SSC Tuatara top speed run, 331mph. 316mph average for the record.

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Crazy. Kept seeing rumors last week that they did it, and they sure sat on it for a week, but wow.
If you're gonna set a record, smash that record!!

I also happen to think the Tuatara is one of the best looking supercars out there currently.
 

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Was just about to post this! Pretty crazy how he cruises up to 200mph and then takes off like a bat out of hell!

Now, Koenigsegg, it's your turn...
 

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What tire is on this monster? That is some insane forces on a tire at those speeds.

And what is it with bald guys and going for the top speed records...
 

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Well, ok then
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Crazy. Kept seeing rumors last week that they did it, and they sure sat on it for a week, but wow.
If you're gonna set a record, smash that record!!

I also happen to think the Tuatara is one of the best looking supercars out there currently.

Agree on all points.. she is sexy as hell.

Well, ok then
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Boss manifold? Powerful
 

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Looks like a big pushrod V8 tweaked with twin turbos and having a flat plane crank according to their website. They say Nelson Racing Engines made it from the ground up. Modern Chevy big block V8 is the launch pad most likely.


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Congrats to SSC, I remember when M2K went 300mph in the standing mile with the Ford GT and I thought it would take awhile before anyone else did 300mph, but now 2 other manufacturers have done it (not in a standing mile) and I'm sure Koenigsegg is next on the list and maybe the F5....maybe
 

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Good looking car

Bugatti using a U2 to take spy photos in the background? Lol

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I still remember as a kid getting the Road & Track with the shootout in which the Ruf Yellowbird ran 211. That seemed impossibly fast for the time. The original AMG Hammer ran 180 in the same shootout IIRC.

Had that issue as well lol.


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That is pure insanity. Hats off to the driver because if anything goes wrong at those speeds, there is no other ending but death. What a car though! WOW
 

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