Forget the Veyron. Test the Mach 5!

STrRedWolf · February 29th, 2008, 6:43 PM

Road and Track review the Racer Motors Mach 5. And yes, the same one in the cartoons, made real for the up-coming live-action movie Speed Racer.

Put your doubting hats on, here's the specs (more details in the article):
Motor: 8.0L quad-sequential turbocharged V12
Horsepower: 1700 bph @ 8000 RPM
Torque: 1400 lb-ft @ 5500 RPM
Gearbox:
0 - 60 MPH: 0.6 secs
0 - 100 MPH: 1.0 secs
Top Speed: 305 MPH
1/4 mile: 2.7 secs @ 197.1 MPH
Lateral Grip: 6.0g

Color me curious but I think they need to get the Mach 5 onto the Top Gear test track and see if the Stig can top the charts with it.

smib · February 29th, 2008, 7:04 PM

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Special thanks to Warner Bros. Studios for supplying the car; Yokohama Tire Co. for their support arranging the photo shoot; Willow Run Airport for renting us a hangar, and Polyphony Digital Inc. for creating a virtual simulation of the Mach 5 that we used for our performance tests.

Prost264 · February 29th, 2008, 7:20 PM

Alok · February 29th, 2008, 7:24 PM

Oh snap!

Frederic · February 29th, 2008, 7:37 PM

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0 - 60 MPH: 0.6 secs

Hé?

MadCow809 · February 29th, 2008, 7:48 PM

1/4mile in 2.7sec my arse.

gtrietsc · February 29th, 2008, 7:53 PM

A local talk radio host here in Dallas has a Mach 5. He also has two Batmobiles, and he recently acquired a General Lee I think.

Pics of the Mach 5 here (lousy ones):

http://therussmartinshow.com/rms_photos2.asp

sonza68 · February 29th, 2008, 8:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MadCow809

1/4mile in 2.7sec my arse.

Definately. 1.8 sec faster than a Top Fuel dragster with a trap speed 140 mph slower...yeah...

Suedschleife · February 29th, 2008, 9:58 PM

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Originally Posted by STrRedWolf

Lateral Grip: 6.0g.

With these aerodynamics I only see it happening when it's bolted to the floor during an earthquake.

powah · February 29th, 2008, 10:11 PM

"Forget the Veyron"

I lulled.

3Colin · February 29th, 2008, 11:09 PM

This thing is fast, but it's no match for the A-Team van!

Ottobon · March 1st, 2008, 5:00 AM

Never understood why anybody would overinflate their stats like that. I mean its funny when the Russians do it, but otherwise its just annoying.

Labcoatguy · March 1st, 2008, 7:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Ottobon

Never understood why anybody would overinflate their stats like that. I mean its funny when the Russians do it, but otherwise its just annoying.

Not to make you feel bad or anything, but from the actual review:

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...I decided to do the unthinkable: steal it. Without warning, I flung the car around and sped toward the exit. The door was closed so I activated the saws. As if expecting this to happen, Hobart and his crew drew out AK-47s and started firing as they jumped into their own souped-up machines. The bullets bounced off the Mach 5's body like hard raindrops, and a race to the border ensued... This last part, and much of everything else, is a re-creation of what may happen in a Speed Racer episode and the upcoming movie. As for driving a real Mach 5, I'll just have to keep pretending.

It's okay, we all make mistakes sometimes images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

Edit: I love how thorough the reviewers were in acting like this was real. They even did a full-on technical spec sheet. http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/d...ach5_chart.pdf

D-Fence · March 1st, 2008, 8:07 AM

I own a Mach3. Almost as cool.

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Flynn · March 1st, 2008, 8:14 AM

Was that a comedy website or anything? Because the address looked pretty standard, can anyone fill me in on this? When they started about those rediclous statistics I knew it was a fake because those would kill a man not to mention the fact that it's open topped. Also, assuming this was real, then don't looks count for anything? The Veyron looks far nicer and cooler than that old fashioned machine. I'm still in a state of confusion over what the article was, it isn't april the first or anything so what the hell is going on?

