800bhp VW Transporter. Yikes.

[homeforsummer]

If I ever won the lottery, I'd buy one of these:

It's the TH2 RS. Essentially, a Volkswagen Caravelle/Transporter T5, where someone has removed the regular diesel or VR6 engine, and decided to transplant a Porsche 996 engine into the back. And make it drive the rear wheels. And get 9ff to tune it to produce 800bhp.

How fast? 193mph enough for you?

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Nürburgring road trip anyone?...

 

[Jim Prower]

Sure. Just lemme 426 and Mid-engine a Dodge Caravan, first...

 

[niky]

Sure it can accelerate... but does it blend?










Awesome toy... wonder if it corners as well as the Ford Transit RS.

 

[Blitz187]

LOL... Ive seen that thing before on a Dutch car forum.... Very, very crazy little van... But I also wonder how it does in the bends... Should be a bit better than this one I hope:

 

[TheCracker]

But I also wonder how it does in the bends... Should be a bit better than this one I hope:

Unlikely. One's a van with a big engine and the others an F1 car with a plastic shell on top.

 

[Blitz187]

Unlikely. One's a van with a big engine and the others an F1 car with a plastic shell on top.

Really??? I thought the Espace F1 was just a modified one with an F1 engine in it. Didnt know it was entirely an F1 car/chassis with an Espace shell on top.. Then I retract my comment since I didnt now know this previously... Still an impressive Transporter though

 

[homeforsummer]

I hope it handles. Give it a more subtle colour like silver or black (or white, like most Transporters) and preferably even the panel van version, and you could do a pretty good job of scaring pretty much anyone, in any car, anywhere.

Forgot to mention the price earlier. About £224k. Lottery win definitely required.

 

[Jim Prower]

Eesh.

Well...that IS well built. and can still seat more than two people. or one.

I'd still like a beater Caravan with a 426 in the back. and lots of rust. and steel wheels. I wouldn't even need to make the exhaust quiet. I could say my V6 is runnin' bad.

However, It wouldn't be near as practical as the Porschevan. I might even reccommend, with that one, finding the biggest steel wheels you could find, and throw 'em on, without so much as a wheel cover. Or even better, really cheesy wheel covers.

 

[El Drifto]

I'd be a little on the safe side.
One of these please:

This:

And this:

For now...

 

[homeforsummer]

Just a thought, but I didn't intend this thread to become a fantasy car list. We've already got plenty of those. It was just a clever way of leading you into the information about the car, seeing as it was a little bit special.

I'll change the title seeing as it's clearly been mis-interpreted.