Borrowed from another forum:

Today, 9-13-07, the WA, USA company SSC (Shelby SuperCars) achieved a two-way average speed of 255 mph, beating Bugatti's recorded top speed by approx 2 mph.

From the companies website: http://www.shelbysupercars.com/press.php#official

How do they consider this a "production" car?
According to this , only 25 Aeros will ever be produced...and only some of these as "Ultimate" Aeros.

 

Dumb. It's definitely not a production car and there's no way it'll ever be as consistently fast as the Veyron.

I do love the fact that a 71 year old dude was driving 257mph, though.

 

lol it uses headlights form a Ford Focus....

 

I wish they would have combined the thread that Phil started with this one. Lots to comment on over there.

 

I wish someone would build something that is produced in a larger quantity.... ie more than a few hundred, that could go that fast. I'm sick of all of these "production cars" that less than 100 are produced. I know its ultra rare and all of that, but I think it takes away from the production car speed record when there are only 25 of them. I almost wish the next corvette or a mass produced Ferrari would get it or something.

 

It's a fucking kit car that happens to be assembled when you get it. Nothing more.

 

Amen. And I doubt it'll be as reliable as the Veyron.
Um, how many people can actually afford those cars? Ask Porsche what they had to do with the CGT...

 

besides that,it's still a car,production or not. it did run 257mph,and on the reliability comment,if you can afford to buy it,you can afford to fix it.

 

It's not about affording it. It's about parts and such as well.

 

agreed,but we are talking about carroll shelby here,he can make part whenever he needs to.