The firm predicted it at the time. What’s more, his videos were a declaration of intent. The SSC Tuatara was predestined, it had been developed to make history. The builder’s YouTube channel was on fire after the publication of a video in which its leaks were seen to flare up and later the same happened with its sound. But it lacked a record. A milestone that became a reality on October 10, by breaking the record for the world’s fastest production car . It has achieved this after exceeding 500 km / h, well above the 490.48 km / h of the Bugatti Chiron or the 445 km / h of the Koenigsegg Agera RS . As a modern manufacturer, SSC has witnessed its passage through the Nevada Highway 160, setting a new average speed to beat: 508.73 km / h . Before him, many supercars passed, which are now history and which we review in this gallery.
The problem with speed records is their demonstration. Many manufacturers venturing points of infarction that, later, must be demonstrated on the asphalt. For that reason, the final test does not have as many models as we would expect. The SSC Tuatara has complied with the protocol to be able to officially certify its world speed record. He did it on October 10 on Nevada State Highway 160 , a highway capable of hosting an event of this nature. To show that it was not luck, the SCC engineers made two passes through the stage and obtained an average speed. Something that Bugatti’s did not, with the Chiron , but Koenigsegg’s did with the Agera RS.
The pilot Oliver Webb was in charge of bringing the Tuatara to its maximum speed, reaching 484.53 km / h in the first round and 532.93 km / h on its return . The average, 508.73 km / h, certify it as the fastest production vehicle in the world. In order to homologate this feat, they have had to use an identical car to the one that anyone could buy , do the same route twice on a public road, measure speed with a state-of-the-art GPS and many other requirements that we explain in this gallery.
