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Old 03-26-2008, 10:25 PM
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Question Fastest and craziest Japanese car?
Racer Motors Mach5:

Base price: $5M.

Engine: 8L V12 quad-turbo

Curb weight: 2455lbs.

HP: 1700hp

0-30mph: 0.3 seconds
0-60: 0.6s
1/4mi: 2.6 @ 197mph

Top speed: 305mph

Handling:

Skidpad: 6.0g
Slalom: 139mph

Braking: 61ft (60-0)

Uses Yokohama's special tires with the crampons for virtually no slippage.

Craziest specs I've ever seen!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?se...article_id=6466

http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/downloa...mach5_chart.pdf

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So SpeedRacer is real!
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wow. quarter mile is faster than topfuel dragsters.
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They did a nice job on this...but I think they meant to release it on April 1.
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I bought that mag, and I thought the article could have been done better.
go speed racer, go speed racer go!
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holy shit that is just retarded lol
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Originally Posted by Heysus,Mar 27 2008, 12:25 AM
0-30mph: 0.3 seconds
0-60: 0.6s
1/4mi: 2.6 @ 197mph
Yeah right. I'll believe it when I see it.
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Originally Posted by alexh,Mar 27 2008, 01:58 AM
They did a nice job on this...but I think they meant to release it on April 1.
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Every April edition, R&T does an April Fools article. For example, they did a comparison test of FedEx, DHL and UPS delivery trucks. It's a great edition each year.
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Oh, and a Zamboni another year.
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