Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
The McLaren F1 is no longer the fastest production car, officially.
"I'm pleased to say that we have approved your record claim and the Koenigsegg CCR is therefore officially the world’s fastest production car" says Hein le Roux, Adjudicator and Researcher for Guinness World Records.
That's right - the McLaren F1 has been overtaken as the world's fastest production car. The CCR spanked it around the Nardo Prototipo circuit on the 28th, doing the 1 km average speed faster than the F1 by over 15 km/h. The official top speed record of the F1 was done at the VW Ehra track which has a 9 km long straight, where the F1 reached top speed of 386.7 km/h.
The CCR still beat the F1, despite the heavily banked circuit, averaging 387.87 km/h.
Next step for the CCR is to do the record at Ehra, where they figure it'll do 395 km/h.
Sweden's first supercar is indeed the fastest, and it didn't need a 6.0L V12 BMW engine. It did it with a meagre Mustang-based engine (albeit tuned to over 800 hp).
lol I saw this posted on the Volvospeed forums a few days ago.. GO SWEDES GO!
How do you pronounce the name though?
Mar-05-2005 20:36
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Cone iggz egg.
Mar-05-2005 20:38
dance2dabeat
Offical ProgSnob
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Cambridge/TORONTO, ON
I like fast cars!!!!!
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Mar-05-2005 20:39
malek
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Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Montréal
Re: The McLaren F1 is no longer the fastest production car, officially.
quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
It did it with a meagre Mustang-based engine (albeit tuned to over 800 hp).
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Mar-06-2005 00:23
Orko
Digital Hippie
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
This isnt much of a suprise...but the question is, is it the same car thats on the road?
Many cars which test for the top speed record are modified, (dont comply with noise regs, emission regs, etc...)
so is the car used in the test, the same as the one you can buy out of the 'show room'?
Mar-06-2005 02:12
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by Orko
This isnt much of a suprise...but the question is, is it the same car thats on the road?
Many cars which test for the top speed record are modified, (dont comply with noise regs, emission regs, etc...)
so is the car used in the test, the same as the one you can buy out of the 'show room'?
It is the same car. There's the CCS-V8 (lower-end model, ~650hp), and the CCR which is the big brother.
Mar-06-2005 02:16
Orko
Digital Hippie
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
It is the same car. There's the CCS-V8 (lower-end model, ~650hp), and the CCR which is the big brother.
cool, so it is a the same spec car. magazines and car manufacturers often overstate their performance figures, its very annoying.
quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
Sweden's first supercar is indeed the fastest, and it didn't need a 6.0L V12 BMW engine. It did it with a meagre Mustang-based engine (albeit tuned to over 800 hp).
give me a BMW engine any day! and the fact that the mclf1 did it will less horsepower, and over 10 years ago, thats the most remarkable thing
i am for ever sad that something is fater than the Mclaren
Mar-06-2005 02:32
Orko
Digital Hippie
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
second qualifying on now! race soooonnnn!!!!
Mar-06-2005 02:33
RobbyG.
DJ Kat SKRATCH
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Toronto
I'm taping the show 'cause I'm goin out so....
NOBODY SAY WHO WINS...
...at least til I watch the race on Sunday
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