SSC Ultimate Aero

SSC Ultimate Aero II

Bugatti may sit alone at the top of the industry in a number of ways, but it isn't alone in the top-speed chase. Like NASA had the USSR's space program , Bugatti has Shelby SuperCars to keep it on its toes. After Bugatti set the top-speed record with the original Veyron, SSC came along with its Ultimate Aero to take away its crown. Bugatti has since responded with the Veyron Super Sport, and now SSC is working on an answer of its own. That's what you see here.

Designed by Jason Castriota of Bertone and Pininfarina fame, the next-generation SSC Ultimate Aero II has the ambitious milestone of 275 miles per hour in its sights. Its power-to-weight ratio, thanks in part to carbon fiber and aluminum construction, is nearly double that of the Veyron. And with a 6.8-liter twin-turbo V8 packing 1350 horsepower, its output is higher while using half the cylinders and turbochargers of its European rival. This ought to be good. But don't like it too much, as the price tag is expected to come in around $970,000.

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Shelby SuperCars Reportedly to Take on the Bugatti Veyron SS

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Bugatti and SSC have been playing a high-speed game of cat and mouse for the past several years. In 2005, Bugatti set a production car speed record with the original Veyron, clocked at 253.8 miles per hour. Two years later, independent automaker Shelby SuperCars (no relation to the Carroll Shelby of Cobra fame) came along with the Ultimate Aero and picked up the trophy with a 256.1 mph run. Just a couple of weeks ago, Bugatti reclaimed the prize with the new Veyron Super Sport at 267.8 miles per hour. Now reports indicate that SSC is working on its own challenger to up the ante and take the prize back to its home base in the United States.

Little in the way of details are available at this point, but SSC has retained the services of one Jason Castriota, formerly of Pininfarina and Bertone, to pen a new shape for its new supercar. Reports suggest that the new SSC Ultimate Aero could debut yet this summer, after which a Guinness-certified record attempt will surely be in the cards.

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SSC Ultimate Aero World Speed Record Holder for Sale

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

The actual Shelby SuperCars Ultimate Aero (above) that was certified as the official "World's Fastest Production Car" by Guinness World Records in 2007 and still holds the title is for sale via online global luxury marketplace JamesList for $1.25 million. The US-made car clocked an average top speed of 256.18 mph, beating the Koenigsegg CCR's previous official record by 11.83 mph and demolishing the Bugatti Veyron's unofficial record by 3.63 mph. The SSC Ultimate Aero, with its 1183 hp power plant, is the first American car to hold the record since the Ford GT40 captured the title in 1967, and it joins an ultra-exclusive club that includes the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, 1986 Porsche 959, 1990 Lamborghini Diablo and 1994 McLaren F1. The car can do 0 - 60 mph in an astounding 2.78 seconds. The buyer will get a copy of the Guinness certificate.

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