Caparo T1 Streetlegal F1 Car?

997TT · 12th June 2007, 20:06

Hey guys, already of the Caparo T1?

It's a street car wich stands the closest to the sensation of a F1 car

Article + press release here

Video

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highwayblaze · 12th June 2007, 20:28

I guess its got motorcycle engines in it turbo charged so the weight benefit. 1000+bhp / tonne on a road legal car has gotta be quick!

Mayavi · 12th June 2007, 21:33

And you can be proud of it because it is an Indian company (based on a thumb rule).
Caparo is owned by Lord Swaraj Paul.

flipsyde · 12th June 2007, 21:57

now THATS quick!!!! dayum! that thing sticks to the track like its on rails!

all said that isnt a car...... its a plastic tub powered by nuclear reactor!

R32_GTR · 12th June 2007, 22:11

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Originally Posted by highwayblaze

I guess its got motorcycle engines in it turbo charged so the weight benefit. 1000+bhp / tonne on a road legal car has gotta be quick!

have a look at the 2006 top gear video on the same page...they said it was a 2.4 litre supercharged V8...

then the specs at the bottom say its a 3.5 litre normally aspirated one!!

Mind numbing performance....I GUESS YOU CAN BUY DEATH THESE DAYS...FOR AROUND 190,000 POUNDS...

skyline gtr r34 · 13th June 2007, 10:37

this car is desingned by gordon murray, the bloke responsible for the MCLAREN F1 , i think it's even faster than the veyron

ac 427 · 13th June 2007, 15:06

apparently it does 30 MPG.
source : top gear.

ananthkamath · 13th June 2007, 23:37

That looks like a Powertec V8 to me - two hayabusa heads on a custom V8 block with a 180-degree crank.

highwayblaze · 14th June 2007, 00:35

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Originally Posted by ananthkamath

That looks like a Powertec V8 to me - two hayabusa heads on a custom V8 block with a 180-degree crank.

Dude thats exactly what it is. So its quite possible for it to do 30mpg coz all the power is produced at high revs. They engine speed limited to 10K rpm can easily touch 17K rpm as they say. So its gotta be the two busa engines .

ananthkamath · 14th June 2007, 08:45

just saw the video...that definitely has to be a flat plane V8....so its either a powertec or something close.

1Day · 14th June 2007, 22:10

Its a nice looking thing with awesome performance but 200,000 quid, wow thats a lot, but i guess it would be well worth it, could be used in racing schools with their own track..awesome..i would love to own one along with my own racing track somewhere close to delhi..

12th June 2007, 20:06	#1
997TT Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 7 Thanked: 0 Times	Caparo T1 Streetlegal F1 Car? Hey guys, already of the Caparo T1? It's a street car wich stands the closest to the sensation of a F1 car Article + press release here Video cheers:
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highwayblaze BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago/Mumbai/Pune Posts: 771 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	I guess its got motorcycle engines in it turbo charged so the weight benefit. 1000+bhp / tonne on a road legal car has gotta be quick!
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Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 682 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	And you can be proud of it because it is an Indian company (based on a thumb rule). Caparo is owned by Lord Swaraj Paul.
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flipsyde BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 644 Thanked: 84 Times	now THATS quick!!!! dayum! that thing sticks to the track like its on rails! all said that isnt a car...... its a plastic tub powered by nuclear reactor!
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skyline gtr r34 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DELHI Posts: 231 Thanked: 20 Times	super caparo t1 this car is desingned by gordon murray, the bloke responsible for the MCLAREN F1 , i think it's even faster than the veyron
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ac 427 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,393 Thanked: 244 Times View My Garage	apparently it does 30 MPG. source : top gear.
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ananthkamath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	That looks like a Powertec V8 to me - two hayabusa heads on a custom V8 block with a 180-degree crank. Last edited by ananthkamath : 13th June 2007 at 23:39.
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14th June 2007, 08:45	#10
ananthkamath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	just saw the video...that definitely has to be a flat plane V8....so its either a powertec or something close.
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14th June 2007, 22:10	#11
1Day Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Delhi Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Its a nice looking thing with awesome performance but 200,000 quid, wow thats a lot, but i guess it would be well worth it, could be used in racing schools with their own track..awesome..i would love to own one along with my own racing track somewhere close to delhi..
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