Nice!
Who will be next with the big numbers?
Who will be the first to 1000 HP?
1 posted on
07/02/2014 4:58:02 PM PDT by
CapnJack
To: CapnJack
I recently got two free subscriptions to a couple of auto performance magazines.
It is astounding the horse power some of these cars have. A bunch of them are well over a thousand. Of course many of them cost over a million.
I love performance but that is just crazy.
2 posted on
07/02/2014 5:12:40 PM PDT by
yarddog
(Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
To: CapnJack
They screwed up the back end just like they did in 1971. Well, there go my plans to buy one.
Like I ever could.
3 posted on
07/02/2014 5:13:52 PM PDT by
Excellence
(Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
To: CapnJack
Who will be the first to 1000 HP? It looks like the ugly Veyron has, at least unofficially (or officially, in the metric system) reached that distinction.
According to the Veyron Wiki entry:
"Engine output: According to Volkswagen Group and certified by TÜV Süddeutschland, the final production Veyron engine produces 1,001 metric horsepower (736 kW; 987 bhp) of motive power, and generates 1,250 newton metres (922 lbf·ft) of torque.[2][24] The nominal figure has been stated by Bugatti officials to be conservative, with the real total being 1,020 metric horsepower (750 kW; 1,006 bhp)."
(But as to looks.... ugh!)
5 posted on
07/02/2014 5:16:32 PM PDT by
Yossarian
To: CapnJack
6 posted on
07/02/2014 5:17:29 PM PDT by
1rudeboy
To: CapnJack
To: CapnJack
LOL! I misread the headline and I thought it was powered by a Boeing 707 engine.
To: CapnJack
Just for kicks I checked the rear tire price:
$529 each at Tire Rack
use traction control wisely!
12 posted on
07/02/2014 5:32:22 PM PDT by
nascarnation
(Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
To: CapnJack
14 posted on
07/02/2014 5:38:20 PM PDT by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: CapnJack
Let's see. The Challenger, built in Canada by Fiat, or the Mustang Shelby, built in the US by Ford. I'll take the Ford.
Well, if I could afford either, I would take the Ford.
16 posted on
07/02/2014 5:40:09 PM PDT by
TwelveOfTwenty
(See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)
To: Salamander
17 posted on
07/02/2014 5:40:41 PM PDT by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: CapnJack
More 1000 hp cars than you might think, mostly from boutique manufactures like Koenigsegg. America’s Saleen is on the list, as is the Dodge Viper Venom, Ford GT 1000, and a tuner Corvette.
I’m amazed by how many 500hp cars and SUVs there are that are quite plush.
19 posted on
07/02/2014 5:46:32 PM PDT by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: CapnJack
“Got a Hemi in that?” You bet!!!
20 posted on
07/02/2014 5:48:41 PM PDT by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: CapnJack
Nice, but they don't say anything about a tow package. Guess I'll just have to keep looking.
One word of caution to prospective purchasers - just because you can afford it doesn't mean you can drive it. I once saw a guy with a 650-hp car and a short-throw clutch try to pull into a parking garage space with a wall in front of him. I shall draw a curtain there for the faint of heart...
To: CapnJack
Obviously you've not seen what Aussie's do when they're bored.
22 posted on
07/02/2014 5:53:38 PM PDT by
SkyDancer
(If you don't read the newspapers you are uninformed. If you do read newspapers you are misinformed)
To: CapnJack
26 posted on
07/02/2014 6:05:26 PM PDT by
Lil Flower
(American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God! ROLL TIDE!!)
To: mabarker1; SgtBob; Chode; ican'tbelieveit
32 posted on
07/02/2014 6:59:19 PM PDT by
B4Ranch
(Name your illness, do a Google & YouTube search with "hydrogen peroxide". Do it and be surprised.)
To: Dr. Sivana
Catch this thread! As some one posted somewhere on this or a similar thread, this should be known as the MoPar Climate Changer!
34 posted on
07/02/2014 8:41:43 PM PDT by
BlackElk
(Dean of Discipline, Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society: Rack 'em Danno!)
To: CapnJack; All
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