Which is the fastest car in the world? Every kid knows that – Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, but there is a new pretendent for the title.SSC Ultimate Aero II is powered by 6.8 liter twin-turbo V8 with 1 350bhp (1 007kW). Because of the incredibly low weight of the car, which is created mainly from carbon fiber – 1 179 kg (2 600 lb), it will be able to reach the theoretical 443 km/h (275 mph). The acceleration from 0 to 60 mph is not so interesting – 2.8 seconds. The price will be less than a million US dollars – $970 000 ((€696 000), which in fact is a great deal compared to Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
Source: Top Gear
Tag: Ultimate Aero
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SSC Ultimate Aero will try to become world fastest production car for second time
Recently, Bugatti Veyron Super Sports was clocked at 431.072 km/h – average speed of two runs. This is the most powerful and the fastest production car in the world – the W16 quad-turbo engine develops whopping 1200hp and 1500Nm of torque.
The SSC Ultimate Aero will try to beat the record. SSC is powered by 6.2 liter twin-turbo V8 engine delivering 1 183hp at 6950 rpm and 1483Nm torque at 6150 rpm. The super sports car weighs just 1 292 kg, so it have power-to-weight ratio almost 1:1. The 6-speed transmission is readjusted to increase the theoretical top speed to 437 kilometres per hour (272 mph) at 7200 rpm.
Shelby said: “When the Ultimate Aero broke the record in 2007, we knew it was just a matter of time until it was broken by someone else.” (more…)
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SSC Announces Electric Powertrain and Ultimate Aero EV Specifications
Shelby SuperCars (SSC) released the details of its revolutionary All-Electric Scalable Powertrain, the AESP. SSC will incorporate its AESP into the current Ultimate Aero to create the Ultimate Aero EV. (more…)