SSC smashes 250mph!American supercar breaks Koenigsegg record – and beats Bugatti too Record-breaking runs by Ultimate Aero were achieved on a closed, single-carriageway road in Washington. Big respect SC (Shelby SuperCars) is now officially the maker of the world’s fastest production car after its astonishing 1183bhp Ultimate Aero recorded a two-way average of 256.18mph on a closed section of highway in Washington state. The driver was 71-year-old Chuck Bigelow (yes, really), who clocked 257.44mph in one direction and 254.91 on the return run to give the average, which has now been verified by Guinness World Records. It beat the previous official holder, the Koenigsegg CCR, by 15.09mph, and also eclipsed the Bugatti Veyron’s widely reported but unofficial top speed of 252mph. Bigelow is confident that the supercar could go faster still on a longer course, meaning SSC has plenty in hand should Bugatti or Koenigsegg attempt to set a new record. The Ultimate Aero uses a twin-turbocharged V8 derived from a GM engine.
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