So you say you are ready for something a little faster than the Vette?

miami08VETTE · 02-05-2009, 03:10 PM

Caparo T1

Click picture to enlarge Caparo T1

This is the closest you can get to a Formula 1 or GP2 car for the road. It even looks like a formula car, with skimpy fenders and a bubble cockpit over two staggered seats. The Caparo T1 was created by many of the people who designed the fabulous McLaren F1 road car, and they made even fewer compromises — a considerable accomplishment. Thanks to its carbon-fiber and aluminum chassis, composite body and many other parts made from exotic lightweight materials, the T1 weighs only 1,212 pounds. Not exactly exciting news. But when you consider that it's armed with a 575-horsepower, midmounted, all-aluminum, naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V8, you get a warp-level power-to-weight ratio of 1,000 horses per ton. Quick-shifting, the 6-speed sequential gearbox will take you from zero to 60 mph in about 2.5 seconds. Base price: 240,000 pounds (US$355,000).

Dave68 · 02-05-2009, 04:18 PM

I've always liked this car, although that price is insane!

~Joshua · 02-05-2009, 07:25 PM

I bet Car & Driver magazine will rag on it for not having a cup holder or navigation.

Chevy Guy · 02-05-2009, 09:18 PM

They should have carried the front fenders into the rear, looks odd with that gap there.

a1231212 · 02-10-2009, 05:54 PM

omg thats insane!!! incredible 0-60 pull

02MillenniumVette · 02-10-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ~JOSHUA

I bet Car & Driver magazine will rag on it for not having a cup holder or navigation.

Or for not having a back seat.

a1231212 · 02-10-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ~JOSHUA

I bet Car & Driver magazine will rag on it for not having a cup holder or navigation.

yeah and you dont need navigation...as a matter of fact i find it to be very annoying sometimes

Tzzird · 02-10-2009, 06:29 PM

Seems like a fun trackday car!

a1231212 · 02-10-2009, 06:31 PM

thats like bugatti veyron status in terms of drags

except about 1.5 mil cheaper haha

JustinStrife · 02-12-2009, 01:52 AM

I'm about ready for a ride in that baby...

Caterpillar · 02-12-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ~JOSHUA

I bet Car & Driver magazine will rag on it for not having a cup holder or navigation.

that and also because its not a BMW

Red Rochester · 02-18-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JustinStrife

I'm about ready for a ride in that baby...

a1231212 · 02-18-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tzzird

Seems like a fun trackday car!

great 60 feet numbers

Independent1 · 02-20-2009, 11:51 AM

I think I saw a write-up a year or two ago in Road & Track about this car when it was being proto-typed.

Would love to seem how it does at that track.

a1231212 · 02-22-2009, 03:17 AM

i wonder how long the car is?

it must be tiny to weigh less than a lotus...

02MillenniumVette · 02-22-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by a1231212

i wonder how long the car is?

it must be tiny to weigh less than a lotus...

All I could find was the wheelbase length and it is 114.2 inches. The Lotus Elise wheelbase is 90.5 inches.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=122926

a1231212 · 02-23-2009, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 02MillenniumVette

All I could find was the wheelbase length and it is 114.2 inches. The Lotus Elise wheelbase is 90.5 inches.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=122926

interesting

id like to see a full specs sheet, ya know?

tjZ06 · 02-23-2009, 03:20 AM

You need to watch more Top Gear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHWqM4Z-4dc

-TJ

Dave68 · 02-23-2009, 11:22 AM

One minute and 10 seconds - a new Top Gear track record by a substantial amount of time!

tjZ06 · 02-23-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave68

One minute and 10 seconds - a new Top Gear track record by a substantial amount of time!

Yup, then IIRC they took it off the board because it can't go over a speed bump, and therefor (according to their rules) is not a road car. There's a vid of a Ultima GTR doing 1:12 on YouTube. The next closest after that is a Koenigsegg in the 1:17s.

-TJ