300mph by year end?
Discussion
TooMany2cvs said:
So they've already done 285mph, and that was limited by hitting the rev limiter...?
If you watch the onboard, you can hear it hit the rev-limiter (or very close to) at Vmax.Koenigsegg said:
“For the car we would need more RPM and a longer gear ratio, but we could hit 300 right now.
TooMany2cvs said:
Rawwr said:
It's an interesting subject because it's a big milestone. There doesn't need to be any value in that milestone but for a road car to be able to break the 300mph barrier, it's going to be important and memorable.
It's going to be "important and memorable" in precisely two countries in the world. 310mph is going to be far more "important and memorable" in every other country.How "important and memorable"? Well, which was the first "production road car" to 200mph? 250mph? 300kph? 400kph?<shrug>
The mclaren was 241/242 I believe
There’s a lot of boring farts in here!
300mph plus in a general road car that can be bought with a warranty etc etc is massive all those that did it 80yrs ago were no doubt purpose built 1 off specials before long you will have Bugatti Ferrari and possibly mclaren and Porsche no doubt vying for the 300mpph mark
There’s a lot of boring farts in here!
300mph plus in a general road car that can be bought with a warranty etc etc is massive all those that did it 80yrs ago were no doubt purpose built 1 off specials before long you will have Bugatti Ferrari and possibly mclaren and Porsche no doubt vying for the 300mpph mark
Edited by ghost83 on Tuesday 23 January 10:33
ghost83 said:
The mclaren was 241/242 I believe
There’s a lot of boring farts in here!
300mph plus in a general road car that can be bought with a warranty etc etc is massive need all those that did it 80yrs ago were no doubt purpose built 2 off specials before long you will have Bugatti Ferrari and possibly mclaren and Porsche no doubt vying for the 300mpph mark
Mclaren road car maxed at 231/232mph, it was one tested on a banking (can't remember where) with a raised rev limiter and the cats removed which hit 240.1 or the speeds you stated............I think There’s a lot of boring farts in here!
300mph plus in a general road car that can be bought with a warranty etc etc is massive need all those that did it 80yrs ago were no doubt purpose built 2 off specials before long you will have Bugatti Ferrari and possibly mclaren and Porsche no doubt vying for the 300mpph mark
Vaud said:
300 used to be an issue because of the tyres, IIRC.
That's the point, really.300mph is no problem - and hasn't been for some time - apart from the tyres.
So the only 'technical advance' is being able to make a tyre safely do something that in practice, in the real world nobody will ever ask it to do.
keirik said:
Gameface said:
Berkshire bred said:
Money would be better spent making an obtainable sports car. 40k or less straight or v6 2 seats between 250 and 400 hp.
f
king hell. That old chestnut! 
Admittedly it's a one off kit car and has a v8 not a v6 but ...
viggyp said:
Mclaren road car maxed at 231/232mph, it was one tested on a banking (can't remember where) with a raised rev limiter and the cats removed which hit 240.1 or the speeds you stated............I think
I watched a program on it, it was the gtr lm that was governed to 231 but it was a road car that did 241 or something like thatWill go check my facts
ghost83 said:
viggyp said:
Mclaren road car maxed at 231/232mph, it was one tested on a banking (can't remember where) with a raised rev limiter and the cats removed which hit 240.1 or the speeds you stated............I think
I watched a program on it, it was the gtr lm that was governed to 231 but it was a road car that did 241 or something like thatWill go check my facts
There is a great podcast (Motorsport) with Andy Wallace who is a very, very funny guy (IMHO)
Apparently the McLaren was very, very "loose" on these runs.
The mclaren F1 recorded the top speed run with its limited removed
But xp3 was the car with the limiter and only had it for durability testing and the 231 wasn’t ever the official top speed xp5 was the final version that hen had no limited and that’s the car they used to go for the top speed run
So both kinda right
But xp3 was the car with the limiter and only had it for durability testing and the 231 wasn’t ever the official top speed xp5 was the final version that hen had no limited and that’s the car they used to go for the top speed run
So both kinda right
viggyp said:
Very interesting. Will have to check the podcasts out. Cheers guys
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/sports-...https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/hall-of-fame/ha...
It's one of these two I think. Either way, they are well worth a listen. The Le Mans story in the first one is hilarious.
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