The world’s fastest production car isn’t a Bugatti or a Lamborghini ... at a rate of roughly 20 per year. SSC North America The Tuatara’s reptile-inspired body makes it extremely aerodynamic ...

This helps it achieve the top speed despite a comparatively high drag coefficient of 0.35 Cd, making it more brick-like than ...

Nonetheless, this previous figure does still make the Tuatara world’s fastest production car, eclipsing the 277.9mph average of the previous record holder, Koenigsegg’s Agera RS. The SSC ...

While you'd expect to see names like McLaren and Koenigsegg on a list of the world's fastest road ... and American tuners SSC set the Internet ablaze when the Tuatara hypercar's alleged 316mph ...

but all they really accomplish are earning a spot on some list and selling more cars, if that's your game. SSC, the company that brought us the Diablo-esque Aero a few years ago, is one such player.

SSC originally made its name with the Ultimate Aero that grabbed headlines by taking the Guinness record as the world's fastest production car, at least for a time.

Unfortunately, the SSC’s claimed 300 mph runs have been similarly rapid in attracting criticism and controversy – it comes with the territory of the world’s fastest car claims. Its humbler ...