09 May
9FF GT9 almost breaks world speed record : 409 km/h
The current world record speed for the fastest production car was set by the SSC Ultimate Aero that topped at 255.83 mph which is 411.71 km/h. Recently the 9FF engineers tried to beat that with their modified GT9 but couldn’t do it. They only managed to make it run at 409 km/h at a track in Papenburg on 10th April.
9FF’s GT9 was based on the Porsche 911 GT3, but lower and longer. The interesting part is that the car has the engine in the middle (not the rear) for better weight distribution. Now that I mentioned the engine, the beast outputs 987 bhp from a 4L flax six twin turbo and a six-speed transmission.
Though they couldn’t beat the world record, 9FF guys can stand proud because they managed to take on the Bugatti Veyron which topped at 407 km/h. The GT9 however, is not as fast as the Veyron : 0 – 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.
via WCF
Tags: 9ff, 9ff GT9, 9ff Porsche 911 GT3, GT9, Porsche 911 GT3
May 9th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
That is amazing, what an incredible car! Where can I take a test drive?
May 9th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
What’s the point to have a top speed like that. They would better invest their time and money in a car that handles well on a racetrack. I wonder how this thing handles, the wheelbase looks to long.
May 10th, 2008 at 4:04 am
thats awesome! what a great car.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
This is not a production car. It is made solely to be the fastest car in the world.