Even in the wide-open spaces of the land of the free we reckon you’d require exceptional bravery to tame the mad Maxximus G-Force. It has just entered the record books as the fastest ‘street-legal’ car in the world.
OK, we know the Americans have a relaxed view on what street-legal means, and the times haven’t been certified by the Guinness Book of Records but an outfit we’ve never heard of called The World Records Academy. Still, the claimed numbers are impressive – the Maxximus allegedly
knocks off 0-60mph in just 2.1secs, 0-100 in 4.5secs, and has a 0-100-0mph time of 8.9secs.
A top speed hasn’t been released - perhaps the makers are saving that for the car’s official debut at Dubai’s Big Boys Toys show next month - but those acceleration figures would certainly see off a Veyron on the drag strip. The Bug’ needs 2.46secs to reach 60mph and a whole second more to clock 0-100-0.
Although the Maxximus hails from Indiana, it is basically an Ultima GTR 720 that has been modded so the chassis will accept a 7.0litre twin turbo V8 with a paddle-shifted three-speed auto ’box developed for the drag racing fraternity. The makers couldn’t find a manual box that would handle the Chevy V8’s claimed 1600bhp – so the Maxximus gets a first gear that’s good for 80mph.
Apparently the Maxximus will have a seven-figure price tag when it’s unveiled in Dubai. Crikey.