The World’s Fastest Production Car
It seems the Bugatti Veyron will have to find a new unofficial claim to fame. Maybe it can be the fastest selling 2-nd fastest car in the world? As for being the fastest car in the world, the Guinness Book of World Records has officially awarded that title to the SSC Ultimate Aero TT. After its record run across a Washington state highway that yielded an official average speed, as determined by the Guinness Officials, as being 256.19 mph.
In order to be the worlds fastest production model car you have to meet all the safety and emissions standards that production models face, as well as run on fuel from the average pump.The Ultimate Aero TT does all that and more. It carries luxury items as well, such as a 10-speaker sound system, leather/suede upholstery, navigation system and an operable back-up camera. Also included is a front-end lift system that raises the nose of the car 4-inches to aid it in clearing rough roads. Add to all of that the fact that the Ultimate Aero TT achieved its record run with a twin-turbo V8 with 1183-hp and 1094 ft-lbs of torque while meeting emissions standards… which is another record that SSC is applying for with Guinness.
While the SSC Ultimate Aero TT now owns the bragging rights as the fastest production car in the world they still feel they have room to raise the bar a bit further. The body itself has been tested in the wind tunnel to withstand speeds of 273-mph. Since the record setting run was performed on a public road with an uneven surface it stands to reason that the Ultimate Aero TT could certainly stretch out its lead a bit further.
If you are in the market for the worlds fastest production car then you may want to contact Motor Cars of Las Vegas (www.motorcarslv.com) as they are the only dealership licensed to sell the SSC Ultimate Aero TT. And if you are not in the market you might want to get a hold of the latest Project Gotham Racing 4 as the Ultimate Aero TT is available to you at a far cheaper price. Plus you have a decreased chance of making internet headlines when you crash your Ultimate Aero there than you will in real life.
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sure its a badass car.. but how can it be an official worlds record if tis recorded illegally on a US interstate highway?
Words by SETI on October 9, 2007 at 10:09 pm | #
Actually the record run was recorded on a section of Washington state highway that was closed off with the states cooperation just for the occassion. They did not make the run with Guinness watching while weaving through traffic.
I have just added links to prior articles about the SSC Ultimate Aero’s run for the record at the end of this article. They better detail how they made the run and the way the speed was calculated by Guinness.
Words by will bee on October 10, 2007 at 5:28 am | #
I hate it when people refer to the Bugatti as “the worlds fastest”. Well now they refer to it as “second fastest”, but seriously. The Bugattis record was killed a while ago. After about three months of it being the fastest.
Faster cars than Bugatti: Koenigsegg CCX/CCXR/CCGT
Crovette Sledgehammer(tuned)
Hennessey Viper Venom 1000 SRT10
Barabus TKR(437 km/h-0-100km/h in 1.67)
some guy tuned his AC Cobra to do 0-200 km/h
in 4.9 seconds.
There’s more but I can’t really think right now. Frik- Dodge Tomahawk (bike) Top speed- 640 km/h. And now there’s the SSC Ultimate Aero .
It’s a very nice car too (SSC, not Bugatti), but I prefer the Koenigsegg.
Stuff you Bugatti
Words by Kaamraan on October 10, 2007 at 12:57 pm | #
Well, actually they built a car that was designed to go 600 KMph during WW2, they never got to test it though, but according to theory it should be able to go there.
anyway, I suppose Bugatti got most PR since they were the first to actually go there no?
Words by Coltaine on October 10, 2007 at 2:04 pm | #
I think the distinction between the fastest car, and the fastest street legal car needs to be made a bit stronger. People tend to refer to the Veyron, or now the Aero, as being the fastest car in the world, which leads some people to think that 256mph is the top speed a car can travel, when in fact there are cars that will break the sound barrier. Just not on public roads.
Words by Tshylea on October 11, 2007 at 5:38 am | #
Tshylea,
I would have to agree with you. Even I sometimes neglect to emphasis that the Ultimate Aero is the worlds fastest PRODUCTION car. Which means that it is mass produced AND adheres to all the safety and emissions standards that other major manufacturers do.
And again, as noted in the prior article, the only reason SSC had to utilize a closed off section of state highway for their test run is they are a small company and cannot afford to rent out any of the large test tracks owned by the major auto manufacturers.
Thanks for you all for your comments… many good points.
