The SSC Tuatara, which is the brand's latest hypercar and the successor to the Ultimate Aero, has managed to clock an average speed of 508.73km/h in its two runs, conducted at State Route 160 … Never mind the Bugatti Veyron, because SSC, a small manufacturer based in Washington, US, is now turning out the Ultimate Aero TT, and its twin … 8 / 16. With a fastest top speed of 331 mph and a fastest two-way average of 316 mph, the Tuatara is now the fastest production car on Earth, beating out the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ by nearly 12 mph. The crosswinds are all that prevented us from realizing the car’s limit.”. He added that the car came close to matching the theoretical numbers, which was quite a remarkable feat to achieve on a public road. Guinness World Records had named the SSC Ultimate Aero as the fastest production car in the world after it had averaged a top speed of 256.18 mph. This record comes 10 years after SSC set a record with its first car, the Ultimate Aero. The record was set on October 10 on a seven-mile stretch of Nevada’s State Route 10, outside of Las Vegas. Don't know if the turbos are different/bigger, but they shouldn't be; the Ultimate Aero was running relatively low boost for how … The first SSC Aero prototype was completed in 2004 and began road testing in anticipation of the SSC Ultimate Aero production vehicle. Unlike Bugatti, which only recorded speed in one direction, SSC ran in both directions consecutively to account for wind resistance, setting speeds of 301.07 mph and 331.15 mph, calculating to an average of 316.11 mph. @monkeypop - of the many, many people that post uninformed facts on the internet about SSC, you are one of the very few that is mostly accurate. Back in 2007, the SSC Ultimate Aero … SSC Ultimate Aero set its record back in 2007 on a public highway in Washington when it was able to hit an impressive top speed of 256.14 mph (412.22 km/h). It weighs just 2,750 pounds thanks to carbon fiber bodywork, and has a drag coefficient of just 0.279. The SSC Ultimate Aero XT is the last variant of the SSC Aero hypercar. In addition to the production car top speed record, the Tuatara also set records for the fastest flying mile on a public road (313.12 mph), fastest flying kilometer on a public road (517.16 km/h), and highest speed achieved on a public road (331.15 mph). Priced at $1.6 million, SSC Tuatara uses a twin-turbo 5.9-liter V8 engine … @Mental I think ever since 2009 or so, SSC has used an engine of their own design(but the block is still based on a GM LS-series racing motor). Nelson Racing Engines’ mirror image turbos helped power the SSC to the record. 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The 2010 SSC Ultimate Aero is a RWD hypercar by SSC featured in Forza Motorsport 3 as part of the the Exotic Cars Pack, as well as in Forza Motorsport 4 and Forza Horizon. The SSC Ultimate Aero still lists in the top ten fastest cars in the world 2020. On October 10, the Shelby Supercars (SSC) Tuatara—its creator is no relation to Carroll Shelby—has claimed a world production-car record with a 316.11-mph average speed. 4891 Independence St. Suite 205, Wheat Ridge CO 80033, SSC Tuatara Crowned World's Fastest Production Vehicle, Dayco Expands Timing Belt & Water Pump Warranty Program to 125K Miles, Fass Titanium Signature Series Diesel Fuel Lift Pump, LSI Chemical TotalArmorW7 Diesel Fuel Additive, Hot Shot’s Secret Blue Diamond G56 Severe-Duty Transmission Fluid, AJPE 521 cid ProCharged Hemi Pro Mod Engine. SSC North America was successful in getting the title of the fastest production car in West Richland, WA on September 13, 2007. Back in 2007, the SSC Ultimate Aero became the fastest production car on earth after it was clocked at an average speed 256.14 mph on a closed two-lane road in Washington, beating the then king of speed, Bugatti Veyron. This isn’t the first time an SSC-built car has set the production car top speed record. According to driver Oliver Webb, “There was definitely more in there,” he said in a statement. This isn’t the first time an SSC-built car has set the production car top speed record. Stay up to date by signing up for the Engine Builder newsletter. The Tuatara’s performance far outclasses the Ultimate Aero’s, and it put up the numbers to show it. It weighs just 2750 pounds thanks to carbon fiber bodywork, … The SSC Tuatara is an American-made mid-engine two-seater that uses a 5.9L twin-turbo V8 making 1,750 horsepower on E85 fuel. Watch Engine Builder's latest discussions and explanations. Nelson Racing Engines’ mirror image turbos helped power the SSC to the record. “Tuatara is leagues ahead of the Ultimate Aero,” said Shelby. A former record holder for the fastest production car in the world, the SSC Ultimate Aero packs a whopping 1,287 horsepower from a twin-turbo V8 engine. It was succeeded by the SSC Tuatara in 2017. I think this new one is just the old engine … The Tuatara engine is supplied by Nelson Racing Engines. “I know we could have gone faster. When we covered the SSC Tuatara back in 2011, the plan was to upsize the 6.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine it designed for the SSC Ultimate Aero, the Tuatara's predecessor, to 7.0 liters.But … Shop the latest Engine Builder merchandise. I think this new one is just the old engine in DOHC form, bored out to 6.8L. i hate to burst all of your bubbles… but the Veyron was retested as the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport with a top speed of over 285 miles an hour and it topped 269.8 when tested for the world record, im sorry to say but this beautiful american car has lost at the race for fastest, but its ONE of … The SSC Tuatara is an American-made mid-engine two-seater that uses a 5.9-liter twin-turbo V-8 making 1750 horsepower on E85 fuel. The Tuatara's … First Published on Oct 19, 2020 11:11 pm It’s the same place where Koenigsegg set its 277.9-mph top speed record back in November 2017. SSC. Still, SSC managed to set a previous record for the world's fastest production car in 2007, when the company's first production car, the Ultimate Aero supercar, posted a top speed of more than … A full onboard video of the 331 mph run can be seen below.

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