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'''Shelby Super Cars''' commonly known as '''SSC''' is an American automobile manufacturer of exotic supercars based out of the Tri-Cities in Washington State. The company is owned by Jerod Shelby, unrelated to Carroll Shelby. |
'''Shelby Super Cars''' commonly known as '''SSC''' is an American automobile manufacturer of exotic supercars based out of the Tri-Cities in Washington State. The company is owned by Jerod Shelby, unrelated to Carroll Shelby. |
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They build the [[SSC Aero]], using supercharged [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[pushrod engine]]d [[V8]]s. Their "Ultimate Aero" is reputed to be a challenger to the title of fastest production car, held by the [[Bugatti Veyron]], based on wind-tunnel testing that reached the conclusion its 6.4 litre 1048bhp V8 should be able to power it to around 270mph. |
They build the [[SSC Aero]], using supercharged [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[pushrod engine]]d [[V8]]s. Their "Ultimate Aero" is reputed to be a challenger to the title of fastest production car, held by the [[Bugatti Veyron]], based on wind-tunnel testing that reached the conclusion its former 6.4 litre 1048bhp V8 should be able to power it to around 270mph. |
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Now its turbocharged 387.2 cubic inch V8 produces 1183 bhp, making it the most powerful production car in the world. It is claimed to be able to reach about 273 miles per hour, although the car has been reported to have a top speed in the area of 280 mph. |
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SSC was scheduled to make a world record speed in Washington in late August, but as of yet, nothing has been heard of the results. |
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The company is unrelated to [[Carroll Shelby]]. |
The company is unrelated to [[Carroll Shelby]]. |
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Revision as of 00:57, 8 September 2007
Shelby Super Cars commonly known as SSC is an American automobile manufacturer of exotic supercars based out of the Tri-Cities in Washington State. The company is owned by Jerod Shelby, unrelated to Carroll Shelby.
They build the SSC Aero, using supercharged General Motors pushrod engined V8s. Their "Ultimate Aero" is reputed to be a challenger to the title of fastest production car, held by the Bugatti Veyron, based on wind-tunnel testing that reached the conclusion its former 6.4 litre 1048bhp V8 should be able to power it to around 270mph. Now its turbocharged 387.2 cubic inch V8 produces 1183 bhp, making it the most powerful production car in the world. It is claimed to be able to reach about 273 miles per hour, although the car has been reported to have a top speed in the area of 280 mph. SSC was scheduled to make a world record speed in Washington in late August, but as of yet, nothing has been heard of the results.
The company is unrelated to Carroll Shelby.
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