# 256mph street legal car?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 25, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427 "2008-01-25T10:56:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/1 "2008-01-25T10:56:20Z")
yummy… > **[The world's fastest street-legal car](http://www.nbcnews.com/id/22826327/?GT1=10755)** > > On a temporarily closed, two-lane stretch of public highway in Washington State late last year, Shelby SuperCars' Ultimate Aero officially became the fastest production car in the world. **The world’s fastest street-legal car** **Boutique automaker unveils a 1,183-horsepower road rocket** ![http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080124/080124-ssc-hmed-12p.hmedium.jpg](http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080124/080124-ssc-hmed-12p.hmedium.jpg)For about $600,000, you too can drive the Ulitmate Aero at over 250 miles per hour. [![http://www.msnbc.msn.com/images/icons/slideshow.gif](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/images/icons/slideshow.gif)](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22826362/displaymode/1176/rstry/22826327/) [View related photos](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22826362/displaymode/1176/rstry/22826327/) Dan Connelly / [DTrainFilms.com](http://DTrainFilms.com) ![http://switch.atdmt.com/action/msnus_msnbc_business_040607](http://switch.atdmt.com/action/msnus_msnbc_business_040607) By Stuart Schwartzapfel ![http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Sources/Art/Small_BusinessWeek_logo.gif](http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Sources/Art/Small_BusinessWeek_logo.gif) updated 2:33 p.m. CT, Thurs., Jan. 24, 2008 On Sept. 13, 2007, the Shelby SuperCars’ Ultimate Aero became the fastest production car in the world. The event took place on a temporarily closed, two-lane stretch of public highway in Washington State. In accordance with Guinness World Records’ strict policies, the car had to drive down the highway, turn around, and make a second pass in the opposite direction within one hour. 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. Official data were collected via a GPS tracking system from Austrian data acquisition company Dewetron. Guinness World Records later verified data for an official top-speed announcement on Oct. 9, 2007. At that speed the Ultimate Aero broke the official record held by the Koenigsegg CCR (242 mph) and the unofficial record (253 mph) held by Volkswagen’s $1.6 million Bugatti. **And the car could go even faster. NASA’s wind tunnel testing facility in Langley, Va., found the Ultimate Aero to be aerodynamically stable at speeds up to 273 mph. It just ran out of road. “If there was additional straight pavement on which to accelerate, the top speed would have been considerably higher, so if anyone challenges our record there is tons left on the table,” says Chuck Bigelow, the brave soul who piloted the Ultimate Aero on its record-breaking run.** ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/2 "2008-01-25T10:58:18Z")
1/3 the price of a veyron too ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/3 "2008-01-25T11:02:14Z")
If I was going to buy a car for 600K I would spend the extra money and find a veyron. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/4 "2008-01-25T11:03:08Z")
I likey, I likey the color too. ---
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/5 "2008-01-25T11:07:04Z")
PICS:[http://www.shelbysupercars.com/photos.php](http://www.shelbysupercars.com/photos.php) ---
**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/6 "2008-01-25T11:07:05Z")
thats purdy ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/7 "2008-01-25T11:07:41Z")
see now that is hot…and I am only a few bucks away…lets hope the market recovers :tup: ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/8 "2008-01-25T11:22:25Z")
I’d take that over a Veyron any day, even if they were priced the same. Veyron = A high speed appliance. Any idiot can get, mash the go pedal, and go fast. Ultimate Aero = A real drivers car, something you have to respect and practice with to drive really fast. ---
**Author:** ![Rsnake91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rsnake91/32/4996_2.png) [@Rsnake91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rsnake91)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/9 "2008-01-25T16:43:01Z")
hooooooot. i would love a ride in that. ---
**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/10 "2008-01-25T16:45:07Z")
I was just reading this earlier today. I would love too see what it was actually capable of. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/256mph-street-legal-car/42427/11 "2008-01-25T16:46:47Z")
Shitty kit car. It looks like shit, it’s not a production vehicle, and it pawns off Shelby’s name without even being associated with him. Plus I’ve heard tons of shady things about the owner. Sign me up for a REAL supercar. CGT, Veyron, Koenigsegg, Zonda, etc.