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SSC Ultimate Aero

The SSC Ultimate Aero is a mid-engined sports car that was produced by SSC North America from 2004 until 2013. The SSC Ultimate Aero held the world production car speed record title, according to the Guinness World Records, from 2007 until the introduction of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport in 2010. In April 2013, the Guinness World Records temporarily disqualified the Veyron's record time for a period of five days due to concerns about electronic speed limiting changing the function of the car, but after investigation reinstated the Veyron as the record holder.

History
SSC Aero SC/8T Number 1 (2004) The first SSC Aero prototype was completed in 2004 and began road testing in anticipation of the SSC Ultimate Aero production vehicle. Specifications: • Engine - Supercharged LS1-based V8 • Power - at 6,600 rpm • Torque - at 5,800 rpm • Redline - 7200 rpm • Top speed - (claimed) • Dry weight - SSC Ultimate Aero SC/8T Number 2 (2005) Wind tunnel testing indicated that the Ultimate Aero could theoretically reach a top speed of given appropriate transmission gear ratios, although the supplied transmission would result in at the car's redline. The base Aero, however, had a theoretical top speed of about . The Ultimate Aero accelerates from 0– in 2.78 seconds, slower than the Bugatti Veyron which achieves 0–100 km/h in 2.46 seconds, partially due to its AWD drivetrain. Specifications: Later cars are expected to cost US$285,000. Only 24 Ultimate Aero TTs were produced from 2006 to 2007. The Ultimate Aero TT made its international debut on the International Show Circuit in November 2006. The Ultimate Aero TT claimed the Guinness World Records for the fastest production car, after it was officially timed at in Washington. For 2008, the Ultimate Aero received four updates: • New twin-turbocharged V8 • New aluminium engine block • Standard HRE monoblock wheels • Azentek Atlas computer infotainment system Specifications: This updated model reached a top speed of in a test, according to SSC. Specifications: SSC Ultimate Aero EV In 2009, SSC announced that they would be commencing production of the Ultimate Aero EV, an electrically powered version of the Ultimate Aero. This car featured twin electric motors, claimed to be capable of producing and of torque through a three-speed automatic transmission. SSC claimed that the car would be able to accelerate from 0– in 2.5 seconds, and reach a top speed of . Specifications • Engine: twin-turbocharged 6,900 cc SSC V8 • Power: at 6800 rpm • Torque: at 6800 rpm • Redline: 9100 rpm • Top speed (theoretical) - • Top speed (actual): • Drag coefficient: • Dry weight: • Kerb weight: == Speed record==
Speed record
Simulation and testing at NASA's Langley Research Center had shown the Ultimate Aero TT theoretically capable of attaining about , sufficient to surpass the production car record-holding Bugatti Veyron's . A stretch of Route 93 was closed on March 21, 2007, to allow SSC to test the Ultimate Aero TT, but the attempt was called off due to bad weather, and an effort the following day failed due to sub-optimal conditions, with test driver Rick Doria reporting wheelspin at speeds above . Six months later SSC announced they had established a new production car speed record of in West Richland, Washington on September 13, 2007. In accordance with FIA Speed Records rules it was an average of two runs in opposite directions, and . The results were verified by the Guinness World Records on October 9, 2007. SSC is currently one of only twenty-six car manufacturers in history to have held the record. SSC also applied to Guinness for the world record for the highest power for an emissions-legal production car. Its record was broken on July 4, 2010, by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, which reached a certified top speed of . == See also ==
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