The Ultimate Aero - the world’s fastest car capable of reaching half the speed of a jetliner cruising at 30,000 ft - is set to debut in India with a price tag of over Rs 6 crore that will make it the costliest car sold in the country.
Its maker, the US-based Shelby Super Car (SSC), has decided to launch the car in Mumbai in the next few months and follow it up with a Delhi launch, said a person working on the launch who asked not to be named. An email query sent to the US firm on its India plans did not get a response. Economic Times
This monster on wheels is capable of hitting speeds of 413 km/hr or about half the speed of a jetliner cruising at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
The car has already created a sensation in US and Russia, which were the first two markets to be introduced to its astonishing speeds. India will be the third market across the globe to sample these speeds.
The Ultimate Aero has already received the tag of being the world’s fastest car in the Guinness book of world record. The car achieved this milestone on October 9,2007 when Guinness officials verified the speed. News Locale
Maybach from Mercedes-Benz is currently the costliest car sold in India at a price tag of Rs. 5 crore. Shelby expects to sell a few dozen of Aeros in India per annum.
Aero attains its speed with a 6.35L twin-turbo V8 engine which runs at 14PSI of boost and produces 1147hp of power at 6950 rpm and 1113NM of torque at 6200 rpm, with a 91 octane fuel.
The car is manufactured out of lightweight titanium and carbon fibre material.
The luxury features offered by Ultimate Aero include
* Customised supple leather seats
* Suede interior
* Multi-speaker music system
* On-board video with a DVD screen
* Automatic back-up camera
* Navigational backup
* Power windows and mirrors
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