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Posted by: jaminM3 Jul 12 2007, 04:31 PM
In the latest Road & Track they have an article on the Caparo T1. This car was developed by Gordon Murray and two other former McLaren F1 engineers that worked on the McLaren F1 and Mercedes SLR McLaren. This car promises 1000 hp per ton approximately twice the power-to-weight ratio of the Bugatti Veyron. The motor is a 3.5L Indy-derived all-alloy V-8 rated at 575 bhp. The chassis weighs just 70 lbs! The V-8 weighs just 256 lbs! The target weight for the car is just 450 Kg (995 lbs)
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Posted by: neo914-6 Jul 12 2007, 04:40 PM
Not quite new, we saw it at SEMA LV last November. F1 for the street!
Posted by: jaminM3 Jul 12 2007, 05:01 PM
That's weird. I didn't see it on the SEMA coverage on Speed. Or, maybe I just dismissed it because I didn't know it was developed by some true F1 engineers.
Did you actually go to the SEMA show? How did you get credentials? 
Posted by: neo914-6 Jul 12 2007, 08:21 PM
That's weird. I didn't see it on the SEMA coverage on Speed. Or, maybe I just dismissed it because I didn't know it was developed by some true F1 engineers.
Did you actually go to the SEMA show? How did you get credentials?
My previous profession was an industrial designer for a bus company. I used my old business card to get in '05 and am now in the "system".
There are pics of the car in the "neo at '06" link in my signature, specifically http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&showtopic=63183&view=findpost&p=807856. John Peterson (Vegas Racer) took pics of it and for awhile used it as his avatar...
Posted by: ConeDodger Jul 12 2007, 08:26 PM
That's weird. I didn't see it on the SEMA coverage on Speed. Or, maybe I just dismissed it because I didn't know it was developed by some true F1 engineers.
Did you actually go to the SEMA show? How did you get credentials?
My previous profession was an industrial designer for a bus company. I used my old business card to get in '05 and am now in the "system".
There are pics of the car in the "neo at '06" link in my signature. John Peterson (Vegas Racer) took pics of it and for awhile used it as his avatar...
Was it a Canadian bus company?
Posted by: sendjonathanmail Jul 12 2007, 08:26 PM
Posted by: neo914-6 Jul 12 2007, 08:34 PM
That's weird. I didn't see it on the SEMA coverage on Speed. Or, maybe I just dismissed it because I didn't know it was developed by some true F1 engineers.
Did you actually go to the SEMA show? How did you get credentials?
My previous profession was an industrial designer for a bus company. I used my old business card to get in '05 and am now in the "system".
There are pics of the car in the "neo at '06" link in my signature. John Peterson (Vegas Racer) took pics of it and for awhile used it as his avatar...
Was it a Canadian bus company?
Gillig in Hayward. I had a blast working there...
Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) Jul 12 2007, 08:39 PM
That's weird. I didn't see it on the SEMA coverage on Speed. Or, maybe I just dismissed it because I didn't know it was developed by some true F1 engineers.
Did you actually go to the SEMA show? How did you get credentials?
My previous profession was an industrial designer for a bus company. I used my old business card to get in '05 and am now in the "system".
There are pics of the car in the "neo at '06" link in my signature. John Peterson (Vegas Racer) took pics of it and for awhile used it as his avatar...
Was it a Canadian bus company?
Gillig in Hayward. I had a blast working there...
that is funny.....I used to drive Gillig and Crown school busses for a Local School district when I was in College....
Posted by: Dave_Darling Jul 12 2007, 09:20 PM
Neat concept. It even looks pretty cool from the front. Too bad it looks like utter 
from the side.
--DD
Posted by: Crazyhippy Jul 12 2007, 11:05 PM
Neat concept. It even looks pretty cool from the front. Too bad it looks like utter
from the side.--DD
The back is important too... cause that's all anyone will ever see......
And i like it from the side too, i also like the radicals, Atom, and such.
BJH
Posted by: neo914-6 Jul 12 2007, 11:45 PM
That's weird. I didn't see it on the SEMA coverage on Speed. Or, maybe I just dismissed it because I didn't know it was developed by some true F1 engineers.
Did you actually go to the SEMA show? How did you get credentials?
My previous profession was an industrial designer for a bus company. I used my old business card to get in '05 and am now in the "system".
There are pics of the car in the "neo at '06" link in my signature. John Peterson (Vegas Racer) took pics of it and for awhile used it as his avatar...
Was it a Canadian bus company?
Gillig in Hayward. I had a blast working there...
that is funny.....I used to drive Gillig and Crown school busses for a Local School district when I was in College....
Those were built like tanks. Mine was an aluminum bodied 27' airporter.
Speaking of college jobs, I was a campus cop.
back on topic, this car seems odd to have bodywork cover the mechanicals. There's too many angles whereas the canopy is oval, IMHO
Must be scary fast though...
Posted by: BahnBrenner914 Jul 13 2007, 02:18 AM
There are many catagories of automobile, and this is in one of my favorites: who flippin' cares what it looks like, it's F&^%$ng fast!
Posted by: jaminM3 Jul 13 2007, 12:45 PM
I would love to see what kind of lap time it could do at the Nürburgring or something. Get Kimi behind the wheel or someone of similar talent.
Posted by: turboman808 Jul 13 2007, 12:50 PM
I saw it some time ago on there website. But last night I picked up the new Top Gear magazine and was reading about it. It's down right wicked!!!
Posted by: mrdezyne Jul 13 2007, 02:54 PM
Yes, this thing was in very good company at SEMA. The Michelen booth had a collection of the hottest exotics on the market. I didn't get a picture of this thing because at the time I knew nothing about it and thought it was just another concept like 100's of others at SEMA. This might be Felix's photo...
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Posted by: mrdezyne Jul 13 2007, 03:05 PM
This is my only photo, play wheres waldo and find it. How many other super exotics can you count in this photo? And this is only the left side of the display...
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