hp! In the hands of Andy Green OBE (he who drove Thrust SSC to 763mph…) it’s just rocketed past 400mph to claim a new World Land Speed Record as the fastest hydrogen-powered vehicle of any kind in history, and in this video Top Gear has a full tour of the Hydromax with 'The Fastest Man Of Earth’…
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00:00 JCB Hydromax Introduction
00:50 How To Drive At 400mph
02:13 200mph & Into 4th Gear…
03:25 Deploy The Parachute!
04:48 What Is Speed Week?
06:54 JCB’s Team
07:27 Where The Spares Live
07:44 JCB Hydromax Walkaround With Andy Green
08:00 No Downforce Needed At 350mph!
08:39 Salt = Slower
10:04 Why It Carries 250kg Of Ice…
11:33 Twin Engines = 1600hp!
12:48 Why The Engines Lie On Their Side
13:56 Builder-Proof Clutch From A Digger
15:11 The Interior Of A 400mph Streamliner
17:33 How To Read The Speedo At 350mph+
18:31 Hydrogen Safety Systems
19:52 What Do The Steering Wheel Buttons Do?
20:50 On-Board Driver Air Supply
21:30 Multiple Parachute Back-Ups…
22:07 Carbonfibre Hydrogen Tanks… At 700 bar!
23:09 The Second 800hp Engine
24:20 Tyres For A 400mph Streamliner
25:59 How Much The Tyres Grow At Top Speed…
26:35 How The Parachutes Deploy & Work
27:47 Why Does It Have The ‘522’ Number?
29:52 Running Unrestricted For The FIA World Record…