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      02-17-2006, 03:37 AM   #1
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3 former McLaren F1 engineers(and with a little help from Gordon Murray(inventor Macca F1) did it again:







Specs:
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Topspeed: 320kmh (200mph)
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On a track faster than a Le Mans prototype!
£150.000 (Thats GB pounds)

25 are going to be build, available from october/november 2006
Faster than ANY supercar (stock) on the planet.ANY!

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that looks pretty sweet, but is that street legal?
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that looks pretty sweet, but is that street legal?
Yes it is.
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On our Dutch forum we were guessing about what make of engine it would be, because they're not telling us...

The 2006 rules about Formula 1 engines have been changed from 3 litres V10(2005) to 2.4 litres V8 this season, so the '2.4 V8' spec sounds like a F1 car with a roof...

But I think it is a double Hayabusa(the motorbike engine) 1300cc 4 cylinder linked together(thus becoming a V8 2600cc) BUT with a different crankshaft lowering the capacity to 2400cc. Add a supercharger and voila.

But that's imho

Any other comments on the engine spec/brand are welcome, please.
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The 2.4l V8 definitely hints at the current F1 so maybe it's an adaption of a F1 engine with the revs dropped for reliability and a supercharger to get the HP back up. Were you thinking they would use 2 inline Suzuki sport bike engines? Otherwise, it seems like it wouldn't be worth the hassle to turn 2 i4's into 1 v8.
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