Posted on Thursday 13 September 2007
America’s Shelby Supercars (SSC) is now officially the manufacturer of the ‘World’s Fastest Production Car’ thanks to its Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo supercar. The 1183hp (882kW) speedster set a new top speed record with an average Vmax of 255.83mph (411.76km/h), 3.11mph (5.01km/h) faster than the unofficial record set by the Bugatti Veyron. In order for the achievement to be official under the Guinness World Records’ guidelines, a vehicle testing for the top speed record must race down the course, turn around, and make a second pass in the opposite direction within one hour.
The vehicle’s ‘top speed’ is calculated by averaging the top speeds of each pass in order to negate any favorable road or weather conditions. On a closed stretch of highway in Washington State, the Ultimate Aero posted a top speed of 257.11mph (413.83km/h) on its first pass and 254.55mph (409.71km/h) on its return pass to set the new top speed record of 255.83mph (411.76km/h). The speeds were recorded using a series of satellites and several on board sensors, with independent firm Dewetron on hand to monitor progress.
Yeah but what kind of fuel economy does it get?
about bloody time
thats gota suck for veyron owners cause they lost the bragging rights of saying they have the worlds fastest productiion car
It took us awhile to get the name of fastest production back from the foreign countries. But like they say , “better late than never”
Congrats to SSC!
But super car does not mean a car that can reach ridiculous high and totally useless speeds. Sure I am not in the market of any of these, but I think we can agree that comparing the Veyron with SSC is kinda lame.
Koenigsegg CCX would be my choice if I would have that kind of money.
Lighter and fun to drive on a road racing course. Forget about 255 mph, there is no way to do that, unless you can close highways at will
Yes, but can it handle like the Veyron, does it have the build quality? Does it accelerate like it? These things would be for more important to me than just a few mph on top…
What about the looks? The Veyron’s gonna take you up too silly speed with a hell of a lot more class..
And think about it, would you prefer saying you got a SSC Ultimate Aero TT
(in short SSCUATT) or a Bugatti Veyron?
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If a television presenter can drive a standard Veyron to 407 km/h, what can an experienced pilot do with an adapted Veyron. The difference between 407 and 411 isn’t that big. And the 407 of Top Gear presenter James May wasn’t the top speed, he wasn’t allowed to go further than that speed from Bugatti. What if he had almost unlimited road length. I’m still favouring the Veyron. In all the video’s I’ve seen, it’s clear that the Veyron is almost from outer space. Like Tiff Needell said on Fifth Gear, he never saw another car that goes so fast and at the same time is so easy to drive.
the veyron also had a more impressive acheivement the way it combined it comfort and ease to drive with insane performance
and lets not forget that Veyron has top speed limiter, some rumors say that without limiter it can hit around 260-265mph
As far as the speed record, the veyrons run wasnt even an official one. nowhere have i seen that they state why they didnt turn around and run the other way. who knows it could of had a 40mph tailwind? The only real record that was to be beat was the CCXs of 242 which SSC did a good job at it. They also did a lot better of a job on styling than the Veyron(that thing looks like it ran straight into a wall) So yeah its lame they compared it to the veyron.
This car is ugly as ****. You cannot compare it to the veyron. Besides, i bet it can only go straight, as all crappy american cars. I\’d pick the bugatti anytime, anywhere.
here are some facts:
-the UATT prototype beat the Enzo in the slalom at Road and Track. what handling specs does the 4300lb veyron have????
-the ssc test pilot is 71 years old!!!!!!!! did you guys see that in the release today? it must be easy to drive!!
-the veyron was almost at it’s redline in 7th gear at 253 on the top gear video so those “rumors” about going 260+ are just that, RUMORS. unless bugatti changes gearing and ups the HP.
all i ask is to make factual posts based on some type of rational though instead of just speculation.
