The SSC's new car, the Ultimate Aero TT is one of the most powerful production cars on the face of the Earth. Surpassing it's original design specifications, SSC's proprietary twin turbo pushes out an astounding 1180 horsepower. Though it is so powerful, it still is able to run on regular 91 octane pump gas. It also is able to handle long term red-line rpm usage.
Further establishing its place among the elite super cars of the world, The car produces more emission legal horsepower than any other production car in the world.
The car made its debut in Wolfsburg Germany in may of 2007 at the world top-speed competition held there.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of this car is its top speed. The current fastest speed of a production car is 253 mph, set by the Bugatti Veyron. Under extensive wind tunnel testing the Ultimate Aero TT not only proved that it was able to be stable at speeds over 250, but actually was capable of up to 273 mph. Though the 6 speed transmission is adjusted to handle speeds of up to 286.272 mph. This was scheduled to be put to the test on march 22nd of 2007 but due to non-optimal weather conditions the driver reported tire slippage at 190 mph and wasn't able to get the car above 230 mph.
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