JessePS

Yes please

I can't wait to see the cockpit.

Hoovey689

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SSC Tuatara makes North American debut at Pebble Beach

Shelby SuperCars (SSC) first showed off its forthcoming supercar, the Tuatara, last month in Shanghai, and now we've gotten our first look at the car here in Monterey. The Tuatara (pronounced twu‐tar‐ah), was unveiled earlier today on the concept car lawn at Pebble Beach.

Designed by Jason Castriota of Ferrari P4/5 fame, the Tuatara is SSC's second supercar. While the car you see here is a design model, the production version will feature a bespoke twin-turbo 7.0-liter V8 producing 1,350 horsepower, a carbon fiber sub-frame chassis, and one-piece carbon fiber wheels. While the car seen here lacks a full interior and isn't a complete runner, the design has undeniable presence, with a futuristic yet organic look that is miles ahead of its predecessor, which looked far more kit-car than supercar. What's more, the engine is said to be an all-new creation, it won't be General Motors-based like its forebearer.

We caught up with company founder Jerod Shelby, who informed us he already has five pre-orders for the car, which will be built in Washington state. Shelby is hoping to build about 16 units per year, but the facility will have a capacity of 40 units should the demand be there. He estimates that deliveries will start in the first quarter of 2013, with each example going for "just in excess of one million dollars."

While the Tuatara's predecessor, the Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo, set a new 'production car' top speed record of nearly 256 mph in 2007 (since eclipsed by Bugatti), the ever-ambitious Shelby tells Autoblog he plans to take an example to the Nürburgring soon in hopes of setting the production car record.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/21/s...-pebble-beach/

TF109B

Sorry, it doesn't look so great. The car lost that 'wide low' stance it had. The all black canopy doesn't look great to me either.

SVT2888

You realize the all black canopy is because there is no interior and this is a design study right?

adamls2

id hit it....design is top notch and very futuristic like...i cant imagine how huge the door would be though...

MR_F1

I think this is pretty cool. Derivative of the Enzo in design up front, but hey form < function.

Can't wait to see what this thing can do.

I8ABMR

Beautiful machine. I recently saw an interview with Jason Castriota and the guy is extremely talented and very passionate about his work. It was cool to listen to him discuss his work . I am loving the Car Show.

Ice350

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I like this car a little but not nearly as much as the previous SSC Aero.
That car looked a littled dated to many people because it resembled the Lambo Diablo. I was not one of those who felt this way. It was very hot but needed a better interior.

This new car bothers me because it looks like a spaceship. If it looks like a spaceship it should be able to fly. Since it can't fly it's looks are exaggerated.

It's definitely a cool car though. I'd take it around the block a few times...maybe the whole weekend. But I wouldn't own it. Unless it was donated to me.

TF109B

The renders before showed the same thing. It looks wild, but it's supposed to be complete. Looks like it isn't, according to you.

SVT2888

From the article:
reading comprehension>you

It's just a super sized model car at this stage.

lamar411

wow, really nice

Hoovey689

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Shelby Supercars Tuatara racks up $13M worth of sales at Dubai Motor Show

Shelby Supercars hasn't had any trouble finding buyers for the company's Tuatara. According to Gulf News, the exotic drew a whopping 10 buyers at the Dubai International Motor Show. Global recession? What global recession? Each Tuatara comes with a sticker price of $1.3 million, and even Shelby Supercars didn't expect to find the sort of following that it did at the show. The brand largely decided to attend the event to raise awareness about its efforts in high-performance engineering, with founder Jerod Shelby saying his goal was merely to find a distributor for the region.

The Tautara wasn't the only hit at the Dubai International Motor Show, however. The Lamborghini Aventador drew in 14 new buyers, and Canada's De Macros GT1 enjoyed a fair bit of attention as well.

We can hardly blame Tuatara buyers for their enthusiasm. The coupe looks brilliant, and SSC promises the car will deliver 1,350 horsepower from its 6.6-liter V8. That much power should enable the Jason Castriota design to reach 200 mph in just 16 seconds and power on to a top speed of 275 mph.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/06/s...es-at-dubai-m/

Ice350

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I'm not a big fan but I had no doubt the rich would buy it. None at all.

bad co

Damn this looks good!