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jbzonda

Apr 18 2006, 04:26 PM

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April 18, 2006
Super Brit packs a 500bhp punch
We get the impression the Caparo T1 will be aimed at a certain type of buyer, with the news that the British supercar will be unveiled at the Monaco Top Marques motor show on April 20.

Of course, Caparo has not roped in just anyone to pull back the covers. Oh no. The manufacturer has rounded up His Serene Highness Prince Albert II.

We'd have done it for a packet of pork scratchings just to get a first glimpse of the 1,000bhp-per-tonne T1.

Tipping the scales at less then 500kg, which is lighter than a Caterham 7, and with a 500bhp V8 engine, the T1 is claimed to be able to destroy 0-60mph in a mere 2.5 seconds.

The British-designed and -built car will also be able to manage 0-100mph in five seconds and top 190mph, while the sophisticated chassis and suspension made from lightweight materials helps the car corner with the same ability as a Le Mans racer.

And before the tree-hugging community start getting their dreadlocks in a twist, the Caparo T1 will also be able to turn in a very respectable 32.5mpg. Try that in a Bugatti Veyron.

Caparo says it has taken firm orders for the car before a production model has even turned a wheel, but it promises the T1 will be the most affordable supercar in the world. Join the queue just behind us.

wow, i quite like it, i would want one!

BurningSky

Apr 18 2006, 04:35 PM

Wow sounds pretty cool. Looks pretty nice too, though I'm not big on the funky axel thing with all the crossing metal bars. Pretty sick 0-60, though I think I'll need to see it to believe it--it is incredibly light though. That's almost too fast! I definitely want one...

Too bad the Veyron goes 252 though...I thought the Veyron comment was kindof dumb.

jbzonda

Apr 18 2006, 04:37 PM

IT IS to fast haha, 1,000bhp to the tonne. fuck.

Phix

Apr 18 2006, 06:35 PM

I love it. I fucking love it.

BankieVR6

Apr 18 2006, 07:25 PM

QUOTE(BurningSky @ Apr 18 2006, 08:35 PM)

I'm not big on the funky axel thing with all the crossing metal bars.

that is the struts and suspension from F1

infinity

Apr 18 2006, 07:49 PM

I think it would look pretty sweet if the body on either side extended from the rear up to the front fenders, but it's still pretty cool looking. has there been a real one made yet?

BurningSky

Apr 18 2006, 08:00 PM

QUOTE(BankieVR6 @ Apr 18 2006, 11:25 PM)

that is the struts and suspension from F1

Well...this isn't an F1 car. I guess they figure though that it must work out to thier advantage for a production car. Is this thing going to be street legal anyway? If it's not what's the point? Is the idea here to build a production car that's half F1? I don't really know anything about F1, but how F1 is this?

infinity

Apr 18 2006, 08:02 PM

QUOTE(BurningSky @ Apr 19 2006, 12:00 AM)

Well...this isn't an F1 car. I guess they figure though that it must work out to thier advantage for a production car. Is this thing going to be street legal anyway? If it's not what's the point? Is the idea here to build a production car that's half F1? I don't really know anything about F1, but how F1 is this?

the design of the car is supposed to be F1-esque, so i guess they added the F1 looking suspension, etc.. to make it look even more like the front end of an F1 car. I don't know how close those specific parts are to F1 cars but i'd assume they're made more to look like an F1's parts than actually being the same parts.

Frederf

Apr 18 2006, 08:10 PM

How awesome is this?!

A production F1-ish car. And the front exposed links aren't there because they look cool, the wheels need to be connected somehow

infinity

Apr 18 2006, 08:32 PM

http://fast-autos.net/vehicles/Freestream/2006/T1/

more pics to drool over.

edit - it's slightly different cause this was the concept when it was called the Freestream T1

(its got a close-up of the front suspension, etc... too.)

darinzon

Apr 18 2006, 08:39 PM

i probably said this before (repost), but i think the back would look less stupid if it had more of a swept back style rear wing, like a1gp cars.

infinity

Apr 18 2006, 08:42 PM

http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-2006-Capa...1-Prototype.htm

theres some high(er) res pics of it there for you all to enjoy

BurningSky

Apr 18 2006, 08:45 PM

Seems like there are no photos to be found?

infinity

Apr 18 2006, 08:47 PM

QUOTE(BurningSky @ Apr 19 2006, 12:45 AM)

Seems like there are no photos to be found?

eh? where?

PAULIE_D

Apr 18 2006, 08:48 PM

Looks like it's "ribbed for extra pleasure."

ZonDa

Apr 19 2006, 01:58 AM

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Monaco Top Marques motor show on April 20.

cool. im going to that

goota

Apr 19 2006, 09:38 AM

i dont like the aero on that car.

White RSX

Apr 20 2006, 04:01 AM

QUOTE(BurningSky @ Apr 18 2006, 08:00 PM)

Well...this isn't an F1 car. I guess they figure though that it must work out to thier advantage for a production car. Is this thing going to be street legal anyway? If it's not what's the point? Is the idea here to build a production car that's half F1? I don't really know anything about F1, but how F1 is this?

I like suspensions where you can see the wheel from the cockpit, you know exactly where the tire is so you rarely miss an apex

Marien

Apr 20 2006, 08:09 AM

Is it a one or two seater?

infinity

Apr 20 2006, 08:12 AM

QUOTE(Marien @ Apr 20 2006, 12:09 PM)

Is it a one or two seater?

seeing as how the width of the "cockpit" is about the width of the front two tires - 1.

bing5500

Apr 21 2006, 12:16 AM

I find it to be sinfully ugly...

lxmcc

Apr 21 2006, 04:17 AM

awesome awesome awesome.

trail_boss2

Dec 15 2006, 12:18 AM

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=c860...1&fr=cur_fp

Mazdaspeed

Dec 15 2006, 12:42 AM

wow looks even better on video! as far as ive read about it before... it should be road legal in the US since limited run cars have less stringent requirments to meet

BlackJack

Dec 15 2006, 10:22 AM

What are those shocks inside the cabin? It's connected to the wheels somehow?

Halflifehavock13

Dec 15 2006, 12:43 PM

QUOTE(BlackJack @ Dec 15 2006, 01:22 PM)

What are those shocks inside the cabin? It's connected to the wheels somehow?

By rubber bands, peanut butter and and licorice!

eighteenseconds

Dec 15 2006, 01:27 PM

How in the hell does one ingress and egress in this thing?

marcos_eirik

Dec 15 2006, 02:11 PM

QUOTE(eighteenseconds @ Dec 15 2006, 10:27 PM)

How in the hell does one ingress and egress in this thing?

Like in old figherplanes, the whole glass section slidides forward so you can step in...

eighteenseconds

Dec 15 2006, 04:24 PM

:O

PBB

Dec 17 2006, 12:58 PM

QUOTE(BlackJack @ Dec 15 2006, 01:22 PM)

What are those shocks inside the cabin? It's connected to the wheels somehow?

The shocks are pushrod actuated, it's how most open-wheel racecars are set up. Here's a pic of the front suspension on the Porsche Carrera GT. Imagine the shocks are pointing straight towards the driver and that's how the Caparo works.

And I love the Caparo, it's a monumental salute to automotive insanity.

Halflifehavock13

Dec 17 2006, 01:51 PM

Also works the same on the atom.