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SSC boss admits video of Tuatara hypercar speed record run was ‘substantially incorrect’

Published 29 October 2020
By Kieran Ahuja
Jerod Shelby has published a statement responding to doubts about the legitimacy of the world record claimed to have been set by the company.
Doubts surface about SSC’s Tuatara record run

Doubts cast on SSC Tuatara record speed run

Questions are surfacing regarding the legitimacy of the alleged production car speed record set by the SSC Tuatara last week.
Published 27 October 2020
The SSC Tuatara is now the world's fastest production car

Watch onboard video of SSC Tuatara hitting 331mph

American outfit SSC has taken to a closed road in Las Vegas with its Tuatara Hypercar to smash the world's fastest production car record.
Published 20 October 2020
2019 Bugatti Chiron 304.773mph world record Ehra-Lessien

Bugatti Chiron hypercar smashes 300mph barrier

Bugatti claims it's set an all-new world speed record, after it clocked an upgraded Chiron hypercar hurtling along at an incredible 304.773mph.
Published 02 September 2019
Hennessey claims mind-blowing 311mph top speed for Venom F5 hypercar

Hennessey claims 311mph top speed for Venom F5

We may be in an age of increasing fuel economy and tightening emissions standards but it looks like we're also entering a new era of...
Published 09 March 2018