The Tuatara also cruised by an unofficial mark set by France's Bugatti in 2019, when the company's Chiron hypercar broke the 300-mph barrier with an average speed ofin opposite directions on a seven-mile stretch of road on Nevada's State Route 160, roughly an hour west of Las Vegas.
The Tuatara's driver, professional racer Oliver Webb, topped 301 mph on his first run before reaching 331.15 on his second run, to set the new record with the 316.1 mph average of the two runs. SSC founder Jerod Shelby poses with British driver Oliver Webb after the Tuatara's record-breaking runs.
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