Topgear Shueys FXX laprecord beaten!
Posted by DJSKYLINE
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The time set by Schumacher – clad in The Stig's iconic plain white racing suit and helmet as part of a hugely popular publicity stunt back in June – in a £1 million FXX Ferrari stood at 1m10.7s, but was lowered by eight tenths of a second by the fully road-legal GTR720, which comes with a modest £30,000 price tag by comparison. The new record was unofficially but independently verified.
The Ultima is powered by a 7.0-litre Chevrolet V8 engine pushing out a staggering 720bhp and capable of propelling the car from 0-60mph in a mere 2.6 seconds and slowing it down again from 100mph to nothing in 3.6 seconds – and apparently, that's not even the quickest that it can go.
[www.crash.net]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2009 09:26PM by DJSKYLINE.
The time set by Schumacher – clad in The Stig's iconic plain white racing suit and helmet as part of a hugely popular publicity stunt back in June – in a £1 million FXX Ferrari stood at 1m10.7s, but was lowered by eight tenths of a second by the fully road-legal GTR720, which comes with a modest £30,000 price tag by comparison. The new record was unofficially but independently verified.
The Ultima is powered by a 7.0-litre Chevrolet V8 engine pushing out a staggering 720bhp and capable of propelling the car from 0-60mph in a mere 2.6 seconds and slowing it down again from 100mph to nothing in 3.6 seconds – and apparently, that's not even the quickest that it can go.
[www.crash.net]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2009 09:26PM by DJSKYLINE.
n00binio Wrote:
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> there's another important problem with that car:
> it's not a ferrari
True
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> there's another important problem with that car:
> it's not a ferrari
True
n00binio Wrote:
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> there's another important problem with that car:
> it's not a ferrari
Yeah, your right, it's much better than a Ferrari. The Ultima is just, insane. Giant V8 powered go karts ftw.
The Flanker is gone.
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> there's another important problem with that car:
> it's not a ferrari
Yeah, your right, it's much better than a Ferrari. The Ultima is just, insane. Giant V8 powered go karts ftw.
The Flanker is gone.
I'd take one of those over a Ferrari / Porsche anyday. It's got a freakin Chevy V8 in the back. A nice and somewhat simple car that doesn't cost $3000 to do an oil change on. Plus, honestly, 911's are boring, the Carrera GT is uglier. Cool cars, but they don't have the same zing anymore. Ferrari's, well, tremendously over priced for what you get.
That's not to say I wouldn't want either, but cmon, a V8 never lies (Unless it's in a F1 car). Either way, you won't make a trip to the supermarket in any of the above, so honestly, who cares about practicality? That engine will keep you plenty warm in the winter
The Flanker is gone.
That's not to say I wouldn't want either, but cmon, a V8 never lies (Unless it's in a F1 car). Either way, you won't make a trip to the supermarket in any of the above, so honestly, who cares about practicality? That engine will keep you plenty warm in the winter
The Flanker is gone.
DaveEllis Wrote:
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> gav Wrote:
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> > It isn't. They took it off the board.
>
>
> Then why the fuss over the FXX time? The Caparo
> was quicker, and that is road legal. There has
> been 2 racing cars which are not road legal for
> the same reason the FXX isn't that have been round
> too.
The Caparo at the time of testing wasn't safe (fires, oil leaks, major bits falling off) and wasn't road-legal due to the fact it couldn't get over the sleeping policemen. That's why it wasn't staying on the board.
Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld
GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.
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> gav Wrote:
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> > It isn't. They took it off the board.
>
>
> Then why the fuss over the FXX time? The Caparo
> was quicker, and that is road legal. There has
> been 2 racing cars which are not road legal for
> the same reason the FXX isn't that have been round
> too.
The Caparo at the time of testing wasn't safe (fires, oil leaks, major bits falling off) and wasn't road-legal due to the fact it couldn't get over the sleeping policemen. That's why it wasn't staying on the board.
Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld
GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.
smorr schrieb:
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> I'd take one of those over a Ferrari / Porsche
> anyday. It's got a freakin Chevy V8 in the back. A
> nice and somewhat simple car that doesn't cost
> $3000 to do an oil change on. Plus, honestly,
> 911's are boring, the Carrera GT is uglier. Cool
> cars, but they don't have the same zing anymore.
> Ferrari's, well, tremendously over priced for what
> you get.
>
> That's not to say I wouldn't want either, but
> cmon, a V8 never lies (Unless it's in a F1 car).
> Either way, you won't make a trip to the
> supermarket in any of the above, so honestly, who
> cares about practicality? That engine will keep
> you plenty warm in the winter
i guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that
the price of the ultima is something i really wonder about. it seems to be cheap but you only get the parts and you have to stick i together yourself. engine and transmission is usually not included so these things have to be paid as well. there are also complete vehicles to buy but the price is only told on demand and it seems to be quite a lot. might still be cheaper than a ferrari but nt as cheap as the basic prices suggest
used to be GPGSL's Nick Heidfeld
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> I'd take one of those over a Ferrari / Porsche
> anyday. It's got a freakin Chevy V8 in the back. A
> nice and somewhat simple car that doesn't cost
> $3000 to do an oil change on. Plus, honestly,
> 911's are boring, the Carrera GT is uglier. Cool
> cars, but they don't have the same zing anymore.
> Ferrari's, well, tremendously over priced for what
> you get.
>
> That's not to say I wouldn't want either, but
> cmon, a V8 never lies (Unless it's in a F1 car).
> Either way, you won't make a trip to the
> supermarket in any of the above, so honestly, who
> cares about practicality? That engine will keep
> you plenty warm in the winter
i guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that
the price of the ultima is something i really wonder about. it seems to be cheap but you only get the parts and you have to stick i together yourself. engine and transmission is usually not included so these things have to be paid as well. there are also complete vehicles to buy but the price is only told on demand and it seems to be quite a lot. might still be cheaper than a ferrari but nt as cheap as the basic prices suggest
used to be GPGSL's Nick Heidfeld
Except they didn't keep the FXX.
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