SSC Tuatara did not break 500km/h barrier in 2020, manufacturer finally concedes

US-based manufacturer SSC has finally acknowledged its Tuatara hypercar did not break the 500km/h barrier in 2020 – almost a year after it made the bold record-making claim. Following a road-car speed record attempt in October 2020, SSC declared its low-slung V8-powered hypercar had averaged 508.73km/h over two runs on a closed-off Nevada highway.