-TEAMSPEED.com present's: Conversations with Jerod Shelby of Shelbysupercars-
Apr 6, 2011 | 10:58 PM
#182
Teamspeed Member
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 192
From: south carolina
Yes, it has an official name. We are just waiting for the right time to make that announcement. I am getting tired of people calling it the Ultimate Aero II or the fact that we are being forced to refer to it as the New Generation. But it just hasn't been the right time yet.....
Apr 6, 2011 | 10:59 PM
#183
Teamspeed Junior Member
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 98
From: Seattle
And then Bugatti fills in the blank...... Mutha F**ka!
Last edited by Primeminista; Apr 6, 2011 at 11:00 PM.
Apr 6, 2011 | 11:01 PM
#184
Teamspeed Pro
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 23,875
From: Orange County
As we all know, Bugatti produces the Veyron at a financial loss. Porsche did the same with the 959. But these companies have always had large partners or parent companies to help defer those losses.
Being a smaller manufacturer, do you ever have to make tradeoffs or cut corners to keep your projects financially viable?
Being a smaller manufacturer, do you ever have to make tradeoffs or cut corners to keep your projects financially viable?
Apr 6, 2011 | 11:02 PM
#185
Teamspeed Rookie
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 28
Definitely! The design, development, and regulatory process was amazingly similar. The required attention to detail during the ramp up to production was also quite similar and was perfect experience to prepare me for what was soon to come.
Apr 6, 2011 | 11:05 PM
#186
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 311
From: Flagstaff, Arizona
I came across a news article on line about SSC getting a loan for the new factory. It mentioned you are planning a $300,000 car also. I suppose a Ferrari 458/McLaren MP4-12C competitor. What can you tell us about this? When will we see it?
Apr 6, 2011 | 11:10 PM
#187
Teamspeed Junior Member
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 77
Yes, we received a loan for the land and infrastructure for the new facility! The mention of the $300,000 car is a project we have planned but cannot provide details at this point in time.
Apr 6, 2011 | 11:12 PM
#188
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,043
From: Sunny San Diego
Hi guys, thanks for doing this.
A few questions:
Has that maniac Gerald Weigert ever contacted you to congratulate you on doing what he failed to do?
When will we get some new studio shots of the new design?
Have any video game developers contacted you yet?
Would you have been able to get to this point now with investors vs funding yourself?
A few questions:
Has that maniac Gerald Weigert ever contacted you to congratulate you on doing what he failed to do?
When will we get some new studio shots of the new design?
Have any video game developers contacted you yet?
Would you have been able to get to this point now with investors vs funding yourself?
Apr 6, 2011 | 11:13 PM
#189
Teamspeed Rookie
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 28
As we all know, Bugatti produces the Veyron at a financial loss. Porsche did the same with the 959. But these companies have always had large partners or parent companies to help defer those losses.
Being a smaller manufacturer, do you ever have to make tradeoffs or cut corners to keep your projects financially viable?
Being a smaller manufacturer, do you ever have to make tradeoffs or cut corners to keep your projects financially viable?
