A new "Shelby" officially becomes world's fastest street-legal car...not CS though

khansmith · #1 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 07:14 AM

Ran across an article this morning on MSNBC The world's fastest street-legal car - BusinessWeek.com - MSNBC.com . Here are some snipets from the article:
- Shelby SuperCars' Ultimate Aero became the fastest production car in the world.
- The car boasts 1,183-horsepower!!
- The Ultimate Aero posted 257.41 mph on the first pass and 254.88 mph on the second for an average of 256.18 mph.
- NASA's wind tunnel testing facility in Langley, Va., found the Ultimate Aero to be aerodynamically stable at speeds up to 273 mph.
- Company is run by Jared Shelby (no relation to our beloved CS) who started the West Richland, Wash. company in 2000, decided that he had to break the production car top-speed record in order to establish credibility for his infant company.

aks801 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 07:22 AM

You mean, the soon-to-be-sued Jared Shelby?

khansmith · #3 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 07:28 AM

I found their website here:
Shelby Supercars - Home of the Fastest, Most Powerful Production Car Ever Made - The Ultimate Aero.

This is a nice looking car. $600K though....ouch....gotta pay to play I guess!

Check out these specs!!
Type:Block and Heads (V-8)
Displacement:387.2 cu.in.
Bore x Stroke:4.125 x 3.620"
Compression Ratio:8.975:1
Horsepower:1183 bhp @ 6950 rpm
Torque:1094 lb./ft. @ 6150 rpm
Redline:7200 rpm
Fuel Injection:Electronic Sequential Port
Weight:422 lbs.
Induction System:Sequential, multi-port fuel injection, Twin Turbo Chargers. Dual-Water to Air Intercoolers.
Fuel:Premium Unleaded - 91 Pump Octane

Wayne Maybury · #4 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 07:30 AM

How dare he call his car a "Shelby"?

By the way, the link wouldn't work for me.
<Edit> The second link did work.

Wayne

khansmith · #5 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayne Maybury

How dare he call his car a "Shelby"?

By the way, the link wouldn't work for me.
<Edit> The second link did work.

Wayne

Fixed it. Thanks for letting me know.

big-boss · #6 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008, 11:10 AM

Soon to be sued by shelby, no doubt! Shelby will probably be claiming the body which is almost a knock-off of a Diablo is his to! I bet Lamborghini never looks twice- another fly on a cows azz.