Posted on 10/19/2020 7:17:11 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
SSC announced a customer-owned Tuatara set a new production-vehicle land-speed record of 316.11 mph.
The run took place on Oct. 10 on a seven-mile stretch of State Route 160 in Nevada and required a two-way average with both runs within an hour of each other to account for wind and gradients; a public road; street tires; street fuel; and satellite tracking.
The car was stock...with a four-point seating harness and no roll cage...the team overfilled the Cup 2 tires with nitrogen...the active rear wing was locked in top-speed mode so it couldn't retract or angle for braking if anything were to go wrong. It was set to Track mode, which enabled a lower ride height...the car didn't scrape the road during the attempt.
Webb set three other records on Oct. 10: fastest flying mile on a public road at 313.12 mph, fastest flying kilometer on a public road at 321.35 mph, and highest speed achieved on a public road at 331.15 mph.
Only 100 examples of the Tuatara will be built at the automaker's facility in Richland, Washington, and each one starts from $1.9 million. The hypercar is powered by an SSC-developed 5.9-liter twin-turbo V-8 that produces 1,350 horsepower on 91 octane and 1,750 hp on E85. The engine spins to 8,800 rpm and sends power to the rear wheels via a 7-speed automated manual transmission that can shift in less than 100 milliseconds. The transmission is built by Italy's CIMA. The Tuatara's dry weight is only 2,750 pounds.
...the Tuatara has a coefficient of drag rating of 0.279, which is among the lowest of any high-performance car in production. The core of the hypercar is a carbon-fiber monocoque chassis and it also has a carbon-fiber body, both of which SSC constructs in-house.
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Oops, my reading comprehension is going down. It says “1,750 hp on E85.”
That is SO Batmobile!
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Zero to speeding ticket in 2.3 seconds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara
Hopefully it has an ejection seat or a survivable capsule.
Huum...I will have to check and see if that is open range along that route.
Interesting air management problem.
At 300+mph you’d out run even the police helicopter.
But you can’t outrun Motorola!
The tires would probably be worn out in 20 miles at that speed and you’d run out of gas in a little more than that
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Designed and hand-manufactured right here in Richland, WA.
I had a Mercedes 560 convertible. It went up to a hundred or more in a few seconds. A couple years ago I decided it was too fast and too much maintenance. Big engine with not that big of a body.
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I’ll take two. What kind of stereo does it have? And how much extra for the sport package?
I don’t think the local Carvana vending machine will have this on display. Ever.
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