SSC plans to add electric motors to its 1,750-hp Tuatara hypercar.
earlier this month, SSC CEO and founder Jerod Shelby sat down withThe electrified model will have a small production run and not be part of the 125 Tuataras set to be produced by the end of 2025.Development has already begun, though Shelby wasn't read to talk a production timeline but said it is completely independent of the non-electrified Tuatara's production timeline.
Shelby said the electrified model will have electric front hub motors, which will make the new version of Tuatara all-wheel drive . At this point Shelby said it hasn't been decided if the electrified model will bear the Tuatara nameplate."The electrification of the car will make it a more well-rounded vehicle," Shelby said. The addition of electrification won't be for top speed, but will enhance other areas of the vehicle's dynamics including acceleration, trackability, and other lower-speed characteristics.will be unveiled in August at The Quail.
The Tuatara Stiker is a high-downforce version of the regular Tuatara and is essentially a body kit upgrade, as opposed to a standalone model. The upgraded aerodynamics include a fixed rear wing augmenting the Tuatara's active rear wing, plus a revised diffuser. The front features a new splitter design, dive planes, and the sides feature six vaned rockers.SSC Tuatara Striker—Image credit Castriota Design with LLM DesignStriker models feature 1,000 lb of downforce at 160 mph.
. A location wasn't mentioned but it may be close to the Richland, Washington, facility where the Tuatara is built.
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