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World’s fastest car ends up on eBay, 2007 SSC Ultimate Aero up for sale

The 2007 SSC Ultimate Aero, the world’s fastest production car with a top speed of 257 mph, is on the auction block at eBay Motors. For an auction as exclusive as this, one must be pre-approved to even bid on the item.
The Ultimate Aero is powered by a 1183-hp engine with a peak torque of [...]

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SSC to build new electric-powertrain that recharges in 10 minutes and provides 200 miles

Watch out Tesla and Fisker, Shelby SuperCars, the makers of the fastest production road-legal car, has released details for its new electric vehicle technology that will be unveiled later this year. Besides working on the fastest electric-car production car, the Ultimate Aero EV, SSC will unveil a new technology that allows electric-vehicles to recharge in 10 [...]

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2009 SSC Ultimate Aero makes 1,287-hp, top speed comes in at 270 mph

The SSC Ultimate Aero is officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest road-going car in the world. Shelby Supercars has now updated the Ultimate Aero for the 2009 model year giving it a 15 percent increase in horsepower, a revamped front fascia design, and a couple of interior upgrades.
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SSC going super-green: Working on the fastest electric-car in the world

SSC already owns the Guinness World Record for the fastest car in world with its Ultimate Aero hitting a top speed of 257mph. Well they are now working on new milestone with the Ultimate Aero EV. That’s right – SSC is working on a electric version of the Ultimate Aero with a main goal to built [...]

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Video: Jay Leno drives the 2008 SSC Ultimate Aero

While 9ff Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH thinks their GT9 is the fastest car in the world , the rest of the world knows that Guinness World Records officially recognizes the 2008 SSC Ultimate Aero as the fastest road-legal car in the world.  Powered by a 1183-hp engine with a peak torque of 1094 lb-ft, the SSC Ultimate Aero does [...]

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