Barabus TKR

[996GT2]

Link

Twin Turbo 6.0L V8-1005HP
0-60 in 1.67 Seconds
Top speed 270 MPH (reportedly)
~$500k

 

[Connoisseur]

Looks like an elise on roids

 

[Mutilator]

0-60 in 1.67 seconds... sheesh.

"It wasn't an exhibition of speed officer, I can't accelerate any slower!"

But yeah, like the article says - we'll see if it's true or not.

 

[shabby]

Seems like a compact little car, it would need awd to pull off those 0-60mph numbers.

 

[overst33r]

How is that 0-60 time even possible on street tires? The car isn't even AWD...

 

[exdeath]

Heh anyone else notice its a 2V push rod engine? Look at those valve covers, looks like a SBC.

So much for 'sophisticated engineering'.

And a mechanical distributor? OH NOES!

The Euro'peons' are gonna hate this. Push rods and a distributor and it smokes all their 16 million cam variable everything electronic whiz bang over sophisticated snob mobiles.

 

[fstime]

Originally posted by: exdeath
Heh anyone else notice its a 2V push rod engine? Look at those valve covers, looks like a SBC.

So much for 'sophisticated engineering'.

And a mechanical distributor? OH NOES!

The Euro'peons' are gonna hate this. Push rods and a distributor and it smokes all their 16 million cam variable everything electronic whiz bang over sophisticated snob mobiles.

Not again.....

 

[LordMorpheus]

They might be claiming 1.67 seconds if you put it on drag rubber, then of course I could believe it from a 1000 hp car.

but on streets, even with AWD, they've gotta be talking about 1.67 seconds if you attach JATO rockets to it.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: BouZouki

Originally posted by: exdeath
Heh anyone else notice its a 2V push rod engine? Look at those valve covers, looks like a SBC.

So much for 'sophisticated engineering'.

And a mechanical distributor? OH NOES!

The Euro'peons' are gonna hate this. Push rods and a distributor and it smokes all their 16 million cam variable everything electronic whiz bang over sophisticated snob mobiles.

Not again.....

seconded

 

[fbrdphreak]

Did anyone else notice this story is from July 2006 and the website linked in this & other related articles (barabus.info) is dead?

Yeah, this didn't come to fruition. Gee, I wonder why...

 

[ncage]

when are they coming out with the hybrid version