Official:£450k, 1,200hp Lotus Elise

[bodgit]

Hennessey Venom GT.
With a V8 twin turbo Corvette engine
Expected to hit speeds well over 250mph
RIP Veyron
http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/photos.a...ntid=152820324


Love to see this on top gear track

[dodgydiy]

ouch! i want!

[jono83]

have they lengthend the wheel base aswell as it look longer than a "normal" elise

[bodgit]

[QUOTE=jono83;361459]have they lengthend the wheel base aswell as it look longer than a "normal" elise[/QUOTE

it'll be built here in the UK at a production facility at Silverstone, which will convert the Lotus chassis, lengthening it and beefing it up to transform it from a 200hp lightweight into a 1,000hp-plus Veyron chaser with engines shipped from Texas.
as Winny saysthe vw

[jimmy]

Yeah the whole back end is new to fit the massive engine in there.

[j.m.]

My question is why put a heavy big block in there?!??!?!


That's like putting an electric scooter motor in an rc car... Sure, it might go fast in a straight line but it won't corner.

Jon

[SlowOne]

Originally Posted by j.m.

My question is why put a heavy big block in there?!??!?!


That's like putting an electric scooter motor in an rc car... Sure, it might go fast in a straight line but it won't corner.

Jon

America's a big market, they love to buy big-blocks, and they don't have many corners... I wouldn't call the 8.0 litre W16 engine in the Veyron small either!

[Al3xis007]

i'd like to see it against an ultimate aero tt, i saw a matt black one at the auto sport show next to a gumpert apollo....schweeeet

[bodgit]

Just to able to drive one of these for the day
http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/phot...ntid=147889946

[j.m.]

Originally Posted by SlowOne

America's a big market, they love to buy big-blocks, and they don't have many corners...

Which is why I disagree with most of the culture around me.



Except the select few who know what 'handling' means in terms of auto performance.

Jon

[cjm_2008]

even with the myriad drivers aids required to get it to a reasonable standard, it'll still be an over-powered ill handling barge.

colin chapman would be turning in his grave at this abberation