| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder(s) | Jerod Shelby |
| Headquarters | West Richland, USA |
| Products | Supercar |
| Website | Shelbysupercars.com |
Shelby SuperCars Inc. (SSC) is an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1998[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 built the SSC Aero, equipped with a twin turbocharged pushrod engined V8s. Its turbocharged 6.35 litres (388 cu in) V8 produces 1,287 bhp (960 kW; 1,305 PS), 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" took the title of fastest production car from the Bugatti Veyron, which has since been reclaimed by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. The Ultimate Aero has a top speed of 414 km/h (257 mph).[2]
In 2008-7-10, SSC announced it would open its Dubai showroom in October 2008.[3]
In 2008-7-12, 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 a 240 V outlet, which has been criticised as impossible in some articles. The press release has since changed.[5]
On August 24 the "rivalry" between Shelby and Bugatti for the title "World's fastest" was featured in an article on usatoday.com providing information that Jerod Shelby the owner of Shelby SuperCars Inc. has made an official announcement of the next generation of the SSC Ultimate to be unveiled in September 2010. The official website of the company has since also been updated with a tease about an upcoming unveiling of the next generation SSC Ultimate which SSC implied could break the new Bugatti record.
On July 17th, 2011 SSC announced their next generation supercar has been named Tuatara (pronounced too-ah‐tar‐ah). It uses a 7 litre V8 Engine and claims to produce 1350 hp.[6]