I did not find out about this car until recently and after researching it for a while I knew I had to write about it. The Caparo T1 should be under production right now and will be in sale some time next year. This car will set you back about $40
0,000 but honestly who would not pay that much to have their only street legal Formula 1 car, if they are millionaires that is. Anyways this car was designed by the same people who designed the McLaren F1.This car has a mid-engine, that means that the engine is placed in the middle of the car and gives the car extreme handling and stability, also cars such as Ferrari and Lamborghinis have mid-engines. This car is power by a 3.5L naturally aspirated V8. A naturally aspirated means that the pressure of the cylinder is decreased, this leads to more air and gas going into the cylinder, therefore having a bigger explosion in the cylinder, and ending up with much more horsepower. The Caparo has 575 hp and it only weighs 1036 lb, this means that it has a hp to weight ratio of 1045 hp/tone; double the Bugatti Veyron. Unfortunately this car will only be accessible to the super rich, but us others are still allowed to dream.
2 comments:
Fantastic car. I believe Gordan Murray (who helped with McLaren F1 program) was in charge of this project.
Unfortunatly, did you see that one of them spontaneously combusted during a test run?
yeah i heard about that. Suposebly it was a faulty oil seal that caused the fire.
But they already fixed the problem.
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