This one is for my friends and family back in Washington State, particularly the Tri-Cities.
It looks like American supercar builder SSC is finally getting ready to start construction of its new factory in West Richland, WA. Planning for the facility to build the Tuatara (pictured above) goes back to at least 2011, but, according to the local Tri-City Herald, a delay in funding is the cause for the setback.
Now, things finally appear to be back on track. Construction is scheduled for August with completion in early 2015, according to the report. However, it will be several months after that before deliveries will begin. With approximately 40,000 square feet of floor space, SSC will be able to finish one car a month at first with production ramping up later.
The planned Tuatara supercar packs a claimed 1,350 horsepower and 1,280 pound-feet of torque, allowing a prototype model reached 200 miles per hour in an impressive 16 seconds. Deliveries were slated to begin by January 2014.I think my Sprinter van reaches 60 mph in 16 seconds. Maybe. Plus, the Tuatara is supposedly designed for a 275 mph top speed. You can read a lot more information on SSC and their Tuatara by following this link to Autoblog.com. This is the link to the article from the Tri-City Hearald.
In case you're not from the Pacific Northwest, the Tri-City area (Richland, Kennewick and Pasco) is best known for the Hanford nuclear site and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. It's not exactly a hotbed of manufacturing, so SSC's choice is definitely unconventional. Whatever their reasons for choosing West Richland, I wish them great success, and I hope to visit the factory some day.
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