Ssc Tuatara Launch Date

The car is the successor to the ssc aero and is the result of a design collaboration between jason castriota and ssc.

Jaguar f type in red. As a refresher the tuatara has a twin turbo 59 liter v8 engine that produces 1350 hp 1007 kw 1369 ps on 91 octane fuel. Built in the new world class production facility under construction in the companys hometown of west richland washington the tuatara will be limited to a 100 unit production run. This isnt the first time weve seen and heard the car in action and we recently reported on the car running from 60 mph to 120 in just 25 seconds.

The production ready subassemblies have been undergoing extensive testing and validation since the release of the tuatara pre production car at pebble beach last august and are in the process of being manufactured along with the carbon fiber monocoque and aerodynamic body. Production of the ssc tuatara is ready to begin with pre orders currently being secured by those who wish to own this next generation hypercar. It was available between july 31 and august 23 2020.

The ssc tuatara special event was released as the 14th special event as part of the american season update. The ssc tuatara is one of those cars that have been in the works for so long that most people have actually forgotten about it. The tuatara project code named exceed began in 2009 when ssc north america founder and ceo jerod shelby began to look to the future for a successor to the companys record breaking ssc.

The sculpted carbon fiber body provides the tuatara with a drag coefficient of 0279. Production of the ssc tuatara has been underway for several months at the production facility in richland washington usa. However it will be interesting to see if ssc was able to eclipse that.

More on the tuatara. 1 required cars 2 stages 21 stage 1 july 31 22 stage 2 august 1 23 stage 3 august 2 24 stage 4 august 3 25 stage 5 august 4 26 stage 6. Beneath the skin lies a carbon fiber.

Initially it was to be powered by a 69 liter twin turbocharged v8 engine but eventually the. Ssc said that its the lowest of any production hypercar to date. The ssc tuatara t u e t r e is a sports car designed developed and manufactured by american automobile manufacturer ssc north america formerly shelby supercars inc.

Producers reaction after riding shotgun with ssc tuatara is priceless. And to make it fair for the bugatti they do the race from a rolling start so that the aws system in the veyron doesnt have strain as much off a dead stop. Now the buzz is going again and after seeing a prototype on the.

Clearly the tesla s is a sporty car with that ludicrous launch control and instantaneous torque.