Wednesday 7th July 2010

Dagger GT Tilts At 300MPH Barrier

2000hp supercar project makes bullish claims about - everything!

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A(nother) new bespoke supercar project has been launched in the US, and this time the boast is that the Dagger GT will be first road car to crack the 300mph barrier.

Don't take our word for it - here's an excerpt from the company's website:

"The TranStar vision is to satisfy the passion of zealous supercar enthusiasts by building the world's first 300 mph Supercar, the Dagger GT™, using a routinely-built Tom Nelson 2000 horsepower racing engine and a unique, edgy, carbon fiber design for the body. Your customized Dagger should also defeat all the other Supercars by wide margins in the 0-60 and quarter mile based on its horsepower-to-weight ratio which will also be a record for our class."

And that's not all, as the new Dagger also appears to have its sights set on a raft of records in a variety of disciplines. Over to the website again:

"TranStar Racing has announced three "Race" models, or 'variants', as follows:

- Dagger GT-R will be our road racing model, with a dynamic, computer-managed split rear wing, set up to challenge and establish new lap records at Virginia International Raceway and at Nurburgring, Germany.

- Dagger GT-LS will be our land-speed model with 500 mph rated M/T landspeed tires, front-end ballast, full bellypan with twin venturi tunnels, land-speed wheel covers, intake aero plugs, parachute, Bonneville rollcage and a range of other options to help our buyers set new landspeed records in excess of 300 mph. Options will include landspeed instrumentation/avionics packages, windshield options and other possibilities.

- Dagger GT-D will be our drag racing model with Goodyear Pro Stock Slicks, hydraulic-launched double drag chutes, NHRA rollcage and a modified/changeable rear suspension that will enable 200 mph in the quarter mile for our friends who love to drag race.

"Stay tuned for more Dagger models as we appeal to broader markets with less appetite for "insane" horsepower... And even better prices!"

You can visit Transtar Racing yourself to find out more about the company's far-reaching claims. If you're convinced, they'll even offer you a chance to invest some cash in the project.

Meanwhile we'll satisfy ourselves by studying the renderings, which as it happens don't look bad at all.

[GTRene]

I really like the shape, not to fussy?
is there a hardtop too or closed version?

[Shinobi]

This could be very interesting :-D

[daveco]

Now that's more like it! If I pay top dollar for my motor I expect chute deployment!

Bugatti are you reading this??

[spoonoff]

Poppycock!

But I must say... very handsome for all that.

[DJC]

Ho and hum.

[dase1ats]

Is this Mad / Crazy / Cool, or just the next entry in the "My car car is more car than your car car..." pissing contest?

[Daston]

I would be happy to drive that with a Viper V10 or LS7 why the need for sooooo much power. Drop a decent engine in it with 500bhp and sell it at 911 prices.

[Galsia]

A 300mph convertable?

The renders actually look really good. I don't think it would manage to crack the magic 300 though...

[Insincere Dave]

I'm sure this will work out brilliantly and they will achieve all their claims!!!!!!

How do I invest in this well planned and realsitic project as it's bound to be a success!!!!!!!

(Note username)

[phil1979]

Whether the hype is true or not, it's a very good looking motor!

[GTRene]

ah, yes it has a hardtop

said:

GT-R Supercar, Removable Hardtop Convertible/Roadster

and their streetmodels

said:

TranStar Racing will continue to offer our Sport and Luxury street-legal models:

Dagger GT-S will be our “Sport” model, a street-legal version of the GT-R model. The owner can specify his/her suspension preference. This is our ‘base’ model starting at $450,000.


Dagger GT-X will be our luxury model with all the interior luxuries imaginable and specified by the owner. Suspension may be soft, sport or race, as preferred by the owner.
Each model will be hand-made and custom-crafted to the owner’s specifications. All race models will be convertible to street-legal if desired by the owner.

Edited by GTRene on Wednesday 7th July 12:36

[V88Dicky]

Regardless of the 'can it, can't it?' question, I think that is a very handsome looking automobile.

[bikemonster]

phil1979 said:

Whether the hype is true or not, it's a very good looking motor!

As it should be - it appears to be a McFerghinioble.

[chuntington101]

very nice lookng car i think. Be intrersting to see what 2000bhp Nelson engine they are planning on using. If its a SBC or LSx engine then its goign to be pushed to the limits (they have 2300bhp drag race engines). But if itd a BBC (big Block Chevy) engine then 2000bhp should be pretty doable.

Regards,

Chris.

[off_again]

Meh.

The history books will be full of the McLaren F1 and Bugatti Veyron for their abilities and engineering (and being the fastest at their time). But the rest of these wannabes will be consigned to the footnotes.

Pissing competition material for the super rich (and daft). Oh, my car can do 200MPH. Yeah, but my car can do 300MPH.... meh... as if anyone would be impressed with that? Maybe for 14 year old boys yes, but cant see this actually getting off the ground and selling.

[TheRoadWarrior]

Jokers.


I'd bet my bile duct they never build a single car.

[McAndy]

Very handsome beast. Not sure about the claims...

[TonyHetherington]

As with all renderings though, they are devoid of crash safery, ease of access etc. Be interested to see if their first model/prototype looks the same.

How many times from how many companies have we heard "Veyron beating performance" claims. I even remember a bloke called Smolenski claiming it

[G_T]

300mph in a road car...

How many horses does that require then? Thousands?

[leon9191]

On their site they are saying 1.5 seconds to 60mph and a 1/4 mile in 6.6 seconds @ 204mph.

Is that not the real American dream right there, believing your own bullsh!t?

Incidentally it only makes 2000hp on racing fuel, it can only manage 1300hp on “pump gas”, whatever that is.

Looks very nice though.