But also remember, the Bugatti Veyron is a luxurry car. The interior is beautifully crafted, and fulll of leather, it has been designed and built to perfection, with German accuracy, and an Italian heritage.. It also happens to be the ultimate production car you can buy today, with 1001 bhp, and a top speed of 253mph
Now take a look at that American monstrosity.
It’s practically a stripped out racing car made barely road legal, who cares if it’s a few mph
faster. It’s the same kind of comparison that you can make when someone says that their shitty little Caterham Seven is faster around a track than a Ferrari. Who cares
I’ll can’t tell you who actually does care, but i can assure you that Bugatti Owners wouldn’t give a flying f”’ about this SSC UATT TT SS RR RSR RRRRR POWER RANGER XX XSX nor the fact that it is 3.11 mph faster. ther;es simply no comparison
There is not much between the top speeds of the SSC and the Veyron, when it comes to looks though, I would pick the Veyron anytime.
Great for SSC but this super sports car can hardly be compared with the ultimate luxury sport machine that is the Veyron which comes equipped with all the features and comfort you need, plus the ultimate speed. Why would I want to drive a really really fast bucket when I could drive a Veyron in the city and on the road in ultimate comfort.
Another silly comparison is to say that Bugatti a luxury manufacturer can be compared with a ‘car shop’ like Shelby regardless of its racing success - which btw, Bugatti has its own history of Gran Prix Successes.
Let’s see Shelby try that on a wet road!
you now what you sucker europian it just the bigening the ssc will change in the future
and it could be most luxury car in the world. let me put this low brain [ the amirecan had enought money to upgrade ther things] even euro can’t compare the american hummer
anyway Im not americanboy plipino but I like U.S.A not thos ITALIAN bustards
To anybody who doubts this car in comparison with the veyron, this car is faster in top speed, it runs a quicker quarter mile, out handles the veyron, and it’s front end doesn’t remind people of darth vader’s mask. And on top of all that, it’s cheaper and gets better fuel economy. Now can you really argue with those facts? Because they only thing the veyron can do better is 0-60 and one could debate the build quality, but as performance goes, the americans have just made a better car, with half the cylinders. A super small block out of a corvette, does it get more American than that?
One question, will that SSC Ultimate Aero TT last on daily usage?
Reply to ClayT. The Veyron never aimed to be cheaper given the quality of engineering. The SSC Ultimate Aero TT is basically a kit car with a Diablo shell solely designed for speed. There are some question to be answered:
- What kind of tires does SSC TT use?
- What about the emission test?
- What is the reliability on daily usage i.e. running more than 500miles per day?
- Fuel economy is only claim given the fact no one has bother to properly do it.
- Since the car is so low, how practicable that car will be on daily usage or snow road?
” -the ssc test pilot is 71 years old!!!!!!!! did you guys see that in the release today? it must be easy to drive!!”
He has a professional racing background.
Zero. To answer your questions. The Ultimate Aero uses Michelin PS2 tires used in many exotic cars including the Bugatti Veyron. Also, the Ultimate Aero is street legal. Not sure about reliability since the car is still in its testing phase. Since it does have a Corvette engine, it’s engines are know to have decent gas mileage. And the car is equipped with a cabin-controlled front lifter which raises the car. Also, that 71 year old guy is just a test driver, not a professional race car driver.
Yeah this is an amazing car and i even have a video from my dad when he was at the test. It wasnt the test were they hit 255 average but its going like 240 i think… sweet car.. if you want ill send you the video email is mikethemidget@gmail.com you can hear the bumper scraping its going so fast they had to tweak it it was crazy!!! Oh and duh in case u didnt figure it out my dad used to work for dewetron..
the veyron is one of the most beautiful machines i have never seen, but what about the McLaren F1??? does nobody remember the beauty of my other favorite car?
Look:
The bugatti veyron has been made to last for about 20 years.
It has the luxuries compared to the ultimate aero TT.
