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Comment by Causality1 | Hacker News Reader

nobody's accusing the company of flat-out lying or deception in this case.

I don't know why not, because that's obviously exactly what they did. The engineers know the car can't go that fast. The helicopter pilot knows the car wasn't going that fast. They outright lied about the endorsement of the GPS company. You can't do that accidentally.

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What is super wierd is the car probably can, at least set a genuine record. The engine power and aero are plausable. No sane driver would try on thouse tires, but the are plenty of mad ones. Why lie rather then just doing it expecially when they where always going to get caught?

Reminds me of Nikola. Releasing fake video, company named to mislead investors and clients. SSC tried calling itself Shelby SuperCars LLC, took a lawsuit by Carroll Shelby International Inc. to make them stop.

Are there statements by engineers or the heli pilot, where is that coming from?

The article describes the top speed of the helicopter keeping pace with the car as being well below the stated record, ergo the pilot knows the car wasn't going that fast. It also states that analysis of the engine and gearbox ratios indicate the car is literally incapable of going that fast, therefore the engineers who built it know that as well.

Really, where are you getting that info? There are several analysis videos showing that the gearing in the car is designed to reach over 330mph.

SSC have never been faithful actors.

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