The Shelby Supercars (SSC) Ultimate Aero is officially the fastest production car on the road. That Guiness World Record has been obtained and verified. The Ultimate Aero American-made supercar also can claim the most stock horsepower by any roadgoing production car ever released.
How did Jerod Shelby's vision of the SSC Ultimate Aero supercar travel from pipe dream to reality at breathtaking speed? No relation to Carroll Shelby, Jerod Shelby took a passion for cars and success in tuning and various aspects of the ridiculous speed sports car world and built the Shelby Supercars Ultimate Aero from the ground up. The bodywork, suspension and the sweet twin-turbo V8 outputting nearly 1200 horsepower are all exclusive to the SSC Ultimate Aero, this is not a kit car by any means.
The Guinness World Records-verified top speed for the SSC Ultimate Aero is 256.18 mph, but the world record certification process requires two passes, one headed in each direction, over the same stretch of road. The car's fastest pass on this occasion reached a speed of 257.44 mph, and this is running on pump gas in completely stock trim. If you can afford the SSC Ultimate Aero, significantly cheaper than the Bugatti Veyron, you will have a car on your hands capable of 250 miles per hour without any modification.
Taking the SSC Ultimate Aero to such speeds, of course, requires two parts skill and one part insanity.
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