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Post by Mixing And Tuning »

There's Also The Porsche GT1, It's Expected To Have 950 HP, But, It Will Do 254 MPH!!!!!
Website For GT1 : http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/09/pors ... t-details/



And A Saleen S7, But I Think It Only Does 200 MPH...
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Post by GT3x24x7 »

Congratulations on replying to a thread that hasn't been touched in 12 months, and to a guy that's been banned from the site for almost that long. Eyes open next time please.
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Post by Blazing Gallardo »

Yeah that car is hot i saw it in the news before,the world fastes car and it cost 1,000,000 dollars.Thats a lot.
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Post by Sweet-16 »

MOTOR TREND Names the 2006 Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo
KING OF THE HILL in it's June, 2006 American Supercar Shootout!

The Venom 1000 Twin Turbo SRT Coupe Takes First Place
in Nearly Every Performance Test Category:

# 0-60 mph: 3.2 sec. (1st Place Overall)
# 0-150 mph: 10.0 sec. (1st Place Overall)
# 1/4 mile: 10.5 sec. @ 153 mph (1st Place Overall)
# Standing Mile: 217.9 mph (1st Place Overall)
# 60-0 mph Braking: 103.6 ft. (1st Place Overall)
# 100-0 mph Braking: 288 ft. (1st Place Overall)
# Chassis Dyno: 977 Rear Wheel HP (1st Place Overall)

this thing also has a claimed top speed of 255mph. only 24 of them were made.
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Post by Grez~Supra_RZ-S »

Theres a reason only 24 were made, theyre not a production car, its an aftermarket performance package.
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Post by TheReveller »

SSC Ultimate Aero - 273.75 MPH - http://www.sscautos.com/specifications.asp
Caparo T1 - 0-60 MPH < 2.5 secs - http://www.caparo-t1.com/
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I Still Like Mclaren . . . . . .
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Post by steelsnake00 »

SSC Isn't a production car, AGAIN.
The Caparo (Freestream) T1 is the worlds only 1000bhp/tonne production car.
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Post by RVD »

though these speeds are nothing compared to the fastest:

thrust ssc 1229 kph (well over 730 mph, which is faster than the speed of sound)

but of course u cant buy it, or drive it on a normal road...and it has a jet engine
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Post by xHaZxMaTx »

If it has a jet engine, it's not a car (as far as I'm concerned).
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