SSC North America engineers started from the ground up, designing a bespoke engine in collaboration with Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines. The Tuatara is a hypercar unlike any other. Influenced by fighter jet aerodynamics and performance, the presence of the Tuatara inspires a sense of both intensity and simplistic design. https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/06/ssc-tuatara-driving-video-2 Only Days Left To Enter Show & Tow Giveaway Worth $200,000,WRC 9 Review: Rally-Tastic Fun Just A Few Hairpins Shy Of Perfection. We’re loving those massive headers, and the color’s quite fitting, too.SSC will indulge us with this massive engine’s specs at the.In the meantime, feel free to press the play button of this video:Take A Good Look At The SSC Tuatara’s Beefy Engine,https://www.motor1.com/news/262740/ssc-tuatara-engine/,official reveal of the Tuatara at Pebble Beach,2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport First Drive Review: Pretty Much Perfect,New BMW M3 Teaser Images Show Off Its Bright Green Paint,Hurry! SSC confirmed that it will reveal its final production form at,SSC Tuatara Brings 1,750 HP To The Road In Brief Video,SSC Tuatara Looks Like A Spaceship In Walkaround Video.This time, however, SSC is generous enough to share more details about the Tuatara. The SSC Tuatara has been a long time coming, but America’s latest hypercar is now ready to show off its “1.3 megawatt” twin-turbo V-8, which is a 366-cubic-inch pushrod, flat-plane-crank, LS-style motor with two fuel injectors per cylinder, built by Nelson Racing Engines. The SSC Tuatara /ˈtuətɑːrə/ is a sports car designed, developed and manufactured by American automobile manufacturer SSC North America (formerly Shelby SuperCars Inc.). With specific details to be revealed at Pebble Beach 2018, the Tuatara will not only surpass the expectations set by earlier announcements, but also outperform other hypercars competing for top speed and all-around performance.For updated content on the Tuatara or to learn more about SSC North America, visit.Get upfront price offers on local inventory.Vehicle Imagery licensed from EVOX Images,Long overdue – those are the two words that best describe the upcoming Tuatara. SSC confirms superior horsepower and engine characteristics, with details coming at Pebble Beach.Three days after the reveal of the Tuatara engine, SSC is ready to announce that the production-ready power plant will provide the hypercar with performance specifications that far exceed what the engineering team originally set out to achieve. Three photos of its beefy power plant, the very heart of the hypercar, has been shared to us, and it’s an absolute work of art. Furthermore, the powerplant had to be as unique as the Tuatara itself and the driving experience it affords. While it’s fun to watch and hear the V-8 being angry in that mid-engine pushrod chassis, it will be interesting to see what SSC’s 1.3 megawatts can do above 250 mph.Designed by Jason Castriota, the Tuatara is a very sleek machine with a drag coefficient of just 0.279 Cd, which is right where,This river-find Porsche 911 restoration is the definition of project insanity,8 cars and 2 trucks you can score for under $15,000,7 record-breakers from Gooding’s “Passion of a Lifetime” sale,Chip Foose reimagines the iconic Jaguar E-type,Chip Foose reinvents the 1966 Ford Bronco with street-savvy style,Tom McGilton’s 3500-hp ZL1 wins Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0,Detroit man arrested for jumping a drawbridge, not for driving a Stratus,Check out this glorious gallery of Le Mans McLaren Senna GTR tributes,New British bike firm crafts a classy cafe racer,We dare Bugatti to resurrect its prewar design language,Ford bids a fond farewell to its historic Product Development Center,Why your EV doesn’t have the high-tech batteries Koenigsegg is using. Sign up for the latest automotive news and videos—in short, everything for people who love cars,This high-end V-8 weighs just 428 pounds, a touch under what Aston Martin is quoting for.SSC has been teasing us with the Tuatara since 2011, and this continues with the latest footage showing SSC North America CEO Jerod Shelby taking the first production example for a high-speed drive. Its striking profile is futuristic in its function, yet timeless in its form. Initially it was to be powered by a 6.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine but eventually the capacity of the engine was reduced to 5.9-liters in order to allow the engine to have a higher redl… It is the culmination of over a decade of research and development to produce a road legal, high performance vehicle capable of delivering an otherworldly driving experience.