Sad.....

[igor@af]

Stupid Sultan......... :{

[JD@af]

What is it with the crazy rich folk?!?! Did you know that once when Elvis Presley was bored, he climbed into a bull dozer and destroyed his guest cottage (I mean leveled it so that it was just a pile of rubble), again because he was BORED/to entertain guests?? Maybe having that much money is not such a good idea.

[enzo@af]

However, the Corvette (Callaway) Sledgehammer was never production, was it? I didn't think the Speed 12 was that fast. Sure, it has 800+ hp but it's a little overweight. Nonetheless, the F1 is simply undescribable. It's pure sex on wheels.

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"Ferrari isn't a car, it's a lifestyle"
-Enzo Ferrari.

[Racer 20]

Enzo: The TVR Speed 12 isn't overweight. Where did you here something like that?!!

[enzo@af]

I don't mean overweight as in heavy, I meant it in the sense that with more hp and torque than an F1 it doesn't equal performance. The only curb weight figs I've seen list it less than an F1 (don't remember the exact number), but I distrust that number.

I suppose I phrased my original post very poorly. Sorry.

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"Ferrari isn't a car, it's a lifestyle"
-Enzo Ferrari.

[Racer 20]

I understand what your saying know Enzo. Anyway... What about that Ferrari F60? It's supposed to be faster and better.

[enzo@af]

The F-50 GT was pretty darn close and the Koenig F-50 made the run to 60 in 3.0 sec!

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"Ferrari isn't a car, it's a lifestyle"
-Enzo Ferrari.

[Racer 20]

Isn't the Koenig also like $800,000 or something?

[Chris]

Regarding the Sultan of Brunei: He and his sons bought 2000(!) cars in 2-3 years. The Sultan said it must stop, and all teh cars that weren't sold (I assume he contacted a few companies, but if u wanted to buy, u just paid the money and waited for the car, no test drive). The cars that didn't sell, the SOB dumped into the ocean
Anyway, the citizens of Brunei get anything they want (the hire people to tend to their oil wells), so everyone is a millionaire. Yes, it sucks not to be born there.
The Ferrari F60 will only just exceed 200mph, due to aerodynamic considerations (high speed stability is a high priority), but it will have awsome acceleration.

Long the McLaren F1!!

[Innotech]

The Sultan also had about 3 XJR15s and 6 Dauers, not to mention Cizetas, and the only 3 road legal Ferrari Mythos supercars. He also had Bentley Java, and was offered the Ferrari F50 bolide but turned it down....He also reportedly turned down a Vector.

[Seb928S@af]

http://www.supercars.net/SDBQ?y=1994...o=962%20LeMans
I would be happy with just that.

[Psman32@af]

The f1 does 0-60 in 3.2 and 0-100 in 6.3. There were 76 road cars made and 24 race cars made. My source for this info is Autoweek. While other cars may beat it top speed wise, tech wise there is nothing anywhere near it. It has a modoem communicates with the factory if anything goes wrong in any of the systems to try and fix it. Also, when u slam on the brakes, a fin will pop up on the back of the trunk to double the downforce. This will keep the front from doing a nose dive and keep the stopping power equal to all four wheels. I dont wanna type anything more than that for now cause I'm getting tired. Believe me I know more than this about the F1.

[Dylan_Michael]

Wow. Thats a lot of info that I did not know. I once saw a special on this car on the Discovery Channel. I fell in love with it then.

[RacingManiac]

I think the fin is used as an airbrake to add more drag to it to slow it down faster, and help to get the tail planted. There is not much street car can beat it top speed wise, at least not that I know of. IMO it's the ultimate street machine.....not the best race car, but definetely the best street car....

[Psman32@af]

Yeah that is another that happens with the fin but it was designed to increase downforce to keep the nose from moving. Does anyone have any idea how much a muffler cost? Well it costs $17,600!!! It's made out of titanium and is so big that it can be considered a crumple zone. This next one people might know. What material is around teh engine to improve cooling? Well its gold believe it or not.