806 Horsepower? "I gotta get me one of these!"

[hech54]

Koenigsegg CCR

4.7 litre V8 cast aluminium, 4 valves per cylinder, double overhead camshafts.
Power output: 806 bhp at 6.900 rpm
Oil tank capacity: 12 litres (2.64 gallons)

Acceleration: 0-100 km/h (0–62 mph) 3.2 seconds
Top speed: 395+ km/h (242+ mph)
Standing quartermile: 9 seconds, end speed 235 km/h (146 mph)
Fuel capacity: 80 litres (17.6 gallons)

[JohnnyCNote]

Koenigsegg? Like "King's Egg"?


(okay, I know the German word for egg is "ei")....

[hech54]

I was thinking the same thing....."King's something"..

I'm guessing King's Ransom since that is probably what it is worth.

[JohnnyCNote]

Mucho expensive....

[Cobra]

Ever seen The Gumball Rally? That car broke down constantly.

[Capmaster]

That's one retarded-looking car Fast ...but ghey :P

[Goober57]

That's actually their second version of the egg car. They had problems with the first version......

http://www.midwestoutlet.net/mwgifts/assets/product_images/PAOHIDNIHEHKCEAOt.jpg

[hech54]

Ever seen The Gumball Rally? That car broke down constantly.

I really don't think the company Koenigsegg was around in 1976?

[rhegedus]

It's going to be a great car - the first version was blindingly fast.

I like these:

Astom Martin DB9

Lotus Exige

[JohnnyCNote]

I'd defenitely take an Aston Martin....

[glockjs]

kinda looks like a tommy kaira. hp aint everything, mclaren does about that with less

[hech54]

I'm a "Pocket Rocket" fan myself. I grew up on VW GTi's, Dodge Colt GTS, Dodge Omni GLH and the other 80's screamers....but I'd sure like to try one of the "supercars" at least once. I've driven some CRAZY shit though. Alfa Romeo GTV6, Porsche 928S(straight exhaust - not catalytic converter), 300ZX twin turbo, Supra Twin Turbo, Buick Grand National...and a mid 80's Ford F-150 4x4 4speed with a 460 4 barrel carb. That was one FAST pickup truck...
It was a factory made one too....some idiot ordered it that way then had it re-posessed.

[Capmaster]

I'm a "Pocket Rocket" fan myself. I grew up on VW GTi's, Dodge Colt GTS, Dodge Omni GLH and the other 80's screamers....but I'd sure like to try one of the "supercars" at least once. I've driven some CRAZY shit though. Alfa Romeo GTV6, Porsche 928S(straight exhaust - not catalytic converter), 300ZX twin turbo, Supra Twin Turbo, Buick Grand National...and a mid 80's Ford F-150 4x4 4speed with a 460 4 barrel carb. That was one FAST pickup truck...
It was a factory made one too....some idiot ordered it that way then had it re-posessed.

What, no '91 Spirit R/T?
http://www.xmission.com/~dempsey/shelby/sheldodc.htm

[northcat_8]

Would I buy one? No way, not even if I could afford it easily.

Would I like to drive it? Absolutely. I just want to go 200 mph. My cousin races open wheel, he does alright, nothing major, but maybe...just maybe...one day he will land an Indy driving job and maybe I can get him drunk enough to let me hot lap his car for a while

[hech54]

I haven't been much of a Chrysler product fan to be honest. The Dodge Colt was actually a Mitsubishi and the Omni GLH (Goes Like Hell) was basically "Let's stick a turbo in it and wider tires". That and the Shelby Charger were VERY VERY fun to drive don't get me wrong....those were the highlight cars of my Chrysler phase I went through.
I never knew the R/T's were available as a 5 speed....or I would have looked harder at it.
All I knew of the Spirit was.....Mr. Jones....my neighbor had a Spirit. He was about 125 years old and a devout Chrysler man.
He was SO pissed when I pointed out to him that his LeBaron was a K-Car with power windows and power seats and a different nose cone...

[Lucifers_Ghost]

Sounds cool, although I would never buy one, even if I could afford it.

Im a classic muscle car lover, from the mid 60's - late 70's. Thats where cars peaked for me. There is no sweeter sound (well, except for your woman moaning out your name, but I digress), than a finely tuned engine with a good sounding exhaust. Its priceless.

