Residing just aft of the front axle was an 8.0-liter quad sequential turbocharged V-12 that pumps out 1700 bhp at 8000 rpm and 1400 lb.-ft. of torque at 5500.
With the car tipping the scales at a lean 2455 lb., I addressed a few concerns before firing up the engine. One was aerodynamics: Would the car stay on the ground when it reached triple digits? A small spectacled man named Taku reassured me that the car had gone through intense wind-tunnel testing, and it generated more than enough downforce to keep it planted even at 300 mph.
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With the car tipping the scales at a lean 2455 lb., I addressed a few concerns before firing up the engine. One was aerodynamics: Would the car stay on the ground when it reached triple digits? A small spectacled man named Taku reassured me that the car had gone through intense wind-tunnel testing, and it generated more than enough downforce to keep it planted even at 300 mph.
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