TopGear Season 15

[Spyda]

Wow, awsome epp. Full of win....appart from the VW bit at the start.

I guess bugatti really did care about busting that top speed record after all.

[team_v]

Wow, awsome epp. Full of win....appart from the VW bit at the start.

I guess bugatti really did care about busting that top speed record after all.

And we have the guys who built the Ultimate Aero SSC (previous fastest) reworking their new car to be released this/next year which is set to pip the Veyron SS.

[flyingfridge]

wow, that was actually the best episode they've ever done.

That Senna doco bit was brilliant - very un-Top Gear - but brilliant

[Spyda]

And we have the guys who built the Ultimate Aero SSC (previous fastest) reworking their new car to be released this/next year which is set to pip the Veyron SS.

Yeah but the Aero SSC is still a bit crap in comparison.

[team_v]

Yeah but the Aero SSC is still a bit crap in comparison.

Agreed.
It's basically just a fibreglass shell to cover a massively overpowered engine strapped to a frame.

The veyron is more car-like.

[Spyda]

Agreed.
It's basically just a fibreglass shell to cover a massively overpowered engine strapped to a frame.

The veyron is more car-like.

Exactly my thoughts. I mean its still awsome that it can go that fast but its still no real comparison to the bugatti.
I got this off the SCC website, is this what you where refering to?

December 2008
Shelby SuperCars unveils newly refined 2009 Ultimate Aero. Armed with the more powerful new engine and 15% more horsepower, the '09 Ultimate Aero will be able to reach world-record speeds of 270 MPH.

They say the gearbox ratio is built to do 272mph too but its lighter and more powerfull than the Veyron SS but hasnt been able to do it.

[team_v]

Exactly my thoughts. I mean its still awsome that it can go that fast but its still no real comparison to the bugatti.
I got this off the SCC website, is this what you where refering to?

December 2008
Shelby SuperCars unveils newly refined 2009 Ultimate Aero. Armed with the more powerful new engine and 15% more horsepower, the '09 Ultimate Aero will be able to reach world-record speeds of 270 MPH.

They say the gearbox ratio is built to do 272mph too but its lighter and more powerfull than the Veyron SS but hasnt been able to do it.

This is all i could find:

Second generation Ultimate Aero to be unveiled on August 8th
Posted on 07.22.2010
Filed under: SSC | USA | Supercars / Exotic cars | SSC Aero | future cars

Shelby SuperCars have announced they will unveil the second generation Ultimate Aero at the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington on Sunday August 8, 2010 from 5:30 – 10 pm. The evening will begin with a private tour of the museum and will include an intimate dinner event featuring a discussion with SSC owner and founder Jerod Shelby and ex-Pinninfarina designer Jason Castriota (lead designer on historic automobiles such as the Maserati Birdcage, Gran Turismo, and Ferrari 599). Th evening will culminate with the first ever showing of the second generation Ultimate Aero full-scale design model.

This falls right into place with the other announcements made by SSC recently. They have already announced that they will unveil a supercar that will compete with the new Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. The current SSC Ultimate Aero is powered by a mid-engined, twin-turbo 6.2-liter V8 engine that delivers a total of 1183 HP and is capable of hitting a top speed of 256 mph. However, in order to run faster than the current 267 mph record, the next Aero will need to be more powerful and lighter.

[Rocket36]

Agreed.
It's basically just a fibreglass shell to cover a massively overpowered engine strapped to a frame.

The veyron is more car-like.

As per the TGUK from Sunday night... 267mph from a car with cruise control, airconditioning, cd player, etc. It's a true production road car AS WELL as being the world's fastest road going supercar.

[Spyda]

As per the TGUK from Sunday night... 267mph from a car with cruise control, airconditioning, cd player, etc. It's a true production road car AS WELL as being the world's fastest road going supercar.

Yeah just had a look and the SSC has all that stuff too.....even though it is a kenwood double din unit

To me its more about the engineering that goes in to it, the SSC to me looks and feels like its just a car built in an advanced shed.
I appriciate the fact that the veyron weighs more and has less power but is still faster, as well as everything on the damn thing being the very best hand made stuff from around the world and it being able to be driven every day without dramas.

[Rocket36]

Here's the segment on the Veyron from Sunday night for those who haven't dloaded the episode....