2011 TransStar Dagger GT

  • Thread starter Thread starter Brainhulk
  • 54 comments
  • 8,457 views
So, just where are they gonna fit a 572CID big block under that bodywork? :lol:
 
If it looks like that, I don't care if it doesn't live up to it's huge claims. That front end is simply sublime and it's hardly ugly from any other angle, as long as it has 400bhp and sounds decent enough I would be happy if that's what it takes to make such a thing exist.
 
Doesn't the Mosler Land Shark already claim 2,500hp? I mean, the power figure itself from a turbocharged big-block is well and truly more than believeable as Mafs said, but the performance figures the car claims are practically un-achieveable on those tyres.
 
Keef
Three hundred doesn't seem all that ridiculous to me, all it needs is a low-drag body, tons of power, a Viper transmission because that's already geared for like 500, and tires that won't fly apart.
Click to expand...

Michelin can't produce road legal tyres they can guarantee not to rip apart at speeds over 257mph - not even for a company with pockets as deep as VAG's.

Where will they find road-legal tyres for this thing to reach 300mph?
 
If that was the case TheCracker, why are those tyres on the Veyron SuperSport which does almost 270mph??
 
mafia_boy
If that was the case TheCracker, why are those tyres on the Veyron SuperSport which does almost 270mph??
Click to expand...

They're the same as the ones on the other Veyrons i presume, which is why the customer SuperSports are going to be limited to 257mph. ;)
 
Oh look, yet another dyno queen that doesn't exist.. And most likely won't achieve the assumed top speed.
 
Paulie
Doesn't the Mosler Land Shark already claim 2,500hp? I mean, the power figure itself from a turbocharged big-block is well and truly more than believeable as Mafs said, but the performance figures the car claims are practically un-achieveable on those tyres.
Click to expand...
That's just it with the Mosler, it's a claim.

Last I heard, the car had absolutely no engine work done to it when it had come in for service.
 
I also think the acceleration times are too much...

To put in perspective.. A top fuel dragster, the fastest accelerating vehicles on earth, do 0-60 in about half a second and 0-320 in below 5 seconds. They weigh around a ton and have ultra wide drag slicks that will wear out after 4 runs on a track covered in glue and warm rubber just laid out by their own burnout. The Engine has over 8000 horsepower generating 120db and makes the ground shake a mile away. The fuel consumption is 20 gallons of nitromethane to the mile.

Although I really hope they'll prove me wrong :P The top speed I think is possible though, maybe...
 
MilkMan
I also think the acceleration times are too much...

To put in perspective.. A top fuel dragster, the fastest accelerating vehicles on earth, do 0-60 in about half a second and 0-320 in below 5 seconds. They weigh around a ton and have ultra wide drag slicks that will wear out after 4 runs on a track covered in glue and warm rubber just laid out by their own burnout. The Engine has over 8000 horsepower generating 120db and makes the ground shake a mile away. The fuel consumption is 20 gallons of nitromethane to the mile.

Although I really hope they'll prove me wrong :P The top speed I think is possible though, maybe...
Click to expand...

Red Victor 2 will do the quarter in about 7 and a half seconds, 0-60 in 1 second and 223mph in 19 seconds. I believe this is all with a 2 speed Powerglide transmission and the car weighing 1.6 tonnes. It uses a 572 Chevy big block engine with two massive Holset turbos making 2300hp.
However, it does all that on 315 street legal drag radials. So the figures are do-able with the power this car makes, but not on the tyres that it's shown with.
 
ExigeEvan
The aerodynamics aren't all that simple, as the Veyron proved. Cooling is a massive issue and radiators create massive amounts of drag. And that rendering has hardly any of the ducts seen on the Veyron or Gumpert Apollo.
Click to expand...
The Veyron was an exercise in making a jellybean go 250 miles per hour without taking flight. For the most part aerodynamics seem to be pretty simple, but keeping the Veyron's shape on the ground at those speeds turned out to be very difficult. It's aero is pretty darn good. Not nearly as good as the 20 year old McLaren F1, which has a .04 better drag coefficient, nearly 400 less horsepower, and still manages 240 miles power hour. I realize it take a ton of power at that speed to gain any more, but it could surely outpace a Veyron if it had an extra 400 horses. And if it's body was sat an inch off the ground with its tires tucking fender like they Veyron in its high speed mode. But of course the F1 doesn't have to deal with stupendous drivetrain losses like the Veyron, or to deal with the heat the turbos make.
 
Last edited:
2011-Dagger-GT-front-3-quarter-view-image.jpg

TransStar Dagger GT '11

Engine: Twin Turbo 9,4 litre V8
Power: 2500hp on racing fuel (1300hp on regular)
Torque: 3118nm on racing fuel (1810nm on regular)
Weight: 1134kg / 2500lbs

Goals with the car:
0-60 mph: 1,2s
1/4 mile: 6,6s (with a finish speed of at least 204mph / 328km/h)

I've read about this car on several swedish sites lately. Is it really going to be built? They say they will have several of them on the streets already by 2011. :scared: I also read it would be RWD.

Official Website
 
Last edited:
Sounds like any other wildly ambitious super car announcement. I'd be flabbergasted if they hit their stated performance goals.
 
I hope this is going to be built. It looks awesome, Ferrari inspirated with an extreme touch. I am a little skeptic about downforce though.
 
A 6.6 quarter? Not with those wheels and tires they ain't.

Yet another... *yawn*... vaporware Supercar? Because whether it's possible to get it built, whether they actually build it to those specifications is another matter entirely...


Could be legitimate, but I'm not holding my breath.
 
The output is doable...

The figures? Maybe the top speed. Mid 6s at 200 requires a ridiculously good launch impossible to achieve on street tires.
 
0 to 60 in 1.2 seconds? That doesn't sound possible on street tires.

It won't matter though, with that big of an engine and that much power, you'll probably be out of fuel before it even hits 60mph :sly:
 
Just merged. And hey, I'll edit the original title for accuracy while I'm at it.
 
this car sounds entirely STUPID. 3500hp? it's not a military vehicle, it's far too light for that horsepower, RWD would make it just fun to spin around and burn the tyres off in, and would make the SSC Ultimate aero look as practical as a Chevrolet Aveo 5 LT. if this car is built, it should have 1800 hp on RACING FUEL. 3500? are these people 5-year olds??? Also, the engine size would have to exceed the Veyron's engine size(or a Peterbilt's engine size for that matter...for European people, replace 'Peterbilt' with 'Scania', and you'll get the idea). this car is freaking sweet looking, but is totally unrealistic in terms of performance. the 0-60 time is ambitious, but i'll be surprised if they can even hit 2.0 seconds. I do think, however, that it can exceed their expected 204 mph, and possibly pass 250, maybe even scrape 300.
 

Latest Posts

Back