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10-16-2004, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by FordGTGuy
sorry didn't mean to start an arguement just wanted to know everyones views.
In my oppinion theirs no way in hell. shit the GT-90 had 1200 hp v-12 and only reached 235 mph.  ops: |
Where the fuck are you getting your numbers? The GT-90 had a 720bhp quad turbo V12, not a 1200bhp one, and it never completed top speed testing, the limit that was set on the car was 40mph because it was a concept car and had no real engineering so far as the aerodynamics and chassis were concerned.
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10-16-2004, 06:13 PM
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The Koenigsegg CCR is starting to sell, and IMO it´s the only serious car at this moment capable of going around 250 mph. But of course it has to be proved....
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10-16-2004, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jorge
The Koenigsegg CCR is starting to sell, and IMO it´s the only serious car at this moment capable of going around 250 mph. But of course it has to be proved....
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yeh, and i seriously cannot wait for the day they do prove it!!
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10-16-2004, 10:44 PM
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i thought the ccr was at 245? limit or is that the cc?
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10-16-2004, 11:06 PM
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How does it have a transaxle? the engine is in the front and the drive wheels are in the back if the trans is in the back it is most likely a seperate unit from the axle in the rear much like on the Corvette where the Tranny and rear differential are sperate and bolted together. you see transaxles in AWD, FWD and Rear/mid engine cars rarely on front engine rear wheel drive cars.
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i do believe you may have answered your own question... the transmission is on the rear wheels to atchieve a 50/50 wieght distrabution for the concept car
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10-17-2004, 01:54 AM
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wow, i wish it was that easy, Companies like Bugatti and Koenigsegg spend a lot of time on aerodynamics and then Ford comes out with a car that is about as aerodynamic as an Audi TT and it goes 260mph, Sarcasm :roll:
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10-17-2004, 02:22 AM
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10-17-2004, 02:42 AM
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Oh yes, the Callaway Sledgehammer isn't it ? A 880 bhp twin-turbo engine and a top speed of 400 km/h +
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10-17-2004, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by RC45
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But look at it mate. Doesnt matter if it went 300mph, its still a brutal looking overweight plastic leafspring bathtub.
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10-18-2004, 06:33 PM
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This topic is more proof of how big of an idiot FordGTGuy really is. 
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10-18-2004, 07:29 PM
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^^^^^^^
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This topic is more proof of how big of an idiot FordGTGuy really is.
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harsh, real harsh, half true, but harsh 
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In a Porsche 911, you're going to have a very good time actually driving the thing, but everyone is going to hate you. They're going to give you dirty looks as you drive by, call you names at the lights, vandalise your paintwork in the night and never, ever let you out of a side turning. That's a given.
In the Vantage, everyone's going to want your babies.
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10-18-2004, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by BADMIHAI
This topic is more proof of how big of an idiot FordGTGuy really is. |
just misinformed. You gotta remember how it was when you were his age, There is alot of maturing that happens between his age and ours.
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10-18-2004, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by blah
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Originally Posted by BADMIHAI
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just misinformed. You gotta remember how it was when you were his age, There is alot of maturing that happens between his age and ours. |
Misinformed is one thing, but spitting out blatantly incorrect facts and then sticking to them is just dumb. You've only got a year on him (or so the profile thingies seem to say) but you're much more reasonable than he seems to be.
The Veyron's quoted top speed is 252mph, the Ford Shelby cobra concept, with a mere 605bhp is geared to do a theoretical 267mph...HOWEVER, its aerodynamics would NEVER allow it to do such speeds, at least not with anything near the power it has now.
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11-07-2004, 10:39 AM
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265+ does'nt sound very likely...... but who knows?
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11-07-2004, 03:54 PM
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mabey to put it into easy terms...
the amount of air pushing against the car is 16 times greater then what you would feel traveling at 67mph.
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