# The world's fastest production car **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 19, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380 "2020-10-19T23:00:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/1 "2020-10-19T23:00:18Z")
… that I never before heard of… [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-19/ssc-tuatara-is-world-s-fastest-production-car-new-top-speed-record?cmpid=BBD101920\_BIZ&utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=newsletter&utm\_term=201019&utm\_campaign=bloombergdaily](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-19/ssc-tuatara-is-world-s-fastest-production-car-new-top-speed-record?cmpid=BBD101920_BIZ&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=201019&utm_campaign=bloombergdaily) ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/2 "2020-10-20T02:08:14Z")
I’ve heard of the company before but outside of Top Gear or the magazines most people wouldn’t have any idea. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/3 "2020-10-20T13:48:21Z")
Need to show this to my wife. Then when I retire and ask wife about buying a Corvette it won’t be as much as a shock. I saw the car on Jay Leno’s Garage. It’s sweet. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/4 "2020-10-20T14:01:34Z")
Need to show this to my wife. Then when I retire and ask wife about buying a Corvette it won’t be as much as a shock. I saw an earlier version of the SSC on Jay Leno’s Garage. https://www.youtube.com/embed/nkry2VkEkDU?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLLvMPQOHx98yz8GaAwFtZrMoxdoG36koY&start=0 ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/5 "2020-10-20T14:53:18Z")
Who makes their engine? Do they buy it from someone? How could they possibly have a foundry/machining center to make 150 motors? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/6 "2020-10-20T15:07:15Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > Who makes their engine? Do they buy it from someone? How could they possibly have a foundry/machining center to make 150 motors? Nelson Racing engines. > **[Nelson Racing Engines NRE](https://nelsonracingengines.com/)** > > We Build Horsepower. If you are looking for a 2,000 Horsepower race application, or a 1,500hp street application, NRE has been building turn-key solutions for super motors since 1995. Put simply - we are gearheads. We love high-horsepower performance... ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/7 "2020-10-20T15:11:29Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > Then when I retire and ask wife about buying a Corvette it won’t be as much as a shock. Watch out for the light weight wheels on the GS and ZR1. Lots of problems. > [@Cavell](#): > > Who makes their engine? Do they buy it from someone? How could they possibly have a foundry/machining center to make 150 motors? At $1.9 million, I think they can afford a short run at a foundry. Cool car @VDCdriver, thanks for the post! ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/8 "2020-10-20T15:14:16Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > Watch out for the light weight wheels on the GS and ZR1. Lots of problems. Friend of mine owns a 2017 Stingray. I drove it for a few days. The Stingray is MORE then enough car for me. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/9 "2020-10-20T15:20:01Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > The Stingray is MORE then enough car for me. And a raging bargain. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-fastest-production-car/171380/10 "2020-10-20T15:22:39Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > And a raging bargain. I’ve actually been looking (easing my wife into it). I can get a C7 with under 20k miles for under $45k. Here in the North East people store them from October to May to avoid snow.