252mph, New Production car speed record

chemicalcode · Post by **chemicalcode** » 05 Sep 2005, 14:56

Check this out, the Mclaren finally gets knocked off the top spot

http://cars.msn.co.uk/carnews/carnews5sep05/

=|Gigiani|= · Post by **=|Gigiani|=** » 05 Sep 2005, 15:25

Yeah dat car is awesome and damn fast

Fishwhiz · Post by **Fishwhiz** » 05 Sep 2005, 17:04

wow.. bu i think its illegal probab ly.

chemicalcode · Post by **chemicalcode** » 05 Sep 2005, 17:11

well it won't be illegal, but I doubt if any of the customers who've ordered one will ever get it that fast

Focer · Post by **Focer** » 05 Sep 2005, 19:37

Yeah... I feel sorry for McLaren F1, but it was up on the top for a pretty long time, and besides, McLaren is getting old

corvyz6 · Post by **corvyz6** » 05 Sep 2005, 23:20

i agree with u focer, but i still like McLaren's looks!

Focer · Post by **Focer** » 05 Sep 2005, 23:29

Tell me who doesn't

korge · Post by **korge** » 05 Sep 2005, 23:31

Focer wrote:Tell me who doesn't

Me.

j/k

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 05 Sep 2005, 23:33

I wonder how that thing corners with that weight. _O-

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 05 Sep 2005, 23:42

who cares 'bout corners?

It's the perfect dragster

WhereIsTheNsx · Post by **WhereIsTheNsx** » 05 Sep 2005, 23:50

where the hell you gonna drive that thing, might as well leave it on the track

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 06 Sep 2005, 00:13

^Sparco^ wrote:who cares 'bout corners?

It's the perfect dragster

I do.

I don't want to fly off the road.

Focer · Post by **Focer** » 06 Sep 2005, 02:36

I don't think that people would buy that hell of expencive car just to drag, and if you can't drive fast on streets, then why buy all that power.(Probably just to show off)

Unlike ferrari or porsche. You can take them to the track , car show, and drag strip, and just cruise.

donaldgladden · Post by **donaldgladden** » 06 Sep 2005, 03:00

chemicalcode wrote:Check this out, the Mclaren finally gets knocked off the top spot

http://cars.msn.co.uk/carnews/carnews5sep05/

i hate to end the comotion but Mclaren been knocked of the top spot with the fastest Supercar when Bugatti Unleashed the Veyron. please if im wrong dont be afraid to flame me. i can take it

sorry but i forgot to add that that was nearly 2 years after Mclaren started production of the F1

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 06 Sep 2005, 03:38

PSZeTa wrote:I wonder how that thing corners with that weight. _O-

Considering that it's the most expensive car in the world, I'm sure it corners pretty well

I mean even the Maybach can out-corner a Corvette.

Post by **TheStig** » 06 Sep 2005, 03:39

^Sparco^ wrote: It's the perfect dragster

perfect dragster??? I doubt it...

In acceleration weight is as important as is HP!

I don't know what the exact power to weight ratio is but it isn't as high as with some other cars.

bashderq · Post by **bashderq** » 06 Sep 2005, 09:31

1000 HP can cure anything

this car sure will rock the supercar world, but imo, the McLaren is the most memorable one...i quote from a magazine, " Perhaps the road-car legend of them all"

btw : the McLaren is 3rd fastest, the 2nd now being the Koenigsegg CCR

chemicalcode · Post by **chemicalcode** » 06 Sep 2005, 09:51

donaldgladden wrote:
chemicalcode wrote:Check this out, the Mclaren finally gets knocked off the top spot

http://cars.msn.co.uk/carnews/carnews5sep05/
i hate to end the comotion but Mclaren been knocked of the top spot with the fastest Supercar when Bugatti Unleashed the Veyron. please if im wrong dont be afraid to flame me. i can take it

sorry but i forgot to add that that was nearly 2 years after Mclaren started production of the F1

I'm sure your right, the car has been in testing for a while and it's always been faster than the mclaren. But quite frankly I got excited cos it goes over 250mph, thats the big acheivement. Athough if you asked any punter on the street what the fastest car in the world is, they'd still say Mclaren. But what can I say, I don't really follow supercar testings so it was news to me

master m · Post by **master m** » 06 Sep 2005, 12:07

TheStig wrote: In acceleration weight is as important as is HP!

I don't know what the exact power to weight ratio is but it isn't as high as with some other cars.

I did some calculation for you Stiggy.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4:
1900 kg & 990 hp = 1.919 kg/hp.

Mclaren F1:
1140kg & 627hp = 18181 kg/hp

Exige:
870kg & 190hp = 4,58kg/hp

So the McLaren is better

donaldgladden · Post by **donaldgladden** » 06 Sep 2005, 13:57

chemicalcode wrote:
donaldgladden wrote:
chemicalcode wrote:Check this out, the Mclaren finally gets knocked off the top spot

http://cars.msn.co.uk/carnews/carnews5sep05/
i hate to end the comotion but Mclaren been knocked of the top spot with the fastest Supercar when Bugatti Unleashed the Veyron. please if im wrong dont be afraid to flame me. i can take it

sorry but i forgot to add that that was nearly 2 years after Mclaren started production of the F1
I'm sure your right, the car has been in testing for a while and it's always been faster than the mclaren. But quite frankly I got excited cos it goes over 250mph, thats the big acheivement. Athough if you asked any punter on the street what the fastest car in the world is, they'd still say Mclaren. But what can I say, I don't really follow supercar testings so it was news to me

not your fault i watch Autoweek all the time

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 06 Sep 2005, 19:26

It will be owned by this one:

270mph

Prelude · Post by **Prelude** » 06 Sep 2005, 19:29

WoW, dude! I can't believe that the technics improved to this level

=|Gigiani|= · Post by **=|Gigiani|=** » 06 Sep 2005, 20:22

Yeah but dat is only a project........

WhereIsTheNsx · Post by **WhereIsTheNsx** » 06 Sep 2005, 21:00

wait i thought the koinsegg cc knocked mclaren off the top, (read the avatar, don't flame)

=|Gigiani|= · Post by **=|Gigiani|=** » 06 Sep 2005, 21:14

seems dat th veyron is faster

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