Images of the Shelby Super Cars (SSC) Ultimate Aero II have emerged as the battle to be the world’s fastest supercar continues.
The previous SSC Ultimate Aero offered a very different experience to the Bugatti Veyron, with minimal driving aids or electronic interference. It took the Veyron’s crown until Bugatti hit back with the 429 km/h Super Sport. Now the fight looks set to move into round three.
Developed by Shelby Supercars and designed by Jason Castriota, the Aero II has been designed and built with the to take down the Bugatti. Aiming to the give the Veyron Super Sport a bloody nose, the R6.6 million, twin-turbocharged 6.8-litre V8 Aero II gets to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds before reaching a claimed top speed of 440 km/h.
That V8 develops a staggering 993 kW (compared to the Veyron’s 870 kW) and, with its lightweight carbon fibre construction, it weighs in at just 1 179 kg. They Veyron is just shy of 2 000 kg.
Its extra power and more slender frame gives the Aero II a power-to-weight ratio almost double the Veyron’s. The Ultimate’s wheels follow the same low-weight mantra as the rest of the car, being the world’s first single-cast carbon fibre wheels, which tip the scales at just under 6 kg each.
Adapted from Evo
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