SSC North America
Shelby SuperCars Inc. (SSC) is an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1999 [1] by owner Jerod Shelby (no relation to car designer Carroll Shelby). The company is based in West Richland, near the Tri-Cities, Washington and specializes in the production of supercars.
They build the SSC Aero, equipped with a twin turbocharged pushrod engined V8s. Its turbocharged 6.35 liter (387.2 cubic inch) V8 produces 1,183 bhp (882 kW), which makes it the most powerful production car in the world, beating the Bugatti Veyron's 987 bhp (736 kW; 1,001 PS). On September 13, 2007, the "Ultimate Aero" allegedly took the title of fastest production car from the Bugatti Veyron. The Ultimate Aero has a claimed top speed of Template:Auto km/h.[2]
History
In 2008-7-10, SSC announced it would open its Dubai showroom in October 2008.[3]
In 2008-07-12, SSC announced plans to unveil the Ultimate Aero EV (Electric Vehicle). SSC expects to roll out its first prototype in February 2009.[4] The car was advertised in the original press release as rechargeable in 10 minutes from an 110V outlet, which has been criticised as impossible in some articles. The press release has since changed. [5]
References
- ^ "About SSC".
- ^ "Shelby Supercars' press release".
- ^ SSC Middle East Exclusive Showroom Slated To Open In October 2008
- ^ SSC 'Going Green' In New SuperCar Development
- ^ Yoney, Domenick (2009-02-01). "Shelby Super Cars revises incredible claims (again!), now almost credible". Autobloggreen.com. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
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