The first 2L 4-door sedan over 200mph

[bazeng]

Who said a brick cant be fast!!

Article
http://speedstylemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=32

Write Up
http://www.harmanmotive.com/Gallery/Other/saLandSpeedCar/index.html

At the other extreme -- and most record attempts are relatively low-cost efforts -- is this impressive approach: Instead of a roadster, a rat rod or a streamliner, the Raver Motorsports entry (built by Greg Carlson) was a 1992 Mitsubishi Galant 4-door sedan driven by 71-year- old Ron Cochran. This full-size (think shoebox) stock-bodied sedan running in G/PS (G=2.0-liter engine, 120 cubic inches -- Production Supercharged) produced in excess of 600 horsepower at the wheels. It is All-Wheel Drive, and set a new record of 203.4 mph, making it, we believe, the first 4-door sedan over 200 and for sure the first 2.0-liter production class sedan over 200 mph.

 

[WRCVR4]

umm does 200mph = 10,000rpm :shock:

 

[tharaka]

got some bad news

VW Phaeton got to 202mph
http://www.topgear.com/drives/E8/C2/roadtests/02/01.html

On a long, straight piece of road, I buried my foot in the throttle and, presumably, the gearbox kicked down. I never felt it happen and nor did I hear anything. But the rev counter jumped, so I knew something had gone on, and then the speedo went berserk. It was reading 320kmh and that equates to a phenomenal 200mph. What's even more phenomenal is that everything was so serene, so stable and so unfussed that I still had the ability do the conversion maths in my head.

 

[3zercrowd]

got some bad news

VW Phaeton got to 202mph
http://www.topgear.com/drives/E8/C2/roadtests/02/01.html

And for you Taco........Right back at you


Performance
All the Volkswagen Phaeton engines do their job well, some just do it with more style. The entry 238bhp 3.2-litre V6 and 222bhp three-litre V6 TDI are both powerful with lots of urge, especially the latter. The 4.2 W8 petrol has more grunt while the 5.0 V10 TDI (as seen in the Touareg) has enough torque to power a windmill. The range topper is an extremely powerful 414bhp six-litre W12 that's almost too powerful for this dinky little country. Put your foot down and you're already drinking tea at John O'Groats.

Not 2L :wink:

Maybe the first 4 door over 200MPH but its still not 2L

 

[tharaka]

"The first 4-door sedan over 200mph"

Well, it's not

 

[3zercrowd]

"The first 4-door sedan over 200mph"

Well, it's not

Title ammended for Taco :lol:

Vr4 hater :lol:

 

[tharaka]

"The first 4-door sedan over 200mph"

Well, it's not

Title ammended for Taco :lol:

Vr4 hater :lol:

Doesn't matter what you change the title to, the article still clearly says:
and set a new record of 203.4 mph, making it, we believe, the first 4-door sedan over 200 and for sure the first 2.0-liter production class sedan over 200 mph.



I did 300mph in a Mazda 626 I bought for $400 last night.








Yes, I know it's the 'fastest 4 door sedan in the bonneville speed trials production sedan class'

 

[matress]

nice rims, and nice bumpers too! :lol:
good to see more vr4's getting recognition!

 

[bazeng]

Another title to add to its name. :lol:

 

[GVR40]

got some bad news

VW Phaeton got to 202mph
http://www.topgear.com/drives/E8/C2/roadtests/02/01.html

On a long, straight piece of road, I buried my foot in the throttle and, presumably, the gearbox kicked down. I never felt it happen and nor did I hear anything. But the rev counter jumped, so I knew something had gone on, and then the speedo went berserk. It was reading 320kmh and that equates to a phenomenal 200mph. What's even more phenomenal is that everything was so serene, so stable and so unfussed that I still had the ability do the conversion maths in my head.

the vr4 got 203.4mph so it's still quicker


VR4 hater

 

[SIVART]

how is the brake booster on the other side because the air box in on the right side :?

good effort I reckon

 

[EVO85]

They haven't even gone to any effort to improve aerodynamics, so why not give it 100 more KW's.....!!! It should be quicker....and honestly, it looks like poo.

 

[GVR40]

how is the brake booster on the other side because the air box in on the right side :?

good effort I reckon

brake booster is on the other side because its a US model with LHD

 

[EVO-00X]

GO THE MOON DISCS!!! :lol: Nice to see a Magnus intake manifold on it :wink:

 

[Gooch]

WTF!!!!!!!!

Has no one noticed the age of the guy who drives it???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

WTF 71 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He prolly didn't go faster cause his heart was about to cark it!!

(Seriously how friggen cool is that! Jerome the gloves are off man! Ur turn they have one on a salt flat in Aus as well).

At least your not 71. What an achievement.

 

[foR.]

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