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- 'Shelby Super Cars' (SSC), Tri-Cities, Washington,
an American Sports Car company,
founded in 1999 by Jerod Shelby.
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- 2007:
The 'Ultimate Aero' went into production.
- 2007, September 13: An SSC Ultimate Aero twin turbo, set
a new world record for a production car of
256.18 mph on a
"temporarily-closed two lane stretch of public highway [221]
in Washington State."
This beat the
Koenigsegg 'CCR'
at 242 mph, and
Bugatti 'Veyron'
at (unofficial) 253 mph.
(In 2010 a Veyron 16.4
Super Sport achieved
431.07 km/h (267.9 mph).)
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- 2011, November:
The SSC 'Tuatara' was launched at the Dubai Motor Show:
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loa 174.4",
width 78.4",
height 43.0",
wheelbase 105",
rear wheel drive,
rear (mid) mounted engine, 423.6cu", twin turbo, V8,
1350 bhp @ 6800 rpm,
1042 ft-lb @ 6800 rpm,
- claimed 276 mph, 0-60mph, 2.5 seconds.
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- 2011 November: And, the company announced a new identity,
SSC North America, to emphasise that it has no association
with Carroll Shelby and his companies.
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- 2018, August:
SSC North America was in the final stages of releasing the 'Tuatara'.
- 2020, October 10:
A Tuatara set a new record for 'Fastest Production Car' reaching
a top speed of 331.15mph, and
averaging 316.11mph (two-way)
on a closed road near Las Vegas. — SSC.
Later: "... There [had been] a genuine mistake in how the capturing equipment
was setup ... In 2021, the Tuatara reclaimed the world record for SSC, with
an average of 282.9 MPH. ..."
— SSC 23/7/2021.
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