Words by will bee on October 11, 2007 at 5:47 am | #
…but the bugatti actually looks nice…
Words by momo on October 11, 2007 at 8:14 am | #
Yeah, when compared to a turd. Bugatti had nice styling cues with the EB110, but the Veyron is definitely function over form. The two (three? four? the thing looks like a moving rave party) tone color scheme doesn’t help. The only reason the SSC Aero looks any bad is because of the sponsor stickers plastered over the outside. Imagine if they were removed, along with that silly looking hood spike on the front. That thing would look like a Diablo on steroids.
Words by Jon on October 12, 2007 at 7:47 pm | #
This car looks like s**t compared tothe veyron and ccx (etc) are so nice compared to this. Apart from looking like somebody has taken a sledgehammer to the hood and tried to fix it with a homemade piece of metal i bet the drive is bad too, nothing compared to any of the other fastest production cars
Words by bobby on October 20, 2007 at 4:15 pm | #
I love how people argue on the internet. Listen, if you don’t like the way it looks then don’t buy it! i doubt you have enough money to anyways… Or hell, get off your rear-end and design your own fastest production car. I’m sure you can do much better. Oh and Kaamraan, all of those cars you mentioned are HEAVILY modified versions of the PRODUCTION versions or a one of the kind special make, not a production model.
Words by Chris on October 22, 2007 at 8:50 pm | #
all this top speed nonsense misses the whole point of why the Veyron is still head and shoulders above the wannabes
Its not about ticking boxes when it comes street legality; don’t take my word for it, take these cars for a test drive… ok lol, real world, watch some Top Gear on you tube. The presenters get to drive almost everything that’s fast, but when it comes to getting the fastest times out of a car, they put a racing driver in it.
These ‘production’ cars maybe can hit the headline speed on a good day with a professional driver, but that’s not real world.
What makes the Veyron special is the way it’s the fastest car in the world, props to anyone building 250mph into a ‘production’ car - but the point is *anyone* can in a Veyron, especially if they are a fat balding billionaire - and quickly for that matter - while stopping at the corner shop - if there is enough track near by, and with four wheel drive, and honestly with that much power I wouldn’t want anything less than four driven wheels, you can go out if it’s raining or a bit wintry and not worry unduly about going backwards.
Where are the absolute performance figures matching like with like, how long did it take this car to hit the magic numbers? Remember the Veyron doing a 0-200mph dash will beat a Mclaren F1 already travelling at 100mph to the 200 mph mark.
Looking at what the parts bin bits n’ pieces these wannabes are playing with do you really think there won’t be more power extracted out of the Veyron’s W12 quad turbo if the need arises?
Words by Charles on October 24, 2007 at 3:41 am | #
I got to this link actually looking for something else but being a lover of fast cars I am glad I got here. Like everyone else, I have an opinion. Who in their right mind could look upon a Veyron and honestly say that it looks good. I’d be the first to agree that it has some impressive specs but it looks like a Renault that ran through a Ferari chop shop and when they didn’t like that design decided to copy what appears to be an old and rediscovered Mustang body panel. Either way, they missed the boat. Trying to compare its looks to the SSC Ultimate Aero TT is like comparing one of them new (UGLY) VW Beetles to a new RollsRoyce or a fine Bentley.
Guiness tells the speed story for today. If we find that Kaamraan is right about the other cars in the list that are faster, one can only derive that the foreign market isn’t held to the same standards that the us market is concerning truth in advertising.
Words by Jerry on October 24, 2007 at 5:39 pm | #
i was wrong my girl was right no thanks to you…. i thought the konneigsigg was the fastest car in the world and then today she looked it up and busted me….. but she loves me so she let it go….and i want to marry her now
Words by jerry on October 24, 2007 at 5:49 pm | #
That is one wild ride!
Words by wyldsyd on October 25, 2007 at 7:13 am | #
What happened to the McLarren? Man, I’m out of touch.
Words by Kyle on October 26, 2007 at 7:21 pm | #
granted the bugatti aint the fastest now but i’d hate to drive that aero around a bend with my foot down …. the arse would step out and you find your nuts in the obituaries next day…. for all the power of the aero or even the Koenigseggs CCX/CCXR/CCGT have developed through advanced tuning the can’t put it on the road because they dont have the down force from the rear spoiler that the bugatti has. In short you can have all the power in the world but if you can’t get it on the road its wasted on smoke and costin you tyres.