I own a '79 Camaro with a 350ci (dynoed about 6 years ago at 315hp/335torque), Borla exhaust, hurst shifter, blah blah blah. The HP rating is probably lower now. Havent done much work on it in a few years but it still sounds BEAUTY. Much better than anything else available now. Not knocking Japanese cars at all. They are great. But they sound like ... erm .. mice! All the 18 year olds but them and slap on those "cherry bomb" mufflers and they sound ridiculously stupid. But het, to each their own.

Anywho, to make a long story short ... while that car may whoop my cars ass in the long run, I'll take in my car

LG

[hech54]

Yep....gimme a "The Judge" and I'd be a happy guy as well. My aunt (in her 50's at the time) had a Pontiac Tempest SPORT....which was basically a GTO in Drag. BIG engine...and no power steering.
She had arms like Hulk Hogan...

[Lucifers_Ghost]

A GTO in drag? lol .. thats a pretty funny comparison.

Gotta love The Judge. Two of my all time faves are the '69 Mustang and the early '70's Charger R/T's (like the General Lee).

Typical, I know but its hard to fight it

LG

[Doramius]

You want something with horsepower and a rocket in your pocket, then you want to be driving THIS!

[Lucifers_Ghost]

You want something with horsepower and a rocket in your pocket, then you want to be driving THIS!

HO-LEE-CRAP!

0 - 100 in 2.3 seconds?

*ugh*

0 - DEAD in 1.2 seconds.

Thats insane. Pretty freaking cool though lol

[yoda313]

You want something with horsepower and a rocket in your pocket, then you want to be driving THIS!

Hello,

Ahh... The v10 tomahawk motorcycle prototype

Saw that debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit a few years ago (well I saw it on the local news coverage )

Pretty cool Though I'd hate to miss a turn and fall off that thing!

Kevin

[hech54]

I couldn't pick up most Harleys if I happened to dump it...

[Capmaster]

I couldn't pick up most Harleys if I happened to dump it...

That's why the Tomahawk has 4 wheels. That and the fact that you couldn't get all that HP to the ground otherwise unless you used racing slicks. And then you could never corner with those

I heard that the Tomahawk was never intended to be street-legal, and never was. It was a concept bike intended for non-public use.

[hech54]

Can it fall over like a "normal" bike?

[Capmaster]

Can it fall over like a "normal" bike?

I don't think so. How many people could lift a bike that heavy? My V45 was a handful when it needed straightening up, and that was only a 750cc

[stiltman]

Ever seen The Gumball Rally? That car broke down constantly.

Wrong movie and wrong car.

I bet you're thinking
Cannonball Run and Lamborghini Countach

[Doramius]

Can it fall over like a "normal" bike?

No, it's got 4 wheels. It has better traction than a regular bike. The Tomahawk was meant just to be only a concept creation for vehicle shows, but people were so impressed that it could be done, that people were offering obsurd orders to have one made. Dodge is planning on making a street legal version, but a very limited few. They will also have a speed governor built into the engine block, so it can't be made to go above 140MPH per US regulations. However, If you were to ever have an accident at 140MPH riding it, I'm betting you'd be dead anyway. The only difference is there'd be a shorter smear for road clean-up to take care of, than if you were going above 300MPH. There's also debate about Dodge putting a shell on the new prototype that would be released for street riding. A shell would give it a look similar to the light cycle from Disney's TRON.

[rhegedus]

Ever seen The Gumball Rally? That car broke down constantly.

Wrong movie and wrong car.

I bet you're thinking
Cannonball Run and Lamborghini Countach

No, there's a newer Gumball, as featured in a Jackass episode.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000171QSW/026-1525486-5411646

[stiltman]

Ever seen The Gumball Rally? That car broke down constantly.

Wrong movie and wrong car.

I bet you're thinking
Cannonball Run and Lamborghini Countach

No, there's a newer Gumball, as featured in a Jackass episode.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000171QSW/026-1525486-5411646

I stand corrected

[glockjs]

add this to the cost of the corvette. and for about 110k(us) you got a dope car that would absolutely kill these 250k-500k exotics that break down every other day anyways.