October 20, 2020
An American hypercar has smashed the top speed world record for a production car

Move over Koenigsegg, there’s a new name atop the world’s fastest production car list and it belongs to SSC North America, an American company based out of Richland, Washington, that specializes in the production of high-performance automobiles. There’s fast, and then there’s fast.

SSC North America on Monday said its Tuatara (pronounced twa-tar‐ah) hypercar recently broke the record for world’s fastest production vehicle. The feat took place on the morning of October 10, just outside of Las Vegas, on a seven-mile stretch of State Route 160.

In accordance with record criteria, an average of two runs within an hour time frame was tallied, driving once in each direction.