SSC Tuatara breaks world speed record
The record has been broken, the American built SSC Tuatara has officially become the world’s fastest production car. Taken away from the Koenigsegg Agera RS that achieved its title in 2017 at 447.19km/h this isn’t SSC’s first time with the title. In 2007, SSC had the crown with their Ultimate Aero model at 412.22 km/h. 400 is no longer an impressive number now that the SSC Tuatara is around.
The new world speed record is…
Racing down the State Route 160 just outside Las Vegas, the SSC Tuatara achieved an average speed of 508.73 km/h! Driven by racing driver Oliver Webb, this record was calculated with two runs in the opposite direction of the 11 km stretch. At first, Webb achieved a speed of 484.53 km/h while the second run got as high as 532.93 km/h. According to Webb, the SSC Tuatara was “still pulling well.”
“With better conditions, I know we could have gone faster. As I approached 331 mph, the Tuatara climbed almost 20 mph within the last five seconds. It was still pulling well. As I told Jerod, the car wasn’t running out of steam yet. The crosswinds are all that prevented us from realizing the car’s limit.” – Oliver Webb.
This run was completed with road tyres and normal fuel too. So there are currently people who are receiving the ability to reach this record right now.
What made the SSC Tuatara capable of this achievement.
Powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.9-litre flat-plane crank V8 accompanied by loads of engineering. The SSC Tuatara pushes 1007 kW and 1733 Nm (even more with E85 race fuel) through the rear wheels accompanied with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
There will only be 100 units of the car made with deliveries already happening. The price? Well, each one comes in at $1,625,000. Take a look at the footage below.
