SilveradoEsEs Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Found a video of this car called the Writespeed X1 electric car. It's bad a$$! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7352118104883452737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanis520 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 ive seen that video before, and that car is BADASS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocoop Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Thats pretty stupid to waste $150K building a piece of crap electric go kart just to run 11sec in a 1/4 mile and be able to say that you beat a ferrari and carrera gt. Id rather spend $150K to be able to say I own a ferrari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Thats pretty stupid to waste $150K building a piece of crap electric go kart just to run 11sec in a 1/4 mile and be able to say that you beat a ferrari and carrera gt. Id rather spend $150K to be able to say I own a ferrari Exactly...and for about $20-30K and 300 or so horus fo fabrication time, I could build a much lighter and faster "go cart". We built mini formula F1 cars in college for engineering and took them to a national competition. We were limited to 600cc's and 20mm throttle bodies...but forced induction was allowed! We ran a turbo, made 175hp off of an F4 CBR 600 engine and could pull a 1/4 mile time in the 9's...the car weighed in at about 950lbs give or take + driver. It was a blast to drive, especially because it could pull 1+ g's on the skid pad. The only problem is our dam car always broke down before we finished the comp so we would not place well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockHead Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 That is cool , 120 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 That is cool , 120 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 No noise, nothing=lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 cool idea but its like apples to oranges. power vs power that thing probably has maybe 300 . power to weight ratio is the key. 1500 lbs can run 11's all day with minimal power. now 3000 lbs or for are sake 5500 lbs takes some nutts to go fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04blacksss Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Thats pretty stupid to waste $150K building a piece of crap electric go kart just to run 11sec in a 1/4 mile and be able to say that you beat a ferrari and carrera gt. Id rather spend $150K to be able to say I own a ferrari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdimedude Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Haven't I seen that car on top gear, but with a honda s2000 motor in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROOKS Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 i have seen it b4 too its an Ariel Atom 300 search it on google 0-60 mph : 3.5 sec. (2.7 sec. Supercharged) Top Speed: 140 mph, 225 km/h (155 mph, 249Km/h Supercharged) Power: 220 bhp (300 bhp Supercharged) Weight: 1,320 lb Transmission: Honda 6-Speed w/ Reverse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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