Final Daihatsu · March 1st, 2008, 9:31 AM

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Originally Posted by D-Fence

I own a Mach3. Almost as cool.

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Nah, mine's better

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Buba · March 1st, 2008, 10:21 AM

Lol, D-Fence. Can't +1 you atm, but still...

Viper007Bond · March 1st, 2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Flynn

Was that a comedy website or anything? Because the address looked pretty standard, can anyone fill me in on this? When they started about those rediclous statistics I knew it was a fake because those would kill a man not to mention the fact that it's open topped. Also, assuming this was real, then don't looks count for anything? The Veyron looks far nicer and cooler than that old fashioned machine. I'm still in a state of confusion over what the article was, it isn't april the first or anything so what the hell is going on?

...

It's a real (popular) magazine, it's a real website, it's a real car (kinda), it's a real article. The review / performance stats were fake. Read the article.

On a serious note, I wonder what the real specs of this thing are. They probably only have a small block V8 or something in it sadly I bet. images/smilies/sad.gif

Shawn · March 1st, 2008, 11:13 AM

Once again the main point of the Veyron goes unnoticed. The Veyron has as many toys as an S-Class or 7er but also happens to be epically fast. But it's a luxury car... I don't give a damn if some dragster made in someone's back yard can beat it.

Flynn · March 1st, 2008, 11:14 AM

Yeah I read the article,couldn't quite work out L.O.L. Thanks for the props images/smilies/wink.gif

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Originally Posted by Shawn

Once again the main point of the Veyron goes unnoticed. The Veyron has as many toys as an S-Class or 7er but also happens to be epically fast. But it's a luxury car... I don't give a damn if some dragster made in someone's back yard can beat it.

And the looks! Don't forget the looks!

February 29th, 2008, 6:43 PM	#1
STrRedWolf Joined: May 29th, 2006 Last Online: June 22nd, 2009 Location: Severn, MD Age: 32 Posts: 131 Car: Looking for one. Rep Power: 0	Forget the Veyron. Test the Mach 5! Road and Track review the Racer Motors Mach 5. And yes, the same one in the cartoons, made real for the up-coming live-action movie Speed Racer. Put your doubting hats on, here's the specs (more details in the article): Motor: 8.0L quad-sequential turbocharged V12 Horsepower: 1700 bph @ 8000 RPM Torque: 1400 lb-ft @ 5500 RPM Gearbox: 0 - 60 MPH: 0.6 secs 0 - 100 MPH: 1.0 secs Top Speed: 305 MPH 1/4 mile: 2.7 secs @ 197.1 MPH Lateral Grip: 6.0g Color me curious but I think they need to get the Mach 5 onto the Top Gear test track and see if the Stig can top the charts with it. __________________ America invented the motorcar. The Brits and Germans made it better. Makes me ashamed to be American... Some say his mother was a cheetah and his tail was surgically removed... all we know is that he's called The Stig.

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powah Previously Known As powerof1000 Joined: Mar 13th, 2007 Last Online: November 1st, 2009 Location: New Zealand Age: 16 Posts: 1,253 Rep Power: 16	"Forget the Veyron" I lulled. __________________ Last edited by powah; March 1st, 2008 at 7:34 AM.

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Flynn Banned Joined: Jan 7th, 2008 Last Online: April 6th, 2008 Location: South east Blighty Age: 20 Posts: 361 Rep Power: 0	Was that a comedy website or anything? Because the address looked pretty standard, can anyone fill me in on this? When they started about those rediclous statistics I knew it was a fake because those would kill a man not to mention the fact that it's open topped. Also, assuming this was real, then don't looks count for anything? The Veyron looks far nicer and cooler than that old fashioned machine. I'm still in a state of confusion over what the article was, it isn't april the first or anything so what the hell is going on?

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Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	Once again the main point of the Veyron goes unnoticed. The Veyron has as many toys as an S-Class or 7er but also happens to be epically fast. But it's a luxury car... I don't give a damn if some dragster made in someone's back yard can beat it.

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