The 1750 HP SSC Tuatara breaks the world speed record for fastest production hypercar! - Yanko Design

Nothing motivates people more than a 2d chance, a do-over, one more shot to win it and that is exactly what SSC N America did with Tuatara! At that place was a disputed peak speed run in October 2022 but on January 17th, 2o21 the 1750-HP Tuatara came dorsum and broke the world speed record for a product car at the Kennedy Space Middle, Florida.

The hypercar finally beat the Koenigsegg Agera RS which reached 277.87 mph (447.19 km/h) in 2022 – the deviation betwixt the two is only 5 mph! For the globe record, the car must do two rounds and the officials volition take an average. Run 1 Northbound saw the car race to a max speed of 277.viii mph (450.1 km/h) and Run ii Southbound topped at 286.ane mph (460.4 km/h). The two-mode boilerplate was recorded at 282.9 mph (455.three km/h) making the SSC Tuatara the world'due south fastest production car. The speed and time data were recorded and validated with a Racelogic Vbox 3i 100Hz GNSS system, Life Racing, Garmin, and the International Mile Racing Association.

Tuatara's team took their first endeavour every bit a lesson to come up back stronger and faster – the difference in performance between the beginning and 2nd attempt was over 30 mph which is a drastic comeback. How? Jerod Shelby, Founder & CEO of SSC North America, points to two key factors: the high-speed run in Florida stretched simply 2.3 miles in comparison to the 7-mile road used in Nevada pregnant a new dispatch strategy was needed and less time available for braking; secondly, the hypercar was driven by its possessor Larry Caplin rather than the experienced British racing driver Oliver Webb.

Caplin used a 'drag race' mode of acceleration during the tape runs, pulling full throttle and heave for xl-50 seconds."I got a taste of full ability in the superlative of the 7th on the last run. I am excited to come back and break 300mph," said Caplin which was their criterion during their very first try."We are non basking in the moment rather we are here at our HQ with our heads downwards. Nosotros are eagerly taking what nosotros take learned from this 2.3-mile challenge and applying improvements to the Tuatara so that we can push to meet our long-standing goal of a verified 300 mph run and ultimately to provide an even better production to our valued customers," said the SSC team in their official argument. We can all acquire one thing from Tuatara – be your ain competition!

Designer: SSC North America