SSC North America is an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1998 by owner Jerod Shelby. The company is based in Richland, in the Tri-Cities, Washington and specializes in the production of sports cars. In 2004, SSC released their first model the SSC Ultimate Aero, a mid-engined sports car equipped with a 6. 35 litres twin turbocharged pushrod engined V8 which produces 1,287 bhp. On September 13, 2007, the Ultimate Aero gained the official Guinness World Record for fastest production car.
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SSC North America is an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1998 by owner Jerod Shelby. The company is based in Richland, in the Tri-Cities, Washington and specializes in the production of sports cars. In 2004, SSC released their first model the SSC Ultimate Aero, a mid-engined sports car equipped with a 6. 35 litres twin turbocharged pushrod engined V8 which produces 1,287 bhp. On September 13, 2007, the Ultimate Aero gained the official Guinness World Record for fastest production car. On June 26, 2010 the title was again lost to the upgraded Bugatti Veyron Super Sport with a top speed of 267. 856 miles per hour. On 10 October 2020, their newest production car, the S SC Tuatara, allegedly broke the world speed record at an average of 316. 11mph on a closed public road in Nevada outside of Las Vegas. The SSCTuatara is powered by a custom, twin-turbo V-8 engine manufactured by Nelson Racing Engines mated to a robotized 7-speed transmission.
It starts at USD 1,625,000 and is capable of producing 1,750 horsepower on E-85. Some sources have claimed that the first prototype was travelling about 25% slower than claimed by SSC. The two original prototypes were equipped with supercharged 6 cu 5 V8 engines but eventually modified to produce up to 908 horsepower with theoretical speeds of 242 to 242mph. The original prototype was completed in 2004 with a supercharged 377 in Chevrolet C5 R8 engine. SSC expects to roll out its first prototype in February 2009. The car was advertised in the original press release as rechargeable in 10 minutes from a 240V outlet, which has been criticized as impossible in some articles.
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