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 ...

The Dubai International Motor Show was a good one for Jerod Shelby and the SSC Tuatara ... to take the title of the fastest production car in the world from the mighty Bugatti Veyron.

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.

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 ...

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 ...