nz_climber
01-14-04, 03:05 PM
How much horsepower is too much for a road car?
linkie (http://autoshow.edmunds.com/news/autoshow/articles/100916/page011.html?tid=edmunds.e.autoshow..leftnav.12.*)
ME" stands for midengine, while "Four-Twelve" refers the car's 6.0-liter, 12-cylinder engine force-fed by four turbochargers. The engine, by the way, was developed with the help of the elite AMG performance division of Mercedes-Benz. Output is rated at an incredible 850 horsepower at 5,750 rpm and 850 pound-feet of torque from 2,500 to 4,500 rpm. With a curb weight of 2,800 pounds, the ME Four-Twelve has a power-to-weight of one horsepower for every 3.4 pounds of car. It's hard to get your mind around numbers like these, but the projected acceleration numbers are cause for faint-hearted enthusiasts to take a chair: The ME is said to be capable of pulling a 2.9-second 0-to-60-mph run and a 10.6-second quarter-mile at 142 mph. Top speed is 248 mph. Power flows to the 20-inch rear wheels via a seven-speed Ricardo double wet-clutch transmission. Drivers will use Formula One-style shift paddles to change gears.
:rolleyes:
Thats is one fast car!!! but can it turn corners ? or stop ?
linkie (http://autoshow.edmunds.com/news/autoshow/articles/100916/page011.html?tid=edmunds.e.autoshow..leftnav.12.*)
ME" stands for midengine, while "Four-Twelve" refers the car's 6.0-liter, 12-cylinder engine force-fed by four turbochargers. The engine, by the way, was developed with the help of the elite AMG performance division of Mercedes-Benz. Output is rated at an incredible 850 horsepower at 5,750 rpm and 850 pound-feet of torque from 2,500 to 4,500 rpm. With a curb weight of 2,800 pounds, the ME Four-Twelve has a power-to-weight of one horsepower for every 3.4 pounds of car. It's hard to get your mind around numbers like these, but the projected acceleration numbers are cause for faint-hearted enthusiasts to take a chair: The ME is said to be capable of pulling a 2.9-second 0-to-60-mph run and a 10.6-second quarter-mile at 142 mph. Top speed is 248 mph. Power flows to the 20-inch rear wheels via a seven-speed Ricardo double wet-clutch transmission. Drivers will use Formula One-style shift paddles to change gears.
:rolleyes:
Thats is one fast car!!! but can it turn corners ? or stop ?