How about a 1000HP Mk1 VW Golf. Nutty!

[FuzzyDunlop]

This looks absolutely mental.
Would be scary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVpj_lof6Us

 

[skyking]

8 second street car is quite scary. I worry about the aerodynamics.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

8 second street car is quite scary. I worry about the aerodynamics.

actually still seems stable at 300km/h

 

[skyking]

I think that is a total fluke. so light, not really dammed down.

 

[skyking]

Here is the dogboxed, slicked, drag version from the same guys doing 8.29 in the quarter.
That is so impressive to get into the big block purpose built drag car territory with a 2 liter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUkSFi2NhT0

 

[Vdubchaos]

"There is no replacement for displacement" is a good rule of thumb.

But if you got enough dough, displacement is irrelevant.

Not for a second, think that this car build was cheap.

 

[skyking]

Oh heck no. Way higher if paying by the pound 😀
you could make a nice street toy with half the horsepower and get into plenty of trouble. I love those AWD launches.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Oh heck no. Way higher if paying by the pound 😀
you could make a nice street toy with half the horsepower and get into plenty of trouble. I love those AWD launches.

hahahah.
Displacement... beans.

 

[skyking]

go look at the rear camera view of the launches. too cool.

 

[Anubis]

that's pretty insane for a 2L