Bugatti and SSC have been fighting for the production car speed record since the 2000s. Bugatti set its first record with Veyron in 2005, when the first iteration of the supercar hit 253.8 mph. SSC stole their record in 2007 with the Ultimate Aero TT, improving the benchmark slightly at 256.1 mph. Bugatti recaptured its record in 2010 with the Veyron Super Sport at 267.8 mph. The record is currently being held by the Koenigsegg Agera RS at 277.8 mph, but Bugatti set an unofficial record in 2019 with the Chiron Super Sport 300+, the first production model that reached beyond 300 mph with a 304.7-mph benchmark.
With SSC having launched the Tuatara, a supercar claimed to also hit more than 300 mph, a new record could be set soon. Naturally, car enthusiasts are dreaming about a performance shoot-out between the Tuatara and the Chiron Super Sport 300+, but that’s not going to happen very soon. However, we can see how the Tuatara fares against the Veyron in a new video by TheStradman.
The clip is almost 14 minutes long and it includes a lot of talk and information rundown about the new SSC Tuatara. But it also includes a straight-line race between the Tuatara and a Bugatti Veyron, starting at the 7:30-minute mark. It’s not a proper drag race and there’s no stopwatch or speed data to compare, but it reveals just how much quicker the Tuatara is compared to the old Bugatti Veyron. The French supercar stands no chance in a straight line, but this isn’t exactly surprising given that the Veyron comes with almost 1,000 horsepower on tap, while the Tuatara is rated at a massive 1,750 horsepower on E85 flex fuel. SSC’s new hypercar might just be powerful and fast enough to dethrone the mighty Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+.