The Tuatara's engine completed its final testing and validation earlier this month. SSC pushed the V8 to the limit in dyno testing in an effort to identify any weaknesses. It then rubbered the ...

The oiling system is dry sump design with a heavily baffled oil pan to enable the extreme track driving the Tuatara ... this development engine has survived so long, and why SSC has enough ...

The SSC Tuatara is motivated by a bonkers twin-turbocharged 5.9-liter V8 co-developed with Nelson Racing Engines. On a steady diet of E85 gasoline, the SSC Tuatara is pushing 1,750-horsepower to ...

The Tuatara, equipped with this engine ... with a redline north of 10,000 RPM. What Makes The SSC V8 Engines Special It shares a similar architecture to the LS engines, though they were only ...

The $1.9 million Tuatara has butterfly doors and a turbocharged V-8 engine. SSC says the model’s aerodynamic design was inspired by fighter jets and took more than a decade of research and ...

When we covered the SSC Tuatara back in 2011, the plan was to upsize the 6.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine it designed for the SSC Ultimate Aero, the Tuatara's predecessor, to 7.0 liters.

SSC Tuatara Specifications Dry Weight The SSC Tuatara ... At the rear lies a punchy 5.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine, which comes out of the Nelson Racing Engines stable, maker of some ...

All they have to do is be brave enough to open the taps on its Nelson Racing Engines-sourced V8 and keep their foot in it. SSC Tuatara, SSC North America Nelson Racing Engines isn’t like other ...

And that's on 91 octane. E85 will help the engine produce 1,750 hp, while a 91/E85 mix will unlock around 1,500 hp, according to SSC. Initial specs peg the Tuatara to do 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds ...

But at 5.9 liters, the Tuatara’s engine is monstrous for a flat-plane crank V8 and can bite its thumb at the Voodoo without fear of embarrassment. SSC hopes that the technical marvel that is the ...

The SSC Tuatara is an American-made mid-engine two-seater that uses a 5.9-liter twin-turbo V-8 making 1750 horsepower on E85 fuel. It weighs just 2750 pounds thanks to carbon fiber bodywork ...

SSC just released footage of the Tuatara zooming from 60 mph to 120 mph ... With an 8.80:1 compression ratio, the engine can produce a claimed 1,750 horsepower on E85 or 1,350 horsepower with ...