Ultima Sports: GTR news **2013 720 Version Revealed (page 2)**
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Ultima Sports: GTR news **2013 720 Version Revealed (page 2)**
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640bhp GTR smashes 0-100mph-0 time by half a second
The Ultima Factory yesterday smashed the production car world record in an Ultima GTR for sprinting to 100mph and back to zero again beating times set by all manner of supercars.
Driven by Ultima Director, Richard Marlow, the factory built Ultima GTR set a new world record time of 10.3 seconds to achieve 0-100mph-0 smashing the previous record by half a second. The British built super car stormed from 0-60mph in 2.8 secs and reached 100mph from standstill in an incredible 5.9 secs before coming back to rest a mere 4.4 secs later.
All of the times were set by a standard, factory built, fully road legal, road tyred Ultima GTR built using all of the high spec factory specified and proven parts. The car was even equipped with a few luxuries such as air conditioning but no traction control devices; launch control systems or ABS braking aids were used.
The car was fitted with its recommended Porsche G50 5 speed transaxle and normally aspirated 640BHP 377ci Chevrolet V8 engine which is a standard offering by the factory from its official engine suppliers American Speed.
Ultima are particularly proud that their record time beat the legendary £630,000 McLaren F1 road car by well over a full second at less than one tenth of the cost!
Richard Marlow, Director of Ultima Sports Ltd said “The 0-100mph-0 test is believed by many to be the ultimate test for any car and is a true indicator of a cars all round performance ability. We haven’t strapped any timing gear onto one of our cars for a few years now and decided that the time was right to demonstrate to everybody how we have been successfully developing our product over the years and gained a world record in the process."
Bouyed by his success, Richard continued, "We also wanted to go on to measure the 0-200mph-0 time at the relatively short Bruntingthorpe runway on the same day however severe rain and thunderstorms curtailed this for now but it didn’t stop Ted from achieving a rather interesting 192mph pass in the wet on standing water with over 1500rpm still available!”
The test was conducted, overseen and verified by an official from Datron Technology and the latest state of the art GPS timing gear was utilised to achieve and ensure maximum accuracy.
A submission has been made to Guinness Book of Records.
Two videos of the record breaking run can be downloaded from PistonHeads.TV:
0 -100mph - 0
In car video
0-100mph-0 from the rear
Links
http://www.ultimasports.co.uk
http://www.amerspeed.com
640bhp GTR smashes 0-100mph-0 time by half a second
The Ultima Factory yesterday smashed the production car world record in an Ultima GTR for sprinting to 100mph and back to zero again beating times set by all manner of supercars.
Driven by Ultima Director, Richard Marlow, the factory built Ultima GTR set a new world record time of 10.3 seconds to achieve 0-100mph-0 smashing the previous record by half a second. The British built super car stormed from 0-60mph in 2.8 secs and reached 100mph from standstill in an incredible 5.9 secs before coming back to rest a mere 4.4 secs later.
All of the times were set by a standard, factory built, fully road legal, road tyred Ultima GTR built using all of the high spec factory specified and proven parts. The car was even equipped with a few luxuries such as air conditioning but no traction control devices; launch control systems or ABS braking aids were used.
The car was fitted with its recommended Porsche G50 5 speed transaxle and normally aspirated 640BHP 377ci Chevrolet V8 engine which is a standard offering by the factory from its official engine suppliers American Speed.
Ultima are particularly proud that their record time beat the legendary £630,000 McLaren F1 road car by well over a full second at less than one tenth of the cost!
Richard Marlow, Director of Ultima Sports Ltd said “The 0-100mph-0 test is believed by many to be the ultimate test for any car and is a true indicator of a cars all round performance ability. We haven’t strapped any timing gear onto one of our cars for a few years now and decided that the time was right to demonstrate to everybody how we have been successfully developing our product over the years and gained a world record in the process."
Bouyed by his success, Richard continued, "We also wanted to go on to measure the 0-200mph-0 time at the relatively short Bruntingthorpe runway on the same day however severe rain and thunderstorms curtailed this for now but it didn’t stop Ted from achieving a rather interesting 192mph pass in the wet on standing water with over 1500rpm still available!”
The test was conducted, overseen and verified by an official from Datron Technology and the latest state of the art GPS timing gear was utilised to achieve and ensure maximum accuracy.
A submission has been made to Guinness Book of Records.
Two videos of the record breaking run can be downloaded from PistonHeads.TV:
0 -100mph - 0
In car video
0-100mph-0 from the rear
Links
http://www.ultimasports.co.uk
http://www.amerspeed.com
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I dont know how it qualifies as a "production" vehicle, when in reality it's a kit car. My buddy raced against one at Gateway International last fall.
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Originally Posted by Maximized
I dont know how it qualifies as a "production" vehicle, when in reality it's a kit car. My buddy raced against one at Gateway International last fall.
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Originally Posted by srika
Yeah, that's always been kinda iffy. Magazines and auto industry folks seem to give it some amount of recognition and appreciation, though.
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Originally Posted by allmotor_2000
Dang.... even if I had 800hp, I couldn't do that!
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what car is this?
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but look at the mirrors - looks like something modern.
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'08 MX5 GT 6spd.
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holy fawk.
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holy fawk.
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no sarcasm, I just didn't know what it was from the rear shot. I do know what it is from the side/front.
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yeah it is, looks wicked. and it is wicked!
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yeah sucks, so many outdated Top Gear charts out there..
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damn I didnt even know Top Gear tested the Caparo T1.
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crazy the FXX did it that fast!
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of course, IIRC it was Schumacher behind the wheel of his own FXX..
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had no idea.... love the Ultima though. Not such about the one with 700+ but I'm pretty sure most of them come with a worked LS7!
Damn at the vids though. That's what would happen if you shaved 1000 lbs off of the Z06 and moved the engine to the back. Insta-traction on the rear wheels... jesus
Damn at the vids though. That's what would happen if you shaved 1000 lbs off of the Z06 and moved the engine to the back. Insta-traction on the rear wheels... jesus
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