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Old 01-02-2005, 07:07 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by RC45
So - in the end we seem to have a winner.... at 255.1mph the Sledgehammer is the undisputed heavyweight champ of the world...

0X :fist: 0X :fist:

Everyone else is either measurably slower or just "theoretically faster"..

Gotta love them old technology cars... heheheh hehehee
Its not a full blast production car. Its a modded Vette. So that wont work.


Lets talk about production cars. Fastest straight out of the factory. And not some one off or 5 car production run.
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Old 01-03-2005, 03:49 AM   #47
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67 is a lot closer to 5 then 5,000... let alone 399
sooooo... since 5,000 is way much less close to 5 then 399 is... then the Ford GT eclipses anything as the Worlds Fastest Production Car!
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Old 01-18-2005, 04:18 PM   #48
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What is the top speed of the Ford GT? A Murcielago will hand it its ass in a race.

As for tuned cars and their top speed, the Gemballa tuned Diablo VT Roadster hit a confirmed 410km/h or 255mp/h and it would rip the Callaway in half when it comes to straight line acceleration or going around a bend.
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Old 01-19-2005, 07:56 AM   #49
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Teflon I don't think so the Ford GT goes .2 secs slower than an Enzo in a 1/4 mile and the Top speed is electronically set at 205 mph but 216 mph has been reached at Nardo.
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Old 01-19-2005, 08:45 AM   #50
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212mph @ nardo with the silver/black stripes GT, the yellow/black stripes hit 209 mph when it had about 7,000 miles on it, the silver/black one was fairly well 'worn' in as well.

it is concievable that the GT would hit 216 if there was no banking, but it 'only' was 212mph at its top end.

dont forget, the gt. vs murcialago comparison, i think is fairly good... the two cars have similar weights, and simlar power ratings... so a comparison is inevitable. one is ferocious, and the other is easy to drive
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Old 01-19-2005, 12:52 PM   #51
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Hmm. I actually agree strongly with you, nthfinity: it is a good comparison between the two cars. However, pre-production numbers have to be taken with a huge pinch of salt: what makes it onto the road is all that is important. I would be interested to see how the two cars compare in say 0-60, 0-100, 0-150 and on a racetrack: both twisty and long straightaways.
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Old 01-19-2005, 03:33 PM   #52
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yeah but have fun trying to to get your hands on the cars and testing them.
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Old 01-20-2005, 08:22 AM   #53
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LOL. If I get them I'll make a few vids!
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Old 01-20-2005, 10:03 AM   #54
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be sure to get back to me.
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Old 01-20-2005, 07:53 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by TeflonTron
What is the top speed of the Ford GT? A Murcielago will hand it its ass in a race.

As for tuned cars and their top speed, the Gemballa tuned Diablo VT Roadster hit a confirmed 410km/h or 255mp/h and it would rip the Callaway in half when it comes to straight line acceleration or going around a bend.
BAsed on what?

I smell bovine excrement.
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Old 01-21-2005, 11:43 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by RC45
Originally Posted by TeflonTron
What is the top speed of the Ford GT? A Murcielago will hand it its ass in a race.

As for tuned cars and their top speed, the Gemballa tuned Diablo VT Roadster hit a confirmed 410km/h or 255mp/h and it would rip the Callaway in half when it comes to straight line acceleration or going around a bend.
BAsed on what?

I smell bovine excrement.
Based on testing at Nardo. A Diablo with 900BHP is a mean beast indeed.
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