British Ultima sets new 0-100mph-0 world record
For the third year in a row an Ultima GTR supercar has set a new world record for a standing start to 100 mph and back to a stop. The Director of Ultima Sports, Richard Marlow, set a new record time of just 9.4 seconds, in the process setting new world records for 0-60 mph (2.6 seconds), 0-100 mph (5.3 seconds) and for braking from 100 mph to zero (in a neck-stretching 3.6 seconds).
More after the jump....
This year's Ultima GTR record holder was upgraded with a 720 hp Chevrolet V8, and is now known as (what else?) the Ultima GTR720. The record setter was fully road legal, equipped with street tires, and outfitted with a standard G50 transmission. Amazingly, the record car has neither traction control nor ABS.
The ultralight Ultima GTR720 is a full two seconds quicker from 0-100-0 than the legendary McLaren F1 LM, and over 1.5 seconds quicker than a Ferrari Enzo.
The Ultima is sold in the U.S. as a kit car (see photo!)
Marlow's supercar is his daily driver and a company demonstrator, and was driven to and from the world record test site! A video of the record run is here.
[Ultima Sports, via PistonHeads]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
GDUB 11:22AM (6/07/2006)
Wow thats faster than the ariel atom. Just wished the car looked better. looks like its been hit by the ugly stick.
GDUB
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John B 11:24AM (6/07/2006)
I would like to see Top Gear test this car and let Stig have a go at the track.
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TheOne442 11:29AM (6/07/2006)
Great Video!
As much as I want to bash europe and asian motorworks, I feel there is no need to and the numbers speak for themselves.
This car is not intended to be a luxary car so don't compare it to one, but for pure grunt this is it baby!
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GhostDoggy 11:32AM (6/07/2006)
I just want to make sure there are cup holders before placing my order. I am an American and a zero cupholder car is a no-go for me. lol
Anyway, good job!
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doug 11:46AM (6/07/2006)
Anyone want my piece of junk Veyron? It's useless to me now.....
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gbh 11:54AM (6/07/2006)
The Ultima has been one of the world's fastest cars for a while now. What's really nice is you don't need 300K to buy one.
These provide the performance you should expect if you spend more than 50K on a sports car.
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Steve C. 12:45PM (6/07/2006)
What I like the most about this car is its simplicity. So-called "supercars" with overly-sophisticated engines and "F1" radical suspension systems and computer/pneumatically-controlled suspensions get dusted by a kit car with a big block V8???
You gotta love it!
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Corey W. 1:20PM (6/07/2006)
I figured the "$1.2M for a Veyron is worth it, it's such great car, a work of art" fan club would be all over this blog by now.
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que 1:30PM (6/07/2006)
5.3 + 3.6 = 8.9
so it would be even faster if the driver didnt "slow it down" between hitting 100 and starting to brake.
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Noah 1:32PM (6/07/2006)
The Ultima is allowed to be ugly (which I don't think it is) It's first and formost about function and that shape exists for a reason, to keep it down not so it can look good. I'm so pleased there is such a pure sporting car available.
Now someone needs to make a pure economy car, something to make Kia ashamed. No ABS no traction control, 4 speed manual no curved metal nothing you can't fix at home. Air cooled engine mmmm maybe even leaf springs or something. Something you can build for under $4000.
--Noah
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Neuve 1:37PM (6/07/2006)
Ultima, super car, super speeds, shame about the chassis, it's kinda ugly.
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ku 2:20PM (6/07/2006)
"so it would be even faster if the driver didnt "slow it down" between hitting 100 and starting to brake."
the braking time they quote from 100-0 excludes "drivers reaction time", as stated in the chart on their site. a half a second is really not that bad considering it was an actual human doing the driving... the same human that set the world record mind you.
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VW-Guy 2:23PM (6/07/2006)
Unreal. Road tires, he drove it to and from the 'track'. With warmed up race tires and maybe some trick settings to the suspension, another tenth or two is realistic. And most impressive is how easy the whole thing looked. Very impressive.
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TheOne442 2:44PM (6/07/2006)
Any idea on what the quarter mile is on this thing?
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TheOne442 2:53PM (6/07/2006)
Hey found my own stat.
1/4 mile 10.5 @ 140mph, not to bad. I will own one!
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Lithous 3:07PM (6/07/2006)
Where are the greenies complaining about fuel mileage or how this a gas guzzling waste?
"How can anyone justify buying this car? This is for all those middle aged small pen1s males out there."
Man, they can gripe all day about SUV's and trucks, but not one word about superfast (fun) cars. Hypocrites.
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Aaron 5:43PM (6/07/2006)
Wow.....finally the Ford RS200's record is broken.....only took 21 years, 4 more cylinders, 200 more horsepower, couple pounds lighter, etc etc etc.
But I'm so glad it was done by an Ultima instead of some uber outrageously expensive italian car....
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Marshall 8:54PM (6/07/2006)
I'm sorry, that did not look like 100mph to me - maybe 80.
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doglet 9:09PM (6/07/2006)
man they need to chuck that v8 dog. seriously a k20 vethck type r r tune jap spec would smoke dat shizzznit dog. fo realz.
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Chris K 9:29AM (6/08/2006)
Yeah, I was gonna say, what kind of morons use a pushrod engine these days? They OBVIOUSLY don't know the first thing about car design! :P
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