Shelby Supercars Ultimate Aero Tt
And not just because its breakout.
Shelby supercars ultimate aero tt. Just two years after bugatti a little known american outfit called ssc shelby supercars which interestingly has nothing to do with carroll shelby a very well known american name who also. The man driving it is jerod shelby founder and ceo of ssc shelby supercar. A legacy of american supercars the ssc ultimate aero held the title of world s fastest production car as verified by guinness world records in 2007. On september 13 2007 on a rural paved road in eastern washington state the ssc ultimate aero became the fastest production car in the world dethroning the bugatti veyron s 253 81 mph title.
That record has since been broken but that doesn t take anything away from this fully. Brianzuk spots an incredible grey black ssc ultimate aero twin turbo on the road. Since the final customer delivery in 2015 it continues to stand as one of the fastest and most versatile supercars on the planet. 1 350bhp and 0 60mph in 2 5 seconds the ssc had all the makings of a great ssc or shelby supercars was one of the supercar success stories of the mid 2000s.
The 2007 shelby supercars ultimate aero tt has a guinness book of records verified top speed of 256 18 mph. The ssc ultimate aero is a mid engined sports car that was produced by ssc north america formerly known as shelby supercars from 2004 until 2013. Confident of the 1183 hp vehicle s abilities ssc set out to validate their top speed claim in accordance with the strict guidelines set by guinness world records.