This is the Dagger GT, a new US hypercar that its maker claims is capable of more than 300mph.
The Dagger GT is the work TransStar Racing, whose employees consists of former NASA aerodynamicists and the designer of the Saleen S7 Le Mans racer.
See the official pics of the Dagger GT
Powering the Dagger GT is a twin-turbo aluminium multi-fuel racing engine of an unspecified size.
TransStar hasn’t released official power and performance figures, but it claims it “will not quit” until it tunes the engine to produce 2000bhp and 2000lb ft of torque.
It wants the Dagger GT to be able to get from 0-60mph in less than 1.5 sec and go on to reach a top speed of more than 300mph.
The firm also wants the car to claim the lap records at both the Nurburgring and the Virginia International Raceway.
The Dagger GT uses a high-strength steel chassis and carbonfibre bodywork. Customers can order it in three specifications: hardcore racer, a street-legal sport version or a softer-riding GT-X model that has a more luxurious interior.
TransStar will build five units for the 2011 model year and claims to have already sold two. A further 10 units will follow in 2012.
The Dagger GT costs from $450,000 (£300,000).
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So here we are 8 years later.
So here we are 8 years later. So, where is it????
Re: New '300mph' hypercar launched
Re: New '300mph' hypercar launched
I'm sorry but the rate at which you cover ground at that speed (anything >150mph in fact) you will run out of road anywhere in the world. VW's track isn't long enough even if you pushed it in the banking, Nardo is a bowl with limits to how fast you can hang on in the banking and Le Mans' Mulsanne straight is only 3.5 miles long! Without any calculations I would say even if you found a car capable of doing 300mph you would need in excess of 20 miles of straight, flat road to accelerate to 300mph and stop again, which even the good ol' USofA doesn't have. It will be a long time before a 'road car' as we know it goes 300mph and I'm hedge my bets that it won't be done on tarmac.