Words by drunkenmunky on October 28, 2007 at 4:38 pm | #
World’s fastest street-legal PRODUCTION car? I dunno… from the looks of the pictures I’ve seen it doesn’t look as if the steering wheel contains an airbag. What about emissions compliance? Has anyone seen or heard evidence of completing and passing mandatory DOT crash tests? Saleen, Mosler and yes even Vector all accomplised these tasks. Until I see a photo of one in a showroom with a Mulroney label attached, I’m not convinced. Otherwise, it’s a kit car, and must be registered as such, like a Noble, Ultima or Ariel, which are all fine cars, but not factory-ready U.S. legal PRODUCTION cars. Show me the evidence!!
Words by matt on October 29, 2007 at 4:56 pm | #
this car looks so crap, ugly & ugly compared to this: http://www.automotoportal.com/photos/10_Worlds_Fastest_Cars/9 wow wat a differance! Nissan Skyline is one of the best cars to tune up!! l8rr
Words by NS-Skyline123 on November 6, 2007 at 6:45 pm | #
THIS CAR SUCKS! THERE IS A CAR THAT RUNS OVER 800 mph and has over 3000 hp and hauls 0 60 in less than .34 seconds. It meets standards and is very rare, classified, science facility they wouldn’t tell guiness for the world this car is number 2.
Words by Lando on November 16, 2007 at 8:28 am | #
thats the faster car i have ever saw.i am not joking!
Words by serbian on November 25, 2007 at 10:22 am | #
this car is the fastest production car in the world because they proved it. if the science facility would tell anyone of the so called fastest car that nobody has seen im not sure it is the fastest car. the aero is the fastest car cuz they proved it. i mean it even beat the veyron thats saying something
Words by Andrew on November 25, 2007 at 1:11 pm | #
with half the engine
Words by Andrew on November 25, 2007 at 2:58 pm | #
Yeah, it’s faster than the Veyron. Just.
But seriously… Anything other than a Veyron approaches 250 miles an hour, the people who’ve done it will tell you it’s scary as shit. It feels like the car is coming apart (Check the last few minutes in the studio of a clip from Top Gear with James May topping out the Veyron) Because the car is reaching its limit. No way you can be comfortable going that fast in a Koenigsegg.
The Veyron, though? As smooth over 250 as it is at 100 as it is at 50 miles an hour. What other car can claim that? Frankly, it’s an engineering masterpiece. What the Parthenon is to architecture, the Veyron is to road vehicle engineering. It’s so far beyond anything that’s gone before, that even well into the future you’d be mad not to recognise what a milestone the Veyron is.
Words by Rob on November 26, 2007 at 2:52 am | #
The Veyron is a hideously ugly POS compared to the SSC and costs about $800,000 more!
Only fools would pay $1.4 million for a Veyron.
Words by Bob on December 1, 2007 at 5:34 pm | #
this car looks nice but i dont think its the fastest. Is a ferrari faster than this car cuz i thought Ferrari was the fastest car. Well tell me!!!
Words by Nick on December 2, 2007 at 11:20 pm | #
well, first nick you are an idiot. ferrari has never claimed or tried to break a speed record. the Veyron, deserves as much respect as it does looks. you tell me when you see a veyron, that you will confused it with diablo? no. The bugatti, is the most celebrated for all engineering feats , you think a car like the aero tt can be as easy to drive as the bugatti? i dont. take a look at the video provided by top gear , driver James May, is not a professional race car driver , he effortlessly drove the car. E.Bugatti engineers have to be commended for a marvelous feat of achieving such power, grace, and beauty and putting that all together in a single masterpiece.
i shall gives respect to the ssc aero tt.
i only have one question (two part),
how much power is on all motor?before the turbos kick in and
how much boost are you pushing?
the bugatti is only pushing about 12 psi per turbo at a top speed run!
the turbo on the aero tt have to be pushing close to 24-30 psi per turbo. some incredible numbers, and how long are those turbo’s going to last?
Words by jrosa on December 19, 2007 at 7:40 am | #
ohh, and to people who claim that the are faster cars onthe world, these cars are the fastest production cars.
yeah there are faster cars, they are called streamliners, they live just for speed and their home is saltflats in utah desert.
those cars are not meant for the street like ther cars are.
those other companies claiming speeds over 250mph need to prove their claims. bottom line.
no more i think we can , people fork up and show some .
Words by jrosa on December 19, 2007 at 7:45 am | #
No-one in their right minds would buy the SCC over the Veyron. The Veyron is a proper car - acceleration, speed, comfort, style and handling - while the SSC is just a cheap American attempt to break the speed record. This sums up most American cars - fast at the expense of everything else, making a car that you’d hate to drive and is a waste of money. Speed (not acceleration) aside, the Veyron has everything over the SSC and on a proper track in a real race (None of that NASCAR bullshit) the Veyron would own the SSC.
