Beautiful and capable!
This is the article I was talking about at lunch today:
Autoblog: 2005 Ultima GTR sets 0-100mph-0 world record
ChuckThe Ultima GTR has set a new world record by achieving 0-100mph-0 in a mere 9.9 seconds, a time it claims is the first ever sub 10-second run. The vehicle also reached 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and 100 in 3.9. A 377ci Chevy V8 producing 685 horsepower motivates the car, which weighs just less than 2,200 lbs.
While the Ultima is perhaps the fastest car on pavement right now, we find it difficult to get excited about a company that claims its crown as King of the Streets despite not having to engineer its car to the same safety and emissions standards as its competitors. For instance, the Ultima, like the very capable Noble M12 GTO, is produced in very low numbers in Europe and imported partly unassembled into North America in order to gain Kit Car classification and avoid NHTSA and EPA certification. Is it really fair to compare the unfettered Ultima to an Enzo, McLaren or Murcielago, each of which has been designed and engineered to meet the strict safety and emissions standards that the Ultima has dodged?
BTW, the "Noble" mentioned in the second paragraph was the vehicle whose name I couldn't remember. There's always an ad for them in the back of R&T.
C
I'll take one in black. black cars are faster, proven fact
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
Sweet! I love this car! I like the open top version best, looks like a LeMans LMP car.
90 MX5 281k miles! - euro spec, Porsche Riviera Blue w/black hardtop, 97 motor swap, vintage Borbet rims, GC, FM shock hats/frame rails/rear sub-brace, AGX, sway bar, stb, Fidanza/ACT combo, EBC Yellows
92 COMMA SM - new paint coming soon...
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!
Did you check out the price? It's actually AFFORDABLE!
Daily Driver: 2013 Club edition in Pearl White Mica
Lightness? What's that? I drive a PRHT!