Right now, Shelby Supercars (SSC) claims that its midengine Ultimate Aero, powered by an 1183-hp 6.3-liter twin-turbocharged V8, is the fastest production car on earth—256.14 mph according to the certificate it has from the Guinness Book of World Records. That's a mighty achievement for a small company in the state of Washington.
The Shelby in Shelby Supercars is 40 year-old Jerod Shelby, who made a fortune in medical devices before turning his inventive talents toward building, well, supercars. He modestly expects that Shelby Supercars will be a household name within five to 10 years.
The Aero is assembled in a small town by a small company few have heard of. But let us, no, let Jay Leno tell you, the Ultimate Aero works well. The steel space-frame chassis is straightforward in its engineering, the all-independent suspension is well-executed, and the whole assembly is covered by a carbon-fiber-composite body that, while not exactly beautiful, has been honed through hours of testing in NASA's wind tunnel in Langley, Virginia.
In the future, SSC promises a high-performance four-door sedan that will be capable of speeds over 220 mph. But before that, there will be an all-electric version of the Ultimate Aero featuring "revolutionary green technology" that includes a 500-hp
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