Pioneer 1 is a Soviet FIA Group VII[1] land speed record car built in 1960 under the guidance of sportsman and engineer Ilya Aleksandrovich Tikhomirov.
It was powered by two gas turbine engines (1,000 hp (746 kW) each at 50,000 rpm) mounted either side of the driver.
[1] The second stage of each turbine drove a planetary reduction gearbox, mated to a central driving unit pirated from the Kharkov-L1.
[1] In 1962, the power of the engines was increased to 1,350 hp (1,000 kW), while weight rose to 495 kg (1,091 lb).
[1] The improved car raised the Class 1 and Soviet national records for the measured kilometer to 306.6 km/h (190.5 mph).