Publicity stunt. They change this car every few months and give it a couple of extra HP so they can say "Look! another fastest car in the world". But they also fall apart every 6 miles and require you to rebuild the entire thing scratch since the entire thing has disintegrated over the last bump.
Anyone can make the fastest car in the world by giving it a turbo charger the size of Texas and giving it long gear ratios (the ratios being how the McLaren F1 got the title). The reason nobody does it is it is pointless.
The point of the Veyron is to have a drivable car, that is quiet, comfortable, AND does a million mph. This silly Shelby is just increasing the turbo size each time on a car that had the build quality of a Q-Tec PSU before they bolted the turbo to it.
Edit: And this car doesn't hold the record. They just say it does that speed. It hasn't done it yet.
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