Successful test engine supercar Tuatara

company Shelby Supercars (SSC) of the U.S. has finished testing engine Tuatara supercar, cars can compete with the Bugatti Veyron, Motor reports.

                                          Tuatara Supercar - Photos motorauthority.com

Tuatara equipped with a 6.9L twin-turbo, 1,370 horsepower capacity. During testing, the engine reached 5500 rpm / min and full load condition, it runs for 5 minutes without any problem. After 30 minutes of rest, the test engineer to similar engines.

It declared SSC, Tuatara engine can reach 1,700 horsepower. And as previously announced by the company, engine revs can reach 9,200 rpm / min.

"This is a special moment for the team has done this project. The original engine has demonstrated that it can operate on any street in the civil and environmental weather like. Of course it can run on the same track as the Nürburgring in Germany ", Jerod Shelby, SSC leader said.

Tuatara supercar to debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2011. Then its interior was unveiled at the Dubai Motor Show this year. Within 5 days in Dubai, has 10 orders for the Tuatara.

According to the SSC, Tuatara supercar accelerates from 0 km to 96 km / h of 2.5 seconds, and acceleration from 0 km to 160 km / h of 11.25 seconds. Its top speed is 442 km / hour.