Supercar Challenge

[DUNKiNUTS]

The most current super car challenge from Car and Driver
I will have the scan up shortly

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=15&article_id=8719

http://img66.exs.cx/img66/5712/0411_supercars_800_01.jpg

[PATo355]

Sad no Enzo :(

[yg60m]

Yes, very sad. Moreover they made an ad to find an Enzo owner some month ago but it seems they didn't find one. :?
But there is already a video of this event in JW, thanks to AlienDB7, Draak and Zippo :D

[DUNKiNUTS]

The challenge is tuner based. No stock cars on entered. They can't.

[Guibo]

Well, the Mosler and Superformance Coupe are somewhat stock. The first two years, they had a separate section for the stock cars. Last year, they ran a stock Commemorative Edition Z06 just for fun, against the 4-cylinder tuner cars. If they ran some stock cars this year, it may show up in next month's issue. But if not, that's a damn shame, considering the current crop of awesome supercars (Carrera GT, Ford GT, Zonda, SLR, 360CS/Enzo, Gallardo/Murcielago, etc).

[SilviaEvo]

But there is already a video of this event in JW, thanks to AlienDB7, Draak and Zippo

where is it?!!? i havnt seen it yet :( oh yeah that Ligenfelter is BEAUTIFUL!!! probably the only Corvette ill ever want to drive!!! :P im drooling :shock:

[SnakeBitten]

Its weird to me to see two 800hp Vipers be so off in there respective performance...I think the 800hp for the Hennessey is to the wheels and the 800hp for the RSI is to the crank...Thats the only way the numbers make sence...I didnt hear anything about the RSI breaking or not running good...Plus 143 sounds like around 800hp to the wheels.

Anyway the Viper is faaast...6.5 to 100mph..A bit off the Mclaren F1's 6.3 and barely better than the Enzo's. Of course higher up it would kill both...I read it actually did a 10 sec 1/4 on street tires :shock: ...Heres a link to the numbers for all the cars....

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?article_id=8745&section_id=15&page_number=3

[SFDMALEX]

pfffffffffffff.THese are not supercars. These are superposercars. Except for the Mosler.......

Since when sticking a turbo/supercharger on a random car makes it a supercar. Tiff was so right when he said "The word supercar is being thrown around too much these days"(paraphrased).

[23790554]

i think these kind of "superposecar" gives the feeling of a dream, in a good way but

[AlienDB7]

But there is already a video of this event in JW, thanks to AlienDB7, Draak and Zippo

where is it?!!? i havnt seen it yet :( oh yeah that Ligenfelter is BEAUTIFUL!!! probably the only Corvette ill ever want to drive!!! :P im drooling :shock:
It's in the "Some new videos" thread at: http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1088&start=1080

Better download them quick, the files will be replaced by some new ones very soon ;)

[DUNKiNUTS]

pfffffffffffff.THese are not supercars. These are superposercars. Except for the Mosler.......

Since when sticking a turbo/supercharger on a random car makes it a supercar. Tiff was so right when he said "The word supercar is being thrown around too much these days"(paraphrased).

They are supercars in the own way. The are tuned supercars how about that. But when you get a car for less (sometimes) and faster i don't care if its called Yugo.

[gottacatchup]

pfffffffffffff.THese are not supercars. These are superposercars. Except for the Mosler.......

Since when sticking a turbo/supercharger on a random car makes it a supercar. Tiff was so right when he said "The word supercar is being thrown around too much these days"(paraphrased).

I dunno i'd say being able to spin the tires past 100 mph is pretty super allthough highly excessive

[frodefe]

no Porsches :cry:

[SnakeBitten]

So in stock form a Viper is not a Supercar??Its an exotic but not a Supercar? I cant see being able to do 11.7 @ 123mph and pulling 1.05 g's and hitting 190+mph and stopping from 70mph in an Enzo beating time not being a supercar....Its hand built, rare, very fast etc. It will go toe to toe with any exotic lower than the hyperexotics. Hell it even beat Murcilago on a track. If thats not a supercar I dont know what is.... Obviously with 800hp its just screeming supercar :) But from the factory its a bonafide supercar in my eyes regardless if its American or not...

[bmwmpower]

viper is faster than F1
0-143 mph-11 s

[gucom]

if viper is faster than F1 its also faster than Enzo, CGT etc etc etc, and i really dont believe that. a 500hp, 1500kg car vs a 627hp 1140kg car....its almost unfair

[DUNKiNUTS]

look its the second time they have had this supercar challenge. (yes there has been three but the second one was only four bangers) Anyways these are supercars. They are choosen by the currentness (i don't think thats a word) of the car and by just invite. The winner comes back and then new challengers are brought in. That is why there are not Enzos, C. GTs, Porsches, Rufs etc. etc. They aren't new. These are cars done this year. No one have put out anything new. And if any car can take a normal supercar or hypercar then it to becomes a supercar atleast. So you can't dis-respect these cars. They own in there own way.

[SFDMALEX]

http://gphan.com/pics/albums/omghi2u/Jeez_001.jpg

[Guibo]

if viper is faster than F1 its also faster than Enzo, CGT etc etc etc, and i really dont believe that. a 500hp, 1500kg car vs a 627hp 1140kg car....its almost unfair
I'm pretty sure they're talking about the tuned Viper.

"On street tires, his 800-bhp Viper hits 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, powers through the quarter mile in 11 sec. flat at 141.8 mph and, most impressive, shoots to 150 mph in only 12.0 sec., which is about 10.0 sec. (!) quicker than a stock Viper."
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=12&article_id=1577

That's also .8 second quicker than the F1, despite being slower to 60 by 3 tenths...