Ultimate Aero TT Breaks World Record

The 2008 Ultimate Aero TT is the latest version byhas a 422-pound V-8 engine with an aluminum block
Shelby Super Cars (SSC). When the Ultimate Aeroand heads. The four-wheel rocket redlines at 7,200
TT first made its debut many industry insiders felt thatrpm, and the vehicle's horsepower is an incredible 1,183
this vehicle would break the world speed record forat 6,950 rpm. It is a rear-wheel drive with a mid-engine
production cars of 253.2 mph, set by the Bugattiposition. The lightweight body is made of carbon fiber,
Veyron 16.4. It wasn't long before they were provencomposites, and a steel space frame. It sets on
right. The Ultimate Aero TT reached anMichelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires, 19 by 9.5 inches in the
unprecedented speed of 256.15 mph, making thisfront and 20 by 13 inches in the rear. The ride is
lightweight, aerodynamic vehicle officially the "World'scontrolled by unequal length upper and lower A-arms
Fastest Production Car."coil-over springs in the front and rear.
Achieving tremendous power via its twin turbo V-8This politically incorrect beast vehicle- with a four-inch
engine, it produces 1,183 horsepower and 1,094 ft.-lbs.ground clearance- has a refined side too. The interior is
of torque. The speedometer on the car goes up toboth clean and chic. Even the roll bar enhances the
260, and in sixth gear at 7,200 rpm; the TT'slines of the cabin by matching the car's seats. There
performance stats state that it exceeds 286 mph.also is a high-end sound system and a DVD
The Ultimate Aero TT does zero to 60 mph in 2.78navigational system. It comes in 11 heavenly colors,
seconds and a quarter mile in less than 10 seconds. Itincluding yellow, purple and plum.