The Caparo

audiobliss
audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
In my November issue of Motor Trend, there is one page set aside to discuss Gordon Murray's Caparo. (Gordon Murray was the force behind the McLaren F1.) I just can't comprehend such a car as the Caparo. No, of course I can't comprehend it. I can't even fathom it. I really can't. You've got the world of 540ci blown and injected big blocks, ripping up tarmac at idle they're so fierce, and you've got mega-revving little four-bangers that can zip down the track, too. But now you've got this: a 2.4 liter supercharged V8 that makes 480hp at 10,500rpm. I *cannot* fathom an engine like that. Not even my imagination can lead me to some preconceived notion of what it may be like. I'm clueless. (Wanna quote that gain, Brett? :p) I'm shocked. I'm in disbelief. I'm in awe. I want to see/hear one!!

Also, as the article points out, it does 0-60 in 2.5, 0-100 in 5.5, and can pull up to 3g during cornering and braking. Oh, and it only weighs 1040 pounds dry. :eek: That's double the horsepower to weight ratio of the Bugatti Veyron, for a third the price: $312,000. And the US distributor is in Atlanta, GA...I think I'm going to have to take a trip to GA!!

Anyhoo, to save you from having read any more of my writing...here's the article I scanned out of Motor Trend.

Motor Trend, November, Vol 58, No 11, page 28.
George Grand wrote: »
Jstas wrote: »
Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2006
    Ok, it's obvious a lot of you guys need to get your priorities straight. Come on, I was shocked when nobody had replied 7 minutes I posted this....but I come back tonight and there're still no replies??? Something's obviously not right with the members of this forum. ;)
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited October 2006
    No one cares about your post count? ;)
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited October 2006
    Here, THIS may help your lust
    God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2006
    Im just not that impressed with cars like that. Yeah theyre fast but so are Indy cars.

    I prefer super cars like the Viper, Z06 and the likes. Cars thatll flat scream but you could still drive them every day and are for the most part practical.
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