640bhp GTR smashes 0-100mph-0 time by half a second
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640bhp GTR smashes 0-100mph-0 time by half a second
ULTIMA WORLD RECORD! Thursday 19th August
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:
Video Downloads:
0 - 100mph - 0
In car video
0 - 100mph - 0 from the rear
Links:
http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/
http://www.amerspeed.com/
Source:
PistonHeads.TV
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:
Video Downloads:
0 - 100mph - 0
In car video
0 - 100mph - 0 from the rear
Links:
http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/
http://www.amerspeed.com/
Source:
PistonHeads.TV
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0-60 in 2.8?! 0-100 in 5.9!!! That's nothing short of amazing.
0-60 in 5.9s is a pretty good figure for a car like a G35c, GS4, etc. By the time you hit 60 this car has already hit 100 and is slowing back down to 0!! That's just fire!
In my case I'd be lucky to hit 80mph in 10.3s
0-60 in 5.9s is a pretty good figure for a car like a G35c, GS4, etc. By the time you hit 60 this car has already hit 100 and is slowing back down to 0!! That's just fire!
In my case I'd be lucky to hit 80mph in 10.3s
Originally posted by Technics
0-60 in 2.8?! 0-100 in 5.9!!! That's nothing short of amazing.
0-60 in 5.9s is a pretty good figure for a car like a G35c, GS4, etc. By the time you hit 60 this car has already hit 100 and is slowing back down to 0!! That's just fire!
In my case I'd be lucky to hit 80mph in 10.3s
0-60 in 2.8?! 0-100 in 5.9!!! That's nothing short of amazing.
0-60 in 5.9s is a pretty good figure for a car like a G35c, GS4, etc. By the time you hit 60 this car has already hit 100 and is slowing back down to 0!! That's just fire!
In my case I'd be lucky to hit 80mph in 10.3s
That sounds somewhat correct... 0-80 for a stock SC400 is 10.2 seconds according to road and track. I have personally timed 0-90 in 15 seconds flat, which means I'm running properly I suppose.
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Originally posted by Ditto
It's practically a race car/ fast go cart. It only weighs 2100 lbs.
It only outweighs the dodge tomahawk by 600 lbs.
The dodge tomahawk bike 0-60 2.5 sec. and goes @ 400mph
It's practically a race car/ fast go cart. It only weighs 2100 lbs.
It only outweighs the dodge tomahawk by 600 lbs.
The dodge tomahawk bike 0-60 2.5 sec. and goes @ 400mph
I can guarantee you if it had better traction it could do a better 0-60 as well.
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Originally posted by Richie
Do you guys know Mclaren used Ultimas as test mules for the F1's V12 BMW engine?
Do you guys know Mclaren used Ultimas as test mules for the F1's V12 BMW engine?
Is the Ultima street legal? Man, that car is teh sex.
EDIT: Nevermind, apparently it is.
I'm gonna keep my Forester for at least 10 years, so hopefully they'll keep making these things...If so, I could see this as my next car...
Last edited by SecPole14; Aug 19, 2004 at 03:09 PM.
Wow, I absolutely love the in-car video of the run, I just sat there with the video on loop watching the tachometer. The guy takes that huge V8 to 8000 rpm..., I would never even think about doing that to my 3.0 I6.