And if you think about it:
If the bugatti did not have all those luxuries, it could quite possibly go alot faster than its unofficial top speed, as it will be lighter.
Even if I am wrong I would still choose the bugatti over the aero any day.
Just liike how I would choose the enzo rather than the mclaren f1
O and i think (may not be correct) that the bugatti got its top speed on a wet track
My top cars:
1st- Bugatti Veyron
2nd- Enzo Ferrari
3rd- Lamborghini Gallardo
4th- Maserati MC12
5th- Koenigsegg CCXR
6th- Pagini Zonda
Where on earth is the aero TT?
I agree with the post that the Bugatti still had more juice, it was on a wet track, it is NOT an offical record (they haven’t tetsed it like the SSC), and I’ll tell you this- on that Bugatti test video, it was obvius that the car went past 407 for an instant. Given a test pilot, a dry track, multiple runs, the Bugatti is by far superior- we just don’t know.
Furthermore-where is this crap that the SSC is a production car? have they actually built 100 of these (or ist it 200 to qualify)? Or is this just a dream? If not, it yet qualifies as a prioduction car- because if we are going to talk straight out speed, I’ll give you 3 words and everyone just shut up:
HENNESSEY VIPER VENOM
regardless- The Bugatti is such an incredible machine- it is THE fastest from 0-100 back to 0-having beat a Suzuki 1000GSX Motorcycle!
I bet the uatt can’t turn around corners easily, like most american cars.
And the front of the bugatti does not remind me of darth vaders mask, it reminds me of an amazing supercar.
I hate americans
To be as blunt as to say you “hate American’s” is blatantly obvious that you admit you are just jealous of what the American’s have accomplished, don’t be a sore looser. And if this was a battle of the best interior then yes Bugatti would have the cake but this isn’t. To make the SSC more appealing to the eye is a lot easier than increasing speed.
Americans and italians are all stupid. Yes this is ‘blatantly obvious’ - just look at their politics. Anyho, ’bout cars. Record is a record, nothing else matters when looking for the ‘fastest one’. Next week it’s gonna be some other car … like 0.5mph faster … so what?
RE: Jordan
No, Jordan.
I hate Americans as a fact. reasons are that they changed football into soccer, teenage american kids screaming at you on online gaming, and many more things. They are arogant and think they own the world. And I am not jealous of what they have achieved, this car is nothing compared to the lean mean bugatti machine.
Do you even realize how bad the price to horsepower ratio is on that Buggati? It’s disgusting. Who the hell would even be dumb enough to buy one for that kind of money?
Flat out saying that you hate Americans and America just shows how low of a person you are. You are scum
the bugatti will last much longer on a day to day basis than the ssc.
It’s still not worth $1,000,000. The SSC is a bargain car. It’s actually cheap considering what kind of power you get out of it.
O and about what u said about hating Americans– America is and always will be the superpower of the world and it’s people like you who can only put the greatest country in the world down simply because you r jealous. Cars started in America. Leave it to the professionals!
Ha! Ha! Ha! you European low life!
You smug European low-life!
actually, the bugatti is worth 1 million EUROS! NOT DOLLARS! Also, what have you got against europeans? If you learn your history you will find out that the American came from Britain, part of Europe! I don’t care if America is the superpower of the world- their sports cars find it hard to turn around corners! Also, the bugatti will get a much bigger crowd than the SSC will ever get.
Ha ha! You smug American low-life!
Oh, and this is suppose to be about the cars, not argueing with each other about where we come from. For god sake, it is MY opinion! It is just because I like the Bugatti Veyron- not everyone has to like the same thing. I do respect you for liking the SSC- just stop taking the mic out of the bugatti just because you beat its top speed by a few mph
“It’s still not worth $1,000,000. The SSC is a bargain car. It’s actually cheap considering what kind of power you get out of it.”
The bugatti will be a lot more comftorble to sit in. It has had just as much attention to the interior as the exterior.