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FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« on: January 31, 2012, 02:46:26 PM »
Simply amazing. I never would have guessed the top speed.

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=21927
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 03:25:56 PM »
Wonder what Shelby will counter with? :o
 
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 04:50:14 PM »
Where would you go for a Sunday drive
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2012, 04:59:01 PM »
That is very very very fast. The pro driver reached a top speed of 267 MPH!!! All I can say is wow. I don't watch NASCAR but I think they only run speeds of 225MPH or so. Like I said I don't watch it so I could be wrong on that. Dale
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2012, 05:20:25 PM »
Quote from: mechanic on January 31, 2012, 03:25:56 PM
Wonder what Shelby will counter with? :o
 
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Will be interesting to see how Shelby responds. Put wings on it and it would probably fly ..... Literally !!  :)
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2012, 03:00:27 AM »
Yikes... a gazillion dollars and 258mph.


But it's not all that practical, and it's ugly... I'll take a Mustang in any flavor, but a GT500 would be the ticket...
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2012, 04:29:13 AM »
How about the 2012 Kaw ZX-14R for under $16K:


Quarter mile totally showroom stock - 9.47 seconds at 152.83


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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2012, 04:48:19 AM »
Quote from: guzzijohn on February 01, 2012, 04:29:13 AM
How about the 2012 Kaw ZX-14R for under $16K:
Quarter mile totally showroom stock - 9.47 seconds at 152.83
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Naw, I've done that, at least a couple motorcycle generations ago. Well, several; I got stuck on an 83 GS1100E and kept it forever.


A couple years ago I drove a friend's Vette; it was a six-speed, with the LS2 motor. It was an eye-opening drive - the Vette wasn't far off in performance from a liter  bike, and once rolling seemed better. Amazing how well modern cars perform.
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2012, 05:06:15 AM »
  I watched them build the Bugatti's on "ultimate factories" the other day, VERY good show in quite a bit of detail of how they are built.  They said the puter limits them to 253mph but they will go a bit faster than that.  Every car is run to 253mph (by GPS reading) before it's sold, tested on their own 60 mile track with a 5 mi. straight. (they had a camera in the car as they tested it)  Also said, as full power it gets 3mpg... 
 
  Tires are expected to last 6,000 miles and it cost $16,000.00 to replace them.
 
  I'm still saveing up to buy the "first" one!  lol
 
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2012, 06:32:52 AM »
Quote from: scootrd on January 31, 2012, 05:20:25 PM
Quote from: mechanic on January 31, 2012, 03:25:56 PM
Wonder what Shelby will counter with? :o
 
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Will be interesting to see how Shelby responds. Put wings on it and it would probably fly ..... Literally !!  :)

a dip in the road could take it to lift off  ;D
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2012, 08:05:08 AM »
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Wonder what Shelby will counter with?

 
 
?   Has Shelby ever produced a fastest production car?
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2012, 08:13:02 AM »
From BUG to Bugatti , VOLKSWAGON has ya covered  ;)
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2012, 11:15:50 AM »
Quote from: Casull on February 01, 2012, 08:05:08 AM
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Wonder what Shelby will counter with?

 
 
?   Has Shelby ever produced a fastest production car?

Shelby Ultimate Aero....
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSC_Aero
 
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2012, 11:26:54 AM »
Thanks mechanic.  I checked a list of the fastest, but did not note the Aero as a Shelby car.
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Re: FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR ON EARTH
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2012, 01:21:45 PM »
Not in the same league as the Bugatti or Shelby (but they were for their time) here is my fastest dream car
 '66 389 tri-power GTO . this would be fast enough for me.



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