SSC Ultimate Aero
Car News, Videos — By Des on December 4, 2005 at 10:15 pm — 159 CommentsThe SSC Ultimate Aero scored a stunning number one position in the recent ‘Fastest American Car’ list of Forbes magazine. This list was based on topspeeds of factory-assembled vehicles by American manufacturers.
The SSC Ultimate Aero is one of the fastest cars to look forward to next year. The Ultimate Aero has a huge 1046 HP V8 engine. With the car weighing as much as a VW New Beetle that’s a guaranty for great performance. Talking about performance, SSC says the Ultimate Aero can reach speeds up to 273 mph based on Langley windtunnel calculations. A spokesperson of SSC wrote to Forbes that they did steady speeds of around 210 mph at a famous NASCAR track in Pennsylvania called Pocono with the Ultimate Aero. The question remains how well it handles. SSC plans to sell about 25 of these monsters worldwide.
Specifications
Base Price: $654,500
Top Speed: 260+ mph (416 km/h+)
Horsepower: 1046 bhp @ 6950 rpm
0 to 60 mph: unknown
1/4 mile: unknown
The normal SSC Aero has ‘only’ 787 BHP and does the 0 to 60 mph in 2.94 seconds and the quarter mile in 10.98 seconds at 138 mph. We are really looking forward to see the performance of the Ultimate Aero. Here are some videos and pictures of the SSC Aero:
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159 Comments
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you all have to realize that kor4 is just looking to start trouble. he KNOWS good and well about the nurburgring times. supercars.net has them as well. i have lived in europe, and i can tell you they too have a lot of junk. rover, mg, citroen, fiat, peugeot, renault, etc. when comparing cars for the common people (under $50,000), american cars hold their own now in terms of quality and reliability. european affrodable cars leave a lot to be desired. i love ALL cars, and i hate the outright bias of kor4. he will NEVER AGREE on facts or look them up, because he knows that we make a valid point. europeans and their fans love to dog the big three automakers. what is worse is they compare a 25k chevy malibu to a 525i bmw! no way. besides, most europeans either don’t own a car or they have very small compacts. it is the rich and the upper classes that drive the pricey cars. people talk as if they ALL drive bmws and mercedes. please. TO KOR4, i own a 2008 Z06. it is fast, affordable, easy to maintain, and is upgradable. 6,383 miles and NO problems! did you know that koenigsegg used FORD V8′S?? HMMM. now they have their own. bristol fighter uses a VIPER ENGINE. the ultima gtr uses an american engine. the de thomaso pantera uses a 351 ford. the noble m12 and m4oo have FORD DURATEC engines? no? so does the new m15! what does that say about european cars??? i have more companies that uses american iron if you need more.
Fast american cars are “poor attempts?” It’s the fastest production car in the world. How on earth is that a “poor attempt?”
It’s all down to personal opinion in the end…
The “Brits” have allot to say about American cars, what have they built that they can be proud of? Also when are you idiots going to get with the rest of the world and drive on the correct (Right) side of the road? And when will you stop butchering the English Language? Bonnet (Hood), Boot (trunk), Saloon (Sedan), Mum (Mom), I’m no scholar but when I watch you Brits on the TV (not Tele) I can barely understand every other word you say, so your opinions mean nothing as far as I’m concerned. Anyway, I have a 2009 CTS-V and I love it, when I watched that Homo with the Permed hairdo and screwed up teeth (Jeremy Clarkson) on TOP QUEER complaining about a “bonging” sound coming from the car, (should have removed the key from the ignition, so called car enthusiast) it just proves that The Whining Brits are just jealous. How come every time they test an American car it’s raining? It seems all they ever say is “Cheap Plastic”, is this all they can find? I have been in BMW’S, Mercedes, and Audi’s and I just don’t see what the hell they’re talking about when it comes to interiors and cheap plastics. My 2009 Caddy is Beautiful inside and handles excellent and gets good fuel economy for a car with 569bhp and a 6 speed. AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE THE HELL UP! It seems to be a new Fad for The European countries (you know, the ones we saved with our manufacturing capabilities that they say we don’t have and then re-built back during WWII), Bunch of ungrateful SOB’S. After we saved their sorry ass’s we should have stayed and occupied their wonderful countries after all it was American blood and Tax payers money that saved Europe) Hindsight is 20/20 though.