![]() And, buzz had been building around the Tuatara, which began production in 2019, with reports that the American supercar was topping 300 mph in unofficial runs. In terms of actual top speed runs completed, the SSC Tuatara hit 286mph and averaged 283mph according to the company's verified data. Still, SSC managed to set a previous record for the world's fastest production car in 2007, when the company's first production car, the Ultimate Aero supercar, posted a top speed of more than 257 mph. The fastest cars in the world right now are: Bugatti Chiron Supersport 300+ SSC Tuatara McLaren Speedtail Koenigsegg Regera Lamborghini Aventador SVJ. The fastest production car in the world in terms of projected figures (before an official run has been made) is the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, with a calculated top speed target of over 310mph. "This record is so extremely sweet, knowing that our small organization just achieved something that much more established brands, with much larger engineering and development teams, and obviously larger budgets, have not been able to achieve." "People may look at SSC and ask if we belong in the hypercar realm, with such stalwart competitors," Shelby told Bloomberg. ![]() ![]() By comparison, Bugatti plans to make no more than 500 of its Chiron supercars. SSC also plans a relatively small production run for the Tuatara, as only 100 of the cars will ever be built (at no more than 25 per year), according to the company. Meanwhile Bugatti, which is owned by huge auto conglomerate Volkswagen Group, and Sweden's Koenigsegg both boast around 300 employees each. Based out of Washington state, SSC reportedly has just 24 employees, according to Bloomberg. It has a very respectable top speed of 231 mph and still ranks as one of the fastest cars in the world and one of the fastest cars ever produced. Founded in 1998, SSC is still privately-owned by founder Jerod Shelby (who is no relation to the legendary racer and car designer, Carroll Shelby). The McLaren F1 is an iconic car that was one of the first widely recognizable supercars ever produced. Controversially, the SSC Tuatara was the fastest car in the world in 2020, a record that was set by combining a one-way run of 330 mph with a second run of 301 mph, averaging a Guinness-certified. ![]()
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