SSC Tuatara: which version to buy
There is one catalogue version of the SSC Tuatara: 5.9 CIMA. It is a Coupe from 1 generation, on sale from 2020-01-01 with no end date in the data. If the question is which Tuatara to specify, the data leave no second engine, gearbox, or drivetrain to trade against.
There is one catalogue version of the SSC Tuatara: 5.9 CIMA. It is a Coupe from 1 generation, on sale from 2020-01-01 with no end date in the data. If the question is which Tuatara to specify, the data leave no second engine, gearbox, or drivetrain to trade against. The rest of this page is how that single spec scores on power, mass, speed, and packaging, and what is not measured so a buyer does not treat a blank as “this car does not have that.”
Specs: the only version on the sheet
5.9 CIMA is the whole list. One generation, one body (Coupe), one modification. There is no restyle row and no second power figure under the same name, so you do not split “5.9 CIMA” by horsepower the way two identically named Land Cruiser gearboxes would be split.
What you are choosing, in the numbers given:
| Version | hp | Nm | Displacement (cc) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 CIMA | 1750 | 1800 | 5900 | Gasoline | 8 | V low angle | Turbo | Robotic | RWD |
Engine placement is Central. Fuel system is Direct injection (direct). Valves per cylinder: 4. Compression ratio: 8.8. Peak power rpm: 8800. Torque rpm: not measured. Bore and stroke: not measured. Fuel grade: not measured.
There is no second row to subtract from. The “which version” answer is therefore 5.9 CIMA or not this model.
Engine: what 5.9 CIMA actually buys in output
Displacement is 5900 cc, which is 5.9 litres on the version name. Against 1750 hp that is 296.6 hp per litre (1750 ÷ 5.9). Against 1800 Nm that is 305.1 Nm per litre (1800 ÷ 5.9).
Per cylinder, with 8 cylinders: 218.75 hp per cylinder (1750 ÷ 8) and 225 Nm per cylinder (1800 ÷ 8).
Boost is Turbo, not a second catalogue tune: there is no naturally aspirated twin of 5.9 CIMA and no higher-output 5.9 CIMA in another generation. Compression 8.8 sits with Turbo and Direct injection (direct); that is the induction package as listed, not a choice between trims.
Power is quoted at 8800 rpm. Torque rpm is not measured, so you cannot rank this version on how early the 1800 Nm arrives versus another Tuatara — there is no other Tuatara in the data to rank against, and the rpm for peak torque is not on the sheet.
Gearbox is Robotic, 7 speeds. Drive is RWD. There is no AWD row and no extra gear count. The extra you would “pay” for all-wheel drive or an eighth ratio is not in this catalogue because those versions are not listed.
Generations: what 1 generation changed
1 generation is the only generation: start 2020-01-01, stop not measured (null in the source — still in production on this sheet). Body: Coupe. Modifications in this generation: 1.
There is no 2 generation to compare year ranges, body count, or power. Nothing in the data shows a facelift as a separate generation, so you should not shop “generation 1a vs 1b”: the file has one generation key and one modification.
What 1 generation locked in for a buyer:
- Coupe only — no second body type to pick for ground clearance or wheel size.
- One engine/transmission pair: 5.9 CIMA, Gasoline, 8, V low angle, Turbo, Robotic, RWD.
- Kerb mass 1247 kg, ground clearance 69 mm, wheels 245/35 R20 and 345/30 R20.
If a later generation appears in a future dump, this page’s arithmetic is still true for 5.9 CIMA in isolation: 1750 hp, 1800 Nm, 5900 cc, 2.6 s to 100, 455 top speed, 1247 kg.
0-100, top speed, mpg: measured vs not measured
Performance that is measured for 5.9 CIMA:
- 0–100: 2.6
- Top speed: 455
Economy and emissions that are not measured (do not read the blanks as “this car uses no fuel”):
- City consumption: not measured
- Highway consumption: not measured
- Combined consumption: not measured
- CO2: not measured
- Eco class: not measured
There is no mpg figure to prefer one Tuatara over another. A buyer choosing on fuel use has no number in this dataset. A buyer choosing on acceleration and peak speed has 2.6 and 455 on 5.9 CIMA and nowhere else on the model.
Power-to-mass on the measured kerb weight: 1.403 hp per kg (1750 ÷ 1247), or 0.713 kg per hp (1247 ÷ 1750). Newton-metres per kilogram: 1.444 Nm/kg (1800 ÷ 1247).
If you only care which listed version is quickest to 100 and highest in top speed, 5.9 CIMA is both, because it is the only row.
Dimensions, weight, wheels: what the single spec packages
Kerb weight (5.9 CIMA): 1247 kg. Gross weight: not measured. You cannot compute payload (gross minus kerb) because gross is missing; payload is not measured.
Ground clearance: 69 mm. Tank: not measured.
Wheels listed: 245/35 R20 and 345/30 R20. Two sizes, not two optional packages with separate names — the data give this pair on the one version.
Suspension, front and rear: Independent, spring. Brakes, front and rear: Ceramic ventilated. Those are not option codes in the file; they travel with 5.9 CIMA.
Clearance 69 mm with a Coupe body and a staggered 20-inch pair is the ride-height and tyre package you get. There is no higher-clearance generation and no smaller-wheel version to trade for comfort in the numbers.
Problems, reliability, and missing fields a buyer will notice
The launch data do not include defect rates, service intervals, or reliability scores. Reliability as a measured statistic is not measured. Do not treat that silence as a pass or a fail.
What a buyer can still check before signing, because the sheet is explicit about gaps:
- Torque rpm not measured — you cannot verify where 1800 Nm peaks.
- Bore and stroke not measured.
- Fuel grade not measured.
- All three consumption figures not measured.
- Tank not measured.
- CO2 and eco class not measured.
- Gross weight not measured.
- Production end date not measured (generation still open).
None of those gaps create a second version. They mean 5.9 CIMA is fully specified on power, torque, displacement, 0–100, top speed, kerb weight, clearance, and wheels, and unspecified on mpg, tank, and payload.
Which version to choose
Choose 5.9 CIMA. It is the only modification in 1 generation, the only Coupe listed, and the only combination of 1750 hp, 1800 Nm, 5900 cc, Gasoline, 8 cylinders, V low angle, Turbo, Robotic 7-speed, and RWD.
There is no cheaper, slower, or heavier sister in the data to calculate “what the extra horsepower costs.” Arithmetic that is valid on this one row:
- 296.6 hp/L and 305.1 Nm/L on 5.9 litres.
- 218.75 hp and 225 Nm per cylinder on 8 cylinders.
- 1.403 hp/kg (0.713 kg/hp) at 1247 kg kerb.
- 2.6 to 100 and 455 peak speed — the only 0–100 and the only top speed on the model.
- 69 mm clearance; wheels 245/35 R20 and 345/30 R20.
If you need a figure the sheet does not carry — combined mpg, tank litres, gross weight, fuel grade — it is not measured for 5.9 CIMA, and shopping another Tuatara generation will not fill it: 1 generation is the only generation here.
Skip this model only if you need a different body than Coupe, a drivetrain other than RWD, or a gearbox other than Robotic. Those alternatives are not in the SSC Tuatara data.