Veyron No Longer World’s Fastest
14 Sep, 2007
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The world’s most extraordinary car - the Bugatti Veryon 16.4 - is no longer the world’s fastest.
Proving that driving really fast in a straight line is what they do best, American manufacturer SSC (Shelby Supercars) has broken the record for the fastest speed achieved by a production vehicle with their SSC Ultimate Aero TT.
The previous record was far from obliterated, only narrowly improving upon the Bugatti Veyron’s top speed of 407km/h to set a new record of 411.76km/h.
In order to calculate the top speed, Guiness World Record officials required the car to be driven along the same stretch of highway in each direction within an hour to negate any environmental advantages.
On its first pass the SSC Ultimate Aero TT managed 413.83km/h followed by 409.71km/h) on its return pass to return an average top speed of 411.76km/h.
The SSC Ultimate Aero TT is also the world’s most powerful production car producing 1183hp (882kW) and 1302 Nm care of its twin turbocharged Chevy V8. This is compared to 1001hp for the Veyron.
This has been SSC’s first successful attempt at improving upon the Veyron’s top speed, having tried several times in the past.
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September 14th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
How much is this thing?
It doesn’t look as expensive as the B16.4. It would suck if you bought the fastest, most powerful car and the American’s just out did it.
Who says American’s can’t make good cars. Well apart from falling apart and “What are corners??” there is nothing wrong with it ;-)
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September 14th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
The thing is, when VW built the Veyron, it was an engineering project with many objectives, all of which were met. As a by-product, the car is fast in a straight line.
This Yank thing is just a souped up railway carriage, which they kept souping up until it went faster than the Veyron.
No soup for them.
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September 14th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Yep couldn’t have said it better myself. There is also more to car than going fast I doubt this can much more than that. How long does it take to stop or hasn’t it yet? hehehe
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September 14th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
At speeds achieved by these saught of cars it would seem important that the engineering must be top-of-the-game and the cars braking and road holding features have to all be the best. Unless the Americans have had a sudden culture change shock this car of theres surely cannot be as good the european monster, despite the higher top speed.
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September 14th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Yeah Americans like to think they can build high parformance V8 production cars to rival those from Europe. Going fast [in a straight line] is one thing yet a number of [iconic] sports cars from the USA don’t have the brakes or handling to match when it comes to stopping or negotiating a series of corners
Remember “Power is nothing without Control” .. and their build quality is nowhere near the Euros.
However; Koenigsegg is working on a new supercar to regain their record.
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September 14th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
If they tuned the crap out of veyron and didn’t give a sh1t about reliability, I’m sure it could go faster still.
Veyron is much more than that.
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September 14th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
the buggati veyron may be fast in a straight line but vw tested at the ring for 2 years but no lap time was released. i think that was because it wasn’t that fast at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N....._lap_times
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September 14th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Yeah I agree, good luck keeping that U.S trash going with that kind of power… if their V8s are anything to go by I would be worried! Not to mention, the Veyron is cool because it has so many cool features… like 10 radiators and I think it was 4 turbos.
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September 14th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Remember folks - it was US muscle in the GT40 that nailed Ferrari X 2 at Le Mans in the 60’s. They do know how to make fast, reliable cars which can handle high speed corners, if they need to.
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September 14th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Ohhh I don’t know,Europe has come a LONG way since the 60s with a LOT of their manufacturers , maybe as one hit wonders again but there is no constancy in what the YANKS develop . There ….all over the place!
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September 14th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Reckless1 hit the nail on the head with his 1st comment
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September 15th, 2007 at 7:29 am
Agree with Bavarian Missile fully. The yanks are all over the place with inconsistent designs that are tad angular and bizarre. They have the weirdest tastes when it comes to the look of a car.
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September 15th, 2007 at 9:55 am
I wonder if the yanks will race this car at Le Mans or it can be driven on the road as a day to day car. It seems very low when compared to the Veyron. But then the Veyron is more than just a projectile. It’s and engineering marvel of design whose limitations would have been part of the original design brief.
Does anyone know what sort of fuel was used.
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September 16th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
I’m happy for SSC and that the title is back here since the GT40 in the 60s? Everyone questioning the handling is seriously misinformed, their prototypes took the Road & Track slalom record previously held by the Enzo almost two years ago. I’m waiting for them to be tested by all the magazines before I decide to make my opinion seem factual, I suggest you all do the same. Opinions on looks are understandable but statements beginning with “i doubt, or i think” usually mean “i don’t know the facts and am too lazy to figure out the truth”.
I for one am a fan of the veyron and the ssc because they both push engineering limits when it comes to cars. They are two completely different cars the veryon a 250 mph “touring” type car and the ssc a 250mph sports car.
Let me ask another question? How good does the Veyron handle? Everyone is questioning the SSC’s handling and they have proof they can best even Ferrari. What has Bugatt done besides just go fast?
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September 17th, 2007 at 2:14 am
The Veyron actually handles extremely well, Tiff Needell on Fifth Gear took the Bugatti Veyron out onto a track for the first time on television and it handled amazingly for a car of that weight and power(2 Ton)
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September 17th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Quote tony: “Remember folks - it was US muscle in the GT40 that nailed Ferrari X 2 at Le Mans in the 60’s. They do know how to make fast, reliable cars which can handle high speed corners, if they need to.”
The original GT40 was developed by Ford of Europe, with an American engine granted. But it was the Euros who made it handle and stop.
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September 17th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Is the Shelby permanent all-wheel drive like the Veyron? I would have thought an all wheel drive system would have to out handle a rear wheel only?
Oh and from what I can find out the Veyron does 0-62 mph in 2.5 sec the Shelby 0-60 mph in 2.78 sec so I guess in the end their close by any means.
Why did Shelby wait till someone else had the fastest production car in the world before they decided to beat it though ?
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September 28th, 2007 at 9:36 am
my hyundai getz is faster
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February 25th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
The veyron is better than the SSC because americans just want to be better than everyone they probably have no safety about the car and it would probably fall apart in 2 years
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February 25th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Veyron is the mother of all cars as gels together. The Shelby is add ons everywhere and opposite as gels wrong!
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February 25th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Cotton picking dam Shelby kee kee ah ha with all the dressings added on will be a bigger then Ben Hur car. Hot diggety mame she is a pearler!
Yanks are units as must be as big as HOLLYWOOD.
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