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OT butpossibly interesting for some
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I hope those guys get paid well.
Sylvia.
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I loved that.
Yes there is no reason to be afraid of 'lectric if it cannot complete a circuit.
The height thing would kill it for me. The bird on the line comment sums it up.
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More relative, and impressive, is the link to the Veyron top speed run....
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It is mind over matter!
If you don't mind it doesn't matter.
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Ergonomically horrible. They'd be off on compo with back or hip problems before long.
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Indeed:
They sure know how to dramatise it :-)
I remember back in the 80s there was a supercar called the Vector. It was a twin turbo 350 Chev that could manage 397km/h without all that shape shifting. However it did put out 1300hp.
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It was actually a lot closer to 350km/h and 650hp.
-- Kwyj.
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The Vector might be back; see
I wonder if the new Vector will live up to Wiegert's hype this time.
-- Regards Blue
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I remember you could adjust the boost from inside the cabin to take it up to 1300hp at full boost. I thought the TV show Beyond 2000 verified it at 247mph. The claim was 250.
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After getting the dust off my Beyond 2000 book, it shows the Vector W2-A as having a top speed of 380km/h. Twin turbo 5.7L aluminum V8 with 447KW @
65000rpm.I rember reading somewhere also that they tended to catch fire.
Dave.
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Oh well I was only a kid for most of the 80s, so I could easily be wrong. But it does seem odd to quote only 600hp (447kW) at the same time as claiming 380km/h.
Nice :-)
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this one is more relevant to aus.aviation :-)
-- "Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color." Don Hirschberg
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OK stretching the memory back myself - the engine firm Callaway that did the first 300kw engines for HSV, didnt they famously have the twin turbo Sledgehammer Corvette? Drove it to a speedway, pulled 400+ kmh, then drove it back?
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Steve
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That's not really all that quick for a 1300hp car considering a normally aspirated big block GT40 could do that with under 600 horses in the '60's.
-- Regards, Noddy.
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That's what I was thinking.
Roger
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I don't believe the Vector ever proved much over 203mph. The 1300HP was in some ways like the Veyron, you had to over-ride the default output.
Most Vectors generally ran at sub-600HP. You could wind the boost up to get that 1300hp but, once again, that appeared to be limited to the speed-run cars.
By comparison, all Veyrons have the capability to run that speed by simply using the 'special' key.
BTW I loved the Vectors styling. Unfortunately its interior dated rapidly. Early aircraft style flat panel displays, F-16 harness (marketing reasons), a cheap assed automatic shifter, and a low rent ET Performance meter (which anyone could by for less than $150USD).
Yep, saw this and the other numerous "strap an R/C turbine to you" ideas. One day they'll get one that actually provides some decent endurance and real climbing capability. Most will only climb by 'zooming'.
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And we're just supposed to believe that, are we?
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You can believe it *not* to be true if you like, but historical fact may make you look stupid :)
-- Regards, Noddy.
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Fortunately for him, it's impossible to prove.