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Brolo
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This is the Gillet Vertigo
When I visited South Korea back in 2004 my hosts graciously invited me to the Seoul Auto Show. There were cars from everywhere on the globe, to the locally manufactured junkers to some incredibly exotic imports. The Auto Show takes place at the same time as one of the Seoul Rally races, so they were able to set up a small track near the show as part of an exhibit.
Due to an incredible stroke of generosity and luck, my host family actually won a draw to get a ride in one of the supercars on the track, and since I was visiting decided that as a gift I should be the one to try it. After signing away any kind or responsibility and possibly my immortal soul (the forms were written in Korean), I was outfitted in a jumpsuit, a helmet and a pair of crazy Korean Moon-shoes which I have kept to this day.
The test driver, a very nice British man, took a very slow first lap around the track, which was a little dissapointing given the amount of preperation I had to do just to climb into the passenger seat. But then he looked over and asked "Are you ready?"
He then stepped on the accelerator and holy crap the universe melted. The engine screams, your head is pushed back into your seat and the barrier on the first curve of the track suddenly rushes up to meet you, but the car turns at what would seem to be an impossible angle because it's still accelerating. As you move laterally around the turn you can feel the car pull forward even more and as it reaches top speed along the straight you can feel a kind of curious stillness. It's like being on a roller coaster, where even a 30 second ride feels like it lasts minutes. The cars engine is still screaming as it eats up air but there's this kind of musical hum as well that lasts around two more curves, and continues even after the driver drops the car out of warp, pulling in to a stop and asks how you enjoyed your ride.
I can only give him a weak nod and lurch away from the pit area.
But yes, gentlemen, I want this car. I want that experience again.
$110 000 isn't that much, is it?
When I visited South Korea back in 2004 my hosts graciously invited me to the Seoul Auto Show. There were cars from everywhere on the globe, to the locally manufactured junkers to some incredibly exotic imports. The Auto Show takes place at the same time as one of the Seoul Rally races, so they were able to set up a small track near the show as part of an exhibit.
Due to an incredible stroke of generosity and luck, my host family actually won a draw to get a ride in one of the supercars on the track, and since I was visiting decided that as a gift I should be the one to try it. After signing away any kind or responsibility and possibly my immortal soul (the forms were written in Korean), I was outfitted in a jumpsuit, a