Now the worlds fastest production car is not only from the U.S., It's from WASHINGTON!!! WOOT WOOT to the Northwest!

WEST RICHLAND, WA (09/13/2007) Shelby Supercars (SSC), manufacturer of the ultra high-performance Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo, set the new "World’s Fastest Production Car" record earlier today with an average top speed of 255.83 mph. 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. Among other requirements, in order to meet Guinness’ approval, a vehicle testing for the top speed record must drive down the course, turn around, and make a second pass in the opposite direction within one hour. The vehicle’s official “top speed” is calculated by averaging the top speeds of each pass in order to negate any favorable road or weather conditions. Today, on a temporarily-closed 2 lane stretch of public highway in Washington State, the Ultimate Aero posted a top speed of 257.11 mph (413.83 kph) on its first pass and 254.55 mph (409.71 kph) on its return pass, yielding a new top speed record: a staggering 255.83 mph (411.76 kph). The data, collected by Dewetron's world-renowned GPS tracking system, will be verified by Guinness before the Ultimate Aero is officially crowned the "World's Fastest Production Car." This breaks the current official record held by the Koenigsegg CCR at 242 mph by 11.83 mph and the Bugatti Veyron's unofficial speed of 253 mph by 3.11 mph.

Read more and view video clips here http://www.shelbysupercars.com/press.php#official

 

I'd drive it

 

 

uggg i want one

 

Just ordered 2 of them

 

gotta check that link when I get home from work

 

what? no car is faster then a cobalt!!! lol

but seriously that is awesome!! maybe ill have the funds to buy a supercar one day

 

wow that car must have stage 3 with n2o

 

This car costs less than half as much as the Veyron. It has half the turbos and cylinders and produces more HP and torque!

 

and it looks nice

 

it has recaros in it... its just like my car... but mines a bit faster then the slow 255 mph... i do about 275 with my stage 15 superturbo upgrade an 1000 shot of nos.. i even put some lighter fluid in my gasstank (its my secret)....

yea ok that went on for to long lol thats a sweet ass car.. i now want one!!

 

Didn't the Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette go 255 back in 1989?? Whatever. Go America!

 

I had a friend who lives out that way that was there for this - he says it was pretty awesome to see.

do you think they accept paypall??

 

not bad for a car that cost $550k. The closest and only dealership is in Las Vegas

 

Thats going to be my daily driver. lol.

 

You are correct sir! However, it was not produced that way. It was all aftermarket from Callaway. It was the fastest street legal car in 1989.

This is what I find impressive:

Test driver Chuck Bigelow, 71 of Richland, WA, had to pass through the S-bend at a minimum of 210 mph in order to attain record speed during the following straightaway (with only 1.5 miles before braking was required); after the record-breaking run, Bigelow stated "if there was additional straight pavement on which to accelerate, the top speed would have been considerably higher and if anyone challenges your record there is tons left on the table".

Going through an "S" bend at 210mph! That takes alot of *****!

 

god bless america.. lol that is one badd ass ride... it looks fast and is fast..

 

Crazy, I grew up in West Richland...never thought anything useful would come from that city!

 

So are they still running a Chevy engine in it? Either way its bad assed!