SSC plans to produce just 100 examples of the hypercar.
Shelby SuperCars or SSC has unveiled the very first production SSC Tuatara hypercar. Power for the car comes from a twin-turbo 5.9-liter flat-plane crank V8 that makes 1,750 hp on E85 and 1,350 hp on 91 octane.
The car is focused on top speed rather than extreme handling. SSC says that the car should go 300 mph. We wonder what kind of tires the beast uses to reach that kind of speed. The entire rear end of the car is mesh, and it has a flip-up rear spoiler.
SSC uses a CIMA 7-speed transmission that is robotized and can change gears in 100 ms. The car weighs 2,750 pounds and was designed with aerodynamics in mind to go fast. Tuatara uses a carbon fiber exterior of the monocoque with exposed carbon fiber seen in various spots.
Only 99 more models will be built at the company’s headquarters. Be aware the SSC Tuatara has a base price of $1,625,000—and goes up to $1,901,000 when fully equipped including the High Downforce Track Pack.
