0-186mph in 7.7seconds

[mclwanB]

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/move-hennessey-2...

Looks entertaining getting the power down even on drag radials..

[snoopy25]

That.looks.AWESOME!

[InductionRoar]

Dear Mr. Ecclestone,

Turbos don't HAVE to mean quiet.

Yours faithfully,

PH

[Kev T360]

snoopy25 said:

That.looks.AWESOME!

Agreed. The way it squats on launch is wonderful

[paulrussell]

That's quick but, I doubt it's able to those sort of launches too often as the chassis will twist.

[Funk]

Could it go quicker if the bouncing around under launch was sorted out..? Would stiffening the rear suspension further help? Despite the already incredible time, it looks like time is lost waiting for it to settle and straighten up...

Edited by Funk on Monday 27th October 01:18

[trackdemon]

Usually, you want some compliance to give traction; the weight transfer the suspension allows should help it off the line (TVR always used to setup their cars with relatively soft rear springs for this very reason). More likely, it could do with stiffer dampers to control the motion - but we are talking about a very extreme example; short of rigid mounts, the amount of energy this thing is throwing out is always going to be 'a challenge' and I'm sure they've gone as far as they can...

[ging84]

that's a stupid car, stupid stupid stupid
when would you ever need to do 0-186 in anything less than 8 seconds?

[R6VED]

ging84 said:

that's a stupid car, stupid stupid stupid
when would you ever need to do 0-186 in anything less than 8 seconds?

Hand over your PH card and close the door on your way out please, never to return.

That is awesome, who cares if it serves little point in the real world. I love it.

[macky17]

100-150 mph in 2.15 seconds

[neil1jnr]

ging84 said:

that's a stupid car, stupid stupid stupid
when would you ever need to do 0-186 in anything less than 8 seconds?

Hmmm, maybe when you are in a drag race...?

[ShaunTheSheep]

Is that a diesel?

But, but all those torques... *shudder*

[macky17]

ging84 said:

that's a stupid car, stupid stupid stupid
when would you ever need to do 0-186 in anything less than 8 seconds?

This is witty sarcasm. The guy is saying 8.1 to 186 is fine. Geddit?

[fathomfive]

The only thing quicker than this is the massive whoosh parrot due for the sub-8 seconds replies.

[somynameiswhat]

And it's road legal.

[PowerslideSWE]

somynameiswhat said:

And it's road legal.

In the states....

Full interior by the look of it aswell, means it's...well, heavy. Impressive, very.

[ZesPak]

That front hardly seems to touch the ground. Wonder if the 4WD actually does something meaningful with the fronts in the air

The 2.8 sec to 60mph does seem quite "slow" in comparison? There really is a limit to grip...

It's stupidly quick, stupidly loud. I fully expect it to be crashed into the scenery within the month if it hasn't spontaneously combusted by then. Probably costs a bazillion dollars to run as well.

It's the best thing I've seen all year.

[liner33]

I suspect they are actually setting it up quite soft off the line to preserve the transmission/drivetrain , the car is putting a lot of mph on the second 1/8th and has a high speed for a 7.7 run

Very impressive bit of kit

Might be road legal but those slicks wont last long on the road in fact I reckon 8-10 passes and they would be shot

[Bluehawk]

I wonder what kind of MPG you can get out of that?

I'll get my coat

[ZesPak]

Bluehawk said:

I wonder what kind of MPG you can get out of that?

I'll get my coat

It's usually expressed in GPM.