SSC has broken the top speed record for a production car with the Tuatara, after achieving a mind-blowing 331 mph (532.7 km/h) and a two-way average of 316.11 mph (508.7 km/h) on a closed road in Nevada.
Following last week’s report on the matter, Top Gear revealed Tuatara’s new world speed record by releasing the onboard footage of the hypercar’s 0-331 mph run.
Unlike the one-direction 304.77 mph Bugatti achieved with the Chiron Super Sport 300+, Shelby SuperCars (SSC) did a proper two-way average run with the Tuatara, hitting a certified average of 316.11 mph and regaining the title of the fastest production car on the planet.
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The Tuatara was driven by British racing driver Oliver Webb on the same piece of tarmac Koenigsegg used back in 2017, when an Agera RS posted a two-way average of 277.9 mph (447.2 km/h) and a top speed of 284.55 mph (457 km/h).
Webb managed 301.07 mph (484.53 km/h) on his first run before turning around and achieving the unbelievable 331.15 mph run.
“There was definitely more in there,” Webb said to Top Gear. “And with better conditions, I know we could have gone faster, as I approached 331 mph, the Tuatara climbed almost 20mph within the last five seconds. The car wasn’t running out of steam yet. The crosswinds are all that prevented us from realising the car’s limit.”
The SSC Tuatara is powered by a twin-turbo 5.9-liter flat-plane crank V8 that pumps out 1,750 HP when running on E85. In addition, the drag coefficient is a very slippery 0.279, which is immensely helpful if you plan on achieving these insane speeds.
“It’s been ten years since we held this record with our first car, the Ultimate Aero, and the Tuatara is leagues ahead. Its performance reflects the dedication and focus with which we pursued this achievement,” said Jerod Shelby, CEO of SSC. “We came pretty close to meeting the theoretical numbers, which is astonishing to do in a real world setting on a public road.”