A Car For Interstellar Travel
Apr 17, 2024 13:52:08 #
This is a 2023 SSC Tuatara. It was designed by the owner of SSC, Jerod Shelby. The car sells for $1,600,000. It is powered by a twin-turbocharged V8 putting out 1,750 HP. It is currently the fastest car in the world....clocked at 316 MPH.
Apr 17, 2024 14:02:58 #
Apr 17, 2024 14:25:10 #
Interesting car Tom, you captured it well. I agree with Barbara its ugly. If I had the money for that, I would go shopping for a restored 300 SL 
Apr 17, 2024 14:36:02 #
Sleek looking & not ugly for my driveway
At the speed of light you are there in an instant
Great Photo
At the speed of light you are there in an instant
Great Photo
Apr 17, 2024 14:53:56 #
NMGal wrote:
It may be streamlined, but I think it is ugly.
I agree with you, Barbara. There's nothing pretty about that car.
Apr 17, 2024 14:57:20 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Interesting car Tom, you captured it well. I agree with Barbara its ugly. If I had the money for that, I would go shopping for a restored 300 SL
I hear you, Jack. There would be two of us on the hunt for the 300 SL.
Apr 17, 2024 14:59:24 #
IT looks like the Batmobile on steroids ! ........thanks for sharing
Apr 17, 2024 15:02:33 #
ken_stern wrote:
Sleek looking & not ugly for my driveway
At the speed of light you are there in an instant
Great Photo
At the speed of light you are there in an instant
Great Photo
Thanks for looking in and commenting, Ken. I doubt that you'll be alone in admiring the looks of this car. I'm impressed by the engineering involved, but I guess I'm just too old to fall under its spell...looks wise.
Tom
Apr 17, 2024 15:06:29 #
imagemeister wrote:
IT looks like the Batmobile on steroids ! ........thanks for sharing
Everybody ought to have a peek at the fastest car in the world. As for looks...It's probably going to be the most diametrically opposed reaction I've ever seen over an automobile.
Tom
Apr 17, 2024 18:08:15 #
Beautiful work, Tom. I assume the lines are mandated by the speeds that machine will go.
Apr 17, 2024 19:31:00 #
Looks like it's going 60 MPH standing still. That's a lot of car! Well photographed Tom.
Don
Don
Apr 17, 2024 21:45:51 #
UTMike wrote:
Beautiful work, Tom. I assume the lines are mandated by the speeds that machine will go.
Thanks, Mike. Your assumption is spot on. Aerodynamics mandated everything about this design. Not only do you need something that really slips through the air, it must also create tremendous down force that keeps the car planted to the ground at these insane speeds.
See you.
Apr 17, 2024 21:54:42 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Looks like it's going 60 MPH standing still. That's a lot of car! Well photographed Tom.
Don
Don
I tell you, Don, I can't imagine trying to maneuver this thing around traffic in normal driving environments. I hope it has numerous cameras to let you know what's around you. I doubt street use played much of a role in the design parameters.
Apr 17, 2024 22:32:45 #
Well I guess I won't be picking up three of those! But I could probably do a little better than a couple hundred bucks off-loading the two extras!
I don't see ugly, I see testosterone! I guess that might be the same thing through some other's eyes!
I don't see ugly, I see testosterone! I guess that might be the same thing through some other's eyes!
Apr 17, 2024 22:51:17 #
As usual you’ve captured this very special automobile perfectly. As much as I like cars I too can think of a lof of others I’d spend 1.6 million one
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