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Yeah, the wheel looks like a hack job. Would love to see the rest of the interior before I judge fully, though. Glad it looks very much like Castriota's original design on the outside too.
Shelby Super Car's (SSC) Tuatara
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Yeah, the wheel looks like a hack job. Would love to see the rest of the interior before I judge fully, though. Glad it looks very much like Castriota's original design on the outside too.
Robin
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I don't get the door and rear fins, I agree it does look like someone had some leftover aero parts from a kit aeroplane and decided to glue them on to the bodywork to 'extreme' it up. From that one picture of the dash it does look a little 'man in shed' but I'll reserve judgement till I see a further back pic.
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The closer I look at those pictures, the more I realize SSC has some serious quality control issues if this is representative of a final product. Honestly it actually looks a little sloppier than the not-great SSC Aero. The show car from years ago was so clean and polished...what happened? The back end has also been ruined pretty thoroughly. I was actually a fan of the Tuatara when it was first revealed (I made this thread 
), but the shape is starting to look dated, and the revisions have not pushed it in the right direction.
), but the shape is starting to look dated, and the revisions have not pushed it in the right direction.
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Still looks like a kit car. Especially that awful triangle in the back. Shame they couldn't put as much effort into styling the car as they did with the engine.
Also, I always am annoyed by cars that use ethanol. It's almost like cheating when simply using a different fuel gets you 350 more horsepower while everyone else is achieving more horsepower with just regular gas.
Also, I always am annoyed by cars that use ethanol. It's almost like cheating when simply using a different fuel gets you 350 more horsepower while everyone else is achieving more horsepower with just regular gas.
LeGeNd-1
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^I agree on the ethanol part. If you compare apples with apples, the 1350 HP or so with regular gas doesn't seem that impressive. I wonder what kind of power the Venom F5 or Koenigsegg Regera can make with ethanol? Will surely blow the Tuatara away.
I'm actually ok with the design. Way less generic looking than the SSC Aero. Then again the rear end's V shape is too reminiscent of the Venom F5's own diffuser. Coincidence much that they're both American? And that steering wheel fit & finish is just ghastly.
With such low drag coefficient, you gotta wonder how well it will stick in the corners as well. My bet is it produces little to no downforce and as such is only a good car for straightlines. We were promised the Venom is Nurburgring capable, and we all know Koenigsegg's credentials as well.
Excited for the race to 300 mph (or 500 km/h even). But my money is still on the Agera replacement.
I'm actually ok with the design. Way less generic looking than the SSC Aero. Then again the rear end's V shape is too reminiscent of the Venom F5's own diffuser. Coincidence much that they're both American? And that steering wheel fit & finish is just ghastly.
With such low drag coefficient, you gotta wonder how well it will stick in the corners as well. My bet is it produces little to no downforce and as such is only a good car for straightlines. We were promised the Venom is Nurburgring capable, and we all know Koenigsegg's credentials as well.
Excited for the race to 300 mph (or 500 km/h even). But my money is still on the Agera replacement.
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They have a few videos and have been primarily building up hype and snippets for the past 2 months. Not sure how thrilled I am that they're working with NRE, but what does it matter I'm not in the market for one and even if I was I'd probably not go that route anyways.
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All joking aside, I actually am glad that a functioning version exists now. With all the announcements we've seen over the last couple years of hypercars with silly performance numbers that are never heard of again beyond that one press release, it's nice to see one that's actually progressed to something resembling a production model. Even if it has taken the better part of a decade to actually get there.
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TUATARA used Flamethrower!
Hit 3 times!
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Pictures of a Tuatara I got from a facebook page.
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Major props to SSC. First customer car finally delivered after nearly 9 years of fighting to get it into production. You can see more of it here.
https://www.instagram.com/cfcharitiescarshow/?ref=badge
https://www.instagram.com/cfcharitiescarshow/?ref=badge
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https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/sscs-tuatara-fastest-car-world-331mph-top-speed
The SSC Tuatara smashes the top speed record with a two way average of 316 mph. This was previously held by the Agera RS (278 mph two-way average). The SSC peaked at 331 mph. The Chiron Super Sport only ran in one direction with a top speed of 304 mph.
The SSC Tuatara smashes the top speed record with a two way average of 316 mph. This was previously held by the Agera RS (278 mph two-way average). The SSC peaked at 331 mph. The Chiron Super Sport only ran in one direction with a top speed of 304 mph.
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I like how he casually short shifted his way to 200mph and then rolled into the throttle. Good lord that is fast. These top speed records now seem dependent on the facility hosting them as much or more than the vehicle itself. It seemed pretty clear that Bugatti has found the limit of their test facility.
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That kind of speed in a street car is absolutely nuts. The forces on the tires must be ludicrous.
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I’d imagine all the fuel the car could hold was burned for that run. The tires must’ve gotten pretty close to the limit to what tires can do. I can’t see this record being broken anytime soon. Still, I can’t believe that this car saw the light of day.
Then again I thought the same about the McLaren F1 and the Veyron.
Then again I thought the same about the McLaren F1 and the Veyron.
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...good lord above that's a bit brisk.
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How fast it pulled pass 320 mph to 330 blows my mind, easily can hit 350. With prime conditions and the space to achieve it.
Merica!!
Merica!!
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Here's the real video rather than a vlog
https://www.thedrive.com/news/38941...ed-world-record-with-282-9-mph-tuatara-re-run
https://www.thedrive.com/news/38941...ed-world-record-with-282-9-mph-tuatara-re-run
LeGeNd-1
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Nice! Now let's see them break the 300 mph barrier. I'm surprised they didn't do it at the Texas road again. I'm also pretty sure that that's not the longest runway at the Kennedy Space Center. IIRC the one used for Shuttle landings are almost 5km long.
I wish VW isn't so uptight about other cars testing at Ehra Lessien. The McLaren F1 did set its record there, and since Bugatti have bowed out of the top speed contest, they should just let everyone have at it.
I wish VW isn't so uptight about other cars testing at Ehra Lessien. The McLaren F1 did set its record there, and since Bugatti have bowed out of the top speed contest, they should just let everyone have at it.
