Shelby Super Car's (SSC) Tuatara
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That rear end!
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
- TexRex72
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To be fair, the "when" in my statement should be taken with a grain of salt the size of a Buick.
Knowing that the homebuilder financing the project owns the land now, and also knowing that the city has washed its hands of the project since the article linked before says the sale of said land got them their loan to SSC paid back in full, I'm not really holding my breath over here.
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
- TexRex72
Swearsies realsies?
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I plan on going to the Cannery Row event. There's going to be a lot going on that day!
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"Now SSC is ready to show us the production version of its Tuatara hypercar."
...in other words, the updated bodyshell that they hope will attract some more investor cash, because their factory is still an empty lot that they don't even own the land rights to now.
Yeah, maybe I'm juuuuust a bit cynical.
...in other words, the updated bodyshell that they hope will attract some more investor cash, because their factory is still an empty lot that they don't even own the land rights to now.
Yeah, maybe I'm juuuuust a bit cynical.
INEEDNAWZZZ
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Jeez, I remember when this thing was announced back when I was in my second to last year of school! Can't believe they're still trying with this, it's almost Vector WX-8 level now.
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- HamiltonMP427
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https://www.sscnorthamerica.com/tuatara
If anyone is interested still, they have most of the spec and some pictures of the production model. Looks like a legitimate challenge to the F5 but I doubt it will be capable of much outside that.
If anyone is interested still, they have most of the spec and some pictures of the production model. Looks like a legitimate challenge to the F5 but I doubt it will be capable of much outside that.
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- GTPlanet
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For being named after the fastest evolving land animal, the Tuatara has had a hilariously slow gestation.
Silver Arrows
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So we can presume the project isn't dead, then.
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
- TexRex72
Nice.
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Not dead, but it's been stalled for so long that one has to wonder if all the time and money that's been sunk into it so far is really worth it anymore.
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Not really a fan of the revised back end, it looks way too busy compared to the rest of the car. But at the same time, it's better than having vents thrown haphazardly all over the front and sides as well like some others do.
Also, am I crazy or does the stitching on the center cover of the steering wheel look loose? Might just be the angle of the picture but it doesn't seem like it's fitted properly.
Silver Arrows
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I can kind of see what you're talking about, yeah.
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Interior looks....maybe better than the original (and very amatuerish) renders from years ago. Still...I see some not very pretty ruching of the leather on that steering wheel.
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- HamiltonMP427
I actually think it's good and while it's easy to cast stones at said car, it goes to show how hard it is to actually find any upstart or continuous production as a young automotive company. I think even with the "internet's" say on this group they still kept working and I hope the best to them. I like this much more than the Hennessey Lotus hulls turned into supercars. This to me reminds me of what Koenigsegg set out to be and became. Perhaps if things fair well they could be in that field 10-15 years down the road.
I still dislike the name of the manufacture though...
I still dislike the name of the manufacture though...
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I'm surprised at how similar the design is to the original because from the shadow teasers it looked quite different, the rear got even uglier though! Would like to see it go round a track or something to prove it actually works. Hopefully they don't now pack up this prototype and disappear, never to hear from them again for another 6 years!
These horsepower and top speed wars is getting insane. You can only accelerate but so fast especially on a gas only engine and what would you need 300+mph for when the average speed limit is 45mph...I'm not complaining it's actually interesting to see the back and forth battles. Just pointing that all out.
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- fatkidgoblin
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The front looks mean and purposeful, I will give it that. Which is saying something, when so many hypercars fail in that area. But the pigs ears fins at the rear and the cheese grater air vents look amateurish. Also, the rear looks like it belongs to another car completely - a bad one. It looks like someone dipped their hand in glue and stuck it in a bucket of spare model kit parts and out it emerged. The grey colour doesn't do it any favours in that respect.
Despite this, I hope it does go into production and achieve some level of sucess, since all the work gone into it would be a tragic waste otherwise. Looking forward to it battle the Venom F5
Despite this, I hope it does go into production and achieve some level of sucess, since all the work gone into it would be a tragic waste otherwise. Looking forward to it battle the Venom F5
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