And only those with most of their brain missing could mistake this ugly piece of twisted metal for a Diablo. How could you confuse a stupid American car with a car engineered and designed by Italians?
Words by Mike on January 3, 2008 at 11:35 pm | #
Mike, American cars arent about speed at the cost of everything else, ever driven a vette, its fast, graceful, gorgeous, luxurious and very well mannered, unlike the viper, NASCAR sucks, i prefer NHRA, 330mph in 3 seconds, thats my bag, as for racing, everytime i watch “real races” the vettes are owning everything in their class, dont mistake some manufacturers to be the measure for the country, otherwise Italy, Japan, the UK, they’d all be rated as very poor cars.
Words by travis on January 6, 2008 at 1:07 am | #
SSC ultimate AERO it`s not faster that the Veyron, Very close but not faster… SSC it`s chipper, that a + if you want to expend 100,000 us dollars more and realy make it faster than the Veyron but not better it will brake often and maybe not be usable on the streets; I love american cars but I`m not Blind this car(SSC)need to race the Veyron FACE TO FACE to proof me wrong, 1/4 mile and 2 miles run, and them in Laguna Seca to claim itself FASTER that the Veyron; Buggati spend 10 years in the concept and Shelby maybe A year or two,NASA and everything, Pretty cool, but still not enough smoothness and handling…
I think that ssc ultimate it’s the perfect race car but not the King of the streets.(Take a ride on a Veyron and you would think the same).
Words by DR1V3R X on January 8, 2008 at 4:56 pm | #
the front looks ugly
Words by Ben on February 5, 2008 at 3:36 am | #
setting the bugatti, koenigsegg, and this up in a w/e on w/e for w/e distance doesnt seem like it would be that hard of a feat for these big companies… who wouldnt want to sponsor something like that. it just seems to be a matter of the companies not wanting to settle the differences between these super powers in the automotive universe…
Words by M12 on February 7, 2008 at 9:26 pm | #
*in the beginning i meant :: in w/e race on w/e track for w/e distance…
Words by M12 on February 7, 2008 at 9:29 pm | #
How is the induced drag flow coresponde with the engery of the car/Absolutely Beautiful Machine!
Words by Shawn Wilson on February 25, 2008 at 6:45 pm | #
I dont like the back
Words by ifra on March 14, 2008 at 7:57 am | #
i got a couple of things i want to get off my mind. people really need to wake up and realize that the bugatti is the future back in the day they were struggling cause they couldnt find the right amount of power they wanted to produce no the bugatti shine’s over all of the rest frist it was the mclaren no one could test the bugatti turned into a baby now its droped out of the race now they want to refer to the bugatti as the world second fastest car that type of stuff cant happen bugatti is taking over you need to start appreciate and im out
Words by semi on March 24, 2008 at 9:59 am | #
There is still only one. That one is Bugatti. There is not another car like it, yet anyway. Funny how most of the talk is about Bugatti and what again was the car at the top of this page. I honestly can’t recall.
Words by Bugatti Lover on March 26, 2008 at 3:20 pm | #
well let me tell you something you bugatti haters. the ssc ultamite aero looks like the lambo. and besides, the bugatti has a smother ride then then the ssc.
Words by oscar on March 26, 2008 at 10:25 pm | #
is that really the fastest car in the whole entire world? how about the bugatti?,ccx,and lamborghini revention?……….
Words by michael on March 28, 2008 at 5:53 am | #
i think its the rolieoliepolie car with the little robots. they are so cute.
i wanna do what you know adults do with somebody else.i mean s…e…x
Words by treehouse on April 1, 2008 at 8:47 pm | #
“Guinness” saying you have the fastest “street legal” car has no real legitimacy. They are not the orginization that is generally in charge of speed records. That goes to the “FIA”, they have certain criteria that must be met and as far as they are concerned the “Bugatti” is still on top, however “Koenigsegg” is going to attempt to get the record back with their “CCXR”. So until the “Ultimate Aero TT” goes in front of the “FIA” its not even in the top 50. Sorry people there are rules to this record and if you dont follow the rules you don’t get the glory.
Words by James on June 2, 2008 at 8:52 pm | #
i think that all of u SSC people are crazy dumbasses.I mean the veyron totally owns the streets not that twisted peice of scrap metal at the top of the page. an ovation for the bugatti lover guy.
Words by sanjay on June 22, 2008 at 6:26 pm | #