Ssc Tuatara Speed Record

Its predecessor ssc ultimate aero also broke the speed record of its timethe ssc ultimate aero broke the speed record in 2007 by.

Porsche design tower miami. So if ssc wants the tuatara to be the worlds fastest car it only needs to surpass the 27787 record. Ever since the tuataras official launch ssc seemingly set its sights on bugatti. Powering the tuatara is a bespoke 59 liter twin turbo v 8 that makes 1350 horsepower on pump gas and 1750 hp on e85 ethanol and revs to an.

And is going to be the fastest production car in 2020. Ssc tuatara hypercar could set a speed record october 15 2020 0 by autotimesnews the pahrump valley times reports that the nevada department of transportation closed highway 160 over the weekend after the ssc tuatara was being tested at high speed. Estimated to have a top speed of 312mph the ssc tuatara produces 1750 horsepower from a 59 litre v8 with twin turbochargers.

Ssc reportedly attempted a top speed run of its claimed 300mph hypercar a local report out of nevada suggests a high speed runperhaps a record attemptby the tuatara. The company hopes that tuatara will reach the top speed of more than 300 mph. The official record holder remains the koenigsegg agera rs which hit 27787 mph back in 2017.

To process some of your data. Ssc wouldnt confirm the record breaking attempt but told us they have made no secret of its plans to set a world top speed record with the 1750 hp tuatara. Weighing just 1247kg and with a drag coefficient of just 0279 the numbers are certainly on its side but there are many other variables that can affect a top speed run such as temperature and wind speed.

The car was envisioned to go 300 mph and in fact the tuataras top speed is estimated to be 312 mph. Ssc has been working to reclaim the record ever since.