Yahoo Autos With fastest-car bragging rights secured, SSC turns to expanding its lineup
Washington-based SSC snagged the top-speed record from Bugatti, but it's not planning to rest on its laurels. It confirmed it will expand its lineup with a supercar that's cheaper and less powerful than the Tuatara.
Speaking to Motor Authority, company founder and CEO Jerod Shelby said the car is called Little Brother internally. It will arrive with a mid-mounted, naturally-aspirated V8 engine tuned to develop between 700 and 800 horsepower, and SSC will charge between $400,000 and $500,000 for it. It's too early to tell if the firm will take the twin turbos off the Tuatara's 5.9-liter V8 and tune it accordingly, or if it will develop an engine from scratch.
