SSC Tuatara with 1,700 hp

The Bugatti Veyron Supersport is still the fastest car in the world, but several small manufacturers rattle more emphatically at the gates in Molsheim. One of the most serious candidates for the throne is the SSC Tuatara.

In 2011 SSC already presented the first images of the Tuatara. At the time, the brand still called a power of 1,600 hp. The name "Tuatara" refers to a reptile that lives only in New Zealand.

In the period after the first encounter it remained fairly quiet around the new project of SSC, but behind the scenes were quite engineers to test. Including with the engine. The 7.0-liter V8 twin turbo with U.S. gasoline already accounted for 1,350 hp, with race fuel is the block even good for 1,700 hp.

Thus there is a top speed of 440 km / h in the offing. The sprint to 100 km / h takes 2.5 seconds. The buyers can choose from a manual zevenbak or sequential transmission with seven resist. The final price of all this fancy stuff is not yet known.