2,500hp Street Legal Supercar

[tastybasslines]

Mind boggling!!

0-60 in 1.1. Dad, can I take the car out for a spin?

Dagger GTâ„¢ Supercar Official Website :: TranStar Racingâ„¢, LLC :: World's Fastest Supercar - 2000 Horsepower, 300mph* Dagger GT

[MJ5150]

I'll take two, in yellow.

-Mike

[tastybasslines]

I just looked around - looks like it is about 550K, which is a bargain considering the Bugatti Veyron is about 1.4 million for a car than can hit 250.

[basstotheface]

And the Buggati looks like an Aston Martin with a different Grill. At least this is originalish.

[colcifer]

? Never heard of these guys. Have I been under a rock? I'm no gear head but...

[iamlowsound]

Originally Posted by colcifer

? Never heard of these guys. Have I been under a rock? I'm no gear head but...

They are the new kids on the block. I also call BS until I actually see video of this thing hitting those speeds. I could say that my Mazda can hit 300mph, but if I can't prove it, then those claims are no good. I also can't see how a street legal car, from an unknown company can hit those speeds. The difference between 250mph and 300mph is much bigger than the difference between 0mph and 250mph. It isn't just a matter of strapping another 1000bhp onto a Veyron, there is so much aerodynamics that goes into a mere 5mph at that speed that expecting to add another 50mph is crazyness. Not to mention the flex that the car will have from having a removable top. Yes, it has a hardtop that you can put on. No, that will not make up for having a gaping hole above your head. It will have flex just taking off from a stop, I can't imagine what that will be like at 300mph with all the downforce required to keep the car from becoming airborn; not to mention what the wind resistance will do to it. I really will believe it when I see it.

lowsound

[tastybasslines]

Originally Posted by iamlowsound

They are the new kids on the block. I also call BS until I actually see video of this thing hitting those speeds. I could say that my Mazda can hit 300mph, but if I can't prove it, then those claims are no good. I also can't see how a street legal car, from an unknown company can hit those speeds. The difference between 250mph and 300mph is much bigger than the difference between 0mph and 250mph. It isn't just a matter of strapping another 1000bhp onto a Veyron, there is so much aerodynamics that goes into a mere 5mph at that speed that expecting to add another 50mph is crazyness. Not to mention the flex that the car will have from having a removable top. Yes, it has a hardtop that you can put on. No, that will not make up for having a gaping hole above your head. It will have flex just taking off from a stop, I can't imagine what that will be like at 300mph with all the downforce required to keep the car from becoming airborn; not to mention what the wind resistance will do to it. I really will believe it when I see it.

lowsound

This is from the site:

"Will the street models go 300 mph?

Not if you are fond of staying alive! We recommend a ride height of one inch, a roll cage, 1000 pounds of forward ballast, land-speed tires, drag chute, and a smooth land-speed track or dry lake bed for any attempt to exceed 240 mph. Basically, if you want to go 300 mph, you should, at a minimum, purchase all the safety options for the Dagger GT-LS Landspeed model, so you can put them on your street model, for safety. There are some very good aerodynamic reasons the so-called supercars have not broken 300 mph. This is the danger zone and you must take precautions before attempting these speeds."

[Linas]

Does anyone else find it suspicious that they dont have any pictures of the actual cars? Its all just CGI pics...

[WyrmDL]

I remember Top Gear mentioning this. They listed all the specs for performance, and then they said that the numbers were actually GOALS.

So nothing they have on there is actually established yet. It does look kinda nice though.

[TheSuzie]

"Dagger GT"

If it was a Bulldagger, I might be more interested.

[Munjibunga]

Overhyped vaporware. My uncle's car does 0 -100 in 0.8 seconds with an 8,000 hp V8.

[TheSuzie]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Overhyped vaporware.

Worse than that, I fear. I smell a scheme to separate wealthy fools from their money.

[OOZMAN]

In the last 60 or so seconds I have established that to TB, 2500hp uber car = lame, 40 year old P bass = epic. LOL irrational much? hehehe

peace.

[Happynoj]

Originally Posted by WyrmDL

I remember Top Gear mentioning this. They listed all the specs for performance, and then they said that the numbers were actually GOALS.

So nothing they have on there is actually established yet. It does look kinda nice though.

That was what I got from the website. The car hasn't actually been built yet, that's just what they want to achieve.

[EdHunter]

I hate this. Every other day, some start-up with a silly name comes along, promising a car which will be the fastest ever, be built from moon dust, solve world poverty and make contact with aliens. They release a lot of big numbers, some CGI pictures and maybe a car or two, then disappear. Just remember, ladies and gentlemen, that a 100-year-old company (which just went bust...) built a car that reaches 270mph without any of the fuss of these new, plastic, cars.



The Bristol Fighter T

[L-A]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Overhyped vaporware. My uncle's car does 0 -100 in 0.8 seconds with an 8,000 hp V8.

There are cars that can do that with under 1000hp, but they're featherweight and not street legal. I smell sketchy promises too.

[Diogenes]

It looks like an actual car has yet to be built which is a far cry from posting mere stats and theoretical performance. I would like to know, just from a traction perspective, what tires are available to even put that kind of power to the ground to get 1.2 sec 0-60 times.

[Jim Nazium]

Originally Posted by EdHunter

Dayum, I love that. Very nice.

Oh, the car's not bad either.

[Jim Nazium]

"Performance Goals:
■300 mph top speed goal (with landspeed safety package)
■270 mph standing mile (new record)
■200 mph quarter mile (with drag package)
■Under 6.7 seconds quarter mile
■1.2 seconds zero-to-sixty mph (current Nissan 1900 hp dragster record)
■VIR Grand Course Lap Record
■Nurburgring Lap Record
■Lap records at Talladega, Daytona and Indianapolis Raceways
■Slalom record
■Zero-to-sixty-to-zero record
■Multiple Show Car First Place Awards"

Great. My fitness goals are to win the Tour de France, the Boston Marathon, the Olympic Decathlon, and the Mr. Universe Competion.

[Diogenes]

Originally Posted by Jim Nazium

Great. My fitness goals are to win the Tour de France, the Boston Marathon, the Olympic Decathlon, and the Mr. Universe Competion.

And here's just one rendering of Jim Nazium taken from his site's gallery: