Shelby Supercars’ Tuatara is born, boasts 1,350 horsepower!

Just over one month ago Leftlane brought you the first images and detailed specs on the limited run 1,250 horsepower Zenvo ST-1 50Shypercar – today we introduce you to a new hypercar with an even more ridiculous power rating: the Shelby Supercars Tuatara.

Taking a page out of Pagani’s Huayra-esque naming book, SSC says they spent months researching the appropriate name for their all-new hypercar before finally settling on the difficult to pronounce (at first glance) Tuatara name (pronounced Twu-tar-ah), named after a lizard in New Zealand that boasts the fastest changing DNA of any known creature on Earth.

“The design specifications for the Next Generation SSC were so extreme; we knew early on that a proper name would be a key piece of the puzzle for this project,” explainss Jerod Shelby, founder, lead designer and CEO of SSC in a short video.

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Although full specifications are still on the way, so far SSC says the world can expect the Tuatara to arrive with an ultralight carbon fiber body, cab and sub-frames with aluminum crash structures. The ultralight body and chassis provide a home for a 7.0-liter dual-overhead cam (DOHC) V8 engine that is force-fed air with two turbochargers.

The end result? An astonishing 1,350 horsepower (torque not yet disclosed) which is transferred to one-piece carbon fiber wheels through either a seven-speed manual H-pattern transmission or a seven-speed SMG transmission with paddle shifters.

While SSC has yet to finalize numbers, so far it appears the supercar maker has made a truly deserving successor to the Ultimate Aero in the all-new Tuatara.