New supercar speed record

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F1nut
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316 mph!
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/american-ssc-tuatara-supercar-316-mph
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,032
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    whoa.
    uff da.
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  • mrbiron
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    And Koenigsegg says that their Jesko Absolut will be faster.
    I think the engines and chassis can manage just fine. Just thinking of the rubber at those speeds is crazy.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • audioluvr
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    I would think they would get more HP out of 91 octane than ethanol
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  • pitdogg2
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    Ethanol has a much higher octane.
    Whether that is the difference idk?
    Either way that is purdy effin fast!
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  • mrbigbluelight
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    .E85 can handle higher conpression/boost without detonating which allows for higher turbo boost.
    Makes more zoom zoom.
    Sal Palooza
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  • ZLTFUL
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    Done on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s, because eff your NHTSA speed ratings. >:)
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  • ZLTFUL
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    The acceleration up to 325 or so MPH was amazing...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N22JfNHiC1k&ab_channel=TopGear
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    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • mrbiron
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    How much more could it go? He wasn’t struggling to game MPH at the end which leads to believe he could have hit 340+
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • F1nut
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    Was the A/C on?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • msg
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    Neat camera play to get a sense of the cockpit setup.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • Joey_V
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    Geez
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  • F1nut
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    Your next car Joey?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • joecoulson
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    Too run-of-the-mill for Joey
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  • Gardenstater
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    I think I counted 5 gear shifts.
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  • txcoastal1
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    Gardenstater wrote: »
    I think I counted 5 gear shifts.

    Around 140mph coming out of 3rd
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  • mhardy6647
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    wait -- it doesn't have a CVT automatic?
    OK, now I am interested.

    B)
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  • Gardenstater
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    https://jalopnik.com/what-it-s-like-to-drive-an-ssc-tuatara-330-mph-on-a-nev-1845405983?rev=1603117757745&utm_campaign=Jalopnik&utm_content=1603118430&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1ZhUfTdxjMjSYlLcTGFnCJnyAbLOEG0d3HTxv3nSjpMjPGbqq7b3uzj3w
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  • txcoastal1
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    In the end, it's all about the tires
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  • afterburnt
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    Yeah? Put some Cragars on an F-16!
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    mrbiron wrote: »
    How much more could it go? He wasn’t struggling to game MPH at the end which leads to believe he could have hit 340+

    Wow! I wonder if he just ran out of road. Very smooth too!
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  • CH46E
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    They smashed that record.
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  • Joey_V
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    We have a doctor motorhead group - I saw this article on that place before here.

    It is amazing how fast these hypercars are. Not like we would ever push it to their limits, being amateurs.

    I believe the current limits would definitely be the tires. Something spinning > 300mph is insane.
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  • mrbigbluelight
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    I cipher that those tires are rotating in the neighborhood of 4500 RPM.

    Dragsters do that but only for a 1/4 mile and their tires "grow" like crazy at launch.
    That car's tires do it over a much greater distance and are under massive stress.
    Simply amazing.
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  • mrbiron
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    Hitting a Junebug at those speeds would probably total the car.

    I would love to *own/drive it up here where I can put seasonals on it for snow driving fun!



    *I can’t even afford the wiper fluid. :'(
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • xschop
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    Sad they had to cheap out on the BOSE sound system.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    That ain’t fast... hell, I used to routinely make .98 Mach on the way home for the crapper after a bad trip to Taco Bell.
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  • mhardy6647
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    That ain’t fast... hell, I used to routinely make .98 Mach on the way home for the crapper after a bad trip to Taco Bell.

    ...and that's at or near sea level, too... where the speed of sound is considerably faster than it is up at 30,000 feet where them big ol' jet airliners fly.
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  • mrbiron
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    That ain’t fast... hell, I used to routinely make .98 Mach on the way home for the crapper after a bad trip to Taco Bell.

    ...and that's at or near sea level, too... where the speed of sound is considerably faster than it is up at 30,000 feet where them big ol' jet airliners fly.

    Only you could put an educational spin on Noosh's post. :D
    Well done!
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