@Frisco Fairlane500: Bitter much?

Ever since hearing the news of Saab's demise, I've been desiring a 900 SPG somethin' awful. I think it'd make a fun project to try to do a Megasquirt conversion on, and you could end up with something considerably more reliable than what originally came from the factory.

@zeeboid: So Saab couldn't have been saved by good products? I think a better buyer than GM would have been able to turn things around.

Have they actually sold any of these yet? Also, unless they've made a top speed run, it's a THEORETICAL top speed of 260 mph.

@DaddyRocket: What about all the 909 bros that are gonna drive the Raptor? They're even bigger wankers than Evo or M3 drivers.

@moparmaniac07: Straight axles and leaf springs ARE old technology (Corvette transverse leaf spring not included). They're fine for something like a truck, where it doesn't have to be fast or handle well. But start throwing a lot of power or dynamic situations at them, and they don't do so well.

@GV_Goat: The Enzo was designed from the ground up to eat up road courses. The 'Cuda is hampered by it's packaging (outdated aero, live rear axle). Sure, the 4-link it has in the back is going to help vs. a pair of leaf springs, and I'm sure the front subframe and A-arms are custom, and all corrected for a better…

@DaddyRocket: Or you could use the sequential gearbox in the Enzo to downshift and take advantage of the torque multiplication. In an automotive powertrain, power is conserved throughout. Torque and rotational speed aren't, you can (mostly) freely interchange the two. Plus, being able to corner at a higher speed…

@Grive: I'm gonna have to disagree on that one. The Enzo was a clean-sheet, no cost spared design by some of the best automotive engineers in the business to make an F1 car for the street. The 'Cuda, as cool as it is, is crippled by its packaging.

@Steve Costello: I dunno, talk to the Shelby Super Cars people that built the Aero TT. They call that "production", but I'm pretty sure the only one that actually exists is the car that made the top speed run. I don't think SSC will ever end up building more than 1 or 2 units, but I'd put a little more faith in 9ff…

@Steve Costello: What "existing car" are they modifying here? Aside from the Porsche-sourced engine, which is also very heavily breathed on, this thing looks pretty much straight custom to me.

@DaddyRocket: I don't think the additional torque would really help anything, considering the extra weight the 'Cuda has to lug around. Also, the Enzo is damn near an F1 car for the streets, so it'll be able to corner flat at incredibly high speeds, something I just don't see this 'Cuda doing.

@GV_Goat: That may be a bit excessive of a statement. This particular custom 'Cuda may be able to more than handle itself on a road course, but I don't think there's any way it'll come remotely close to the lap times you could get out of the Enzo.

@monsterajr: I think the kind of aero tweaks you're going to need would be going to a car that's NOT A 'CUDA.

So does this mean that we can stop talking about the SSC Aero TT as the fastest production car in the world now?

Yeah, I'd still rather have the Enzo. 200+ mph is impressive in some old Detroit iron, but let's be frank. No matter how customized the car is, it just isn't designed to handle those kinds of speeds.

@djmohab2: Yeah, it's dead.

@Ryanrule: I do really wish Jalopnik would stop featuring their shit. But the Hennessey coverage has been toned down the last few months.

@CJinSD: Except the Veyron is a completely engineered package. The Hennessey Vipers are just a Viper with some big turbos.

@meatbag_pussrocket: Also, it's being designed and built by Hennessey. Aside from their ability to strap large turbos to Vipers (and cannibalize customer cars in the process), they've shown nowhere near the engineering talent to competently design a complete car from scratch. I wouldn't be caught dead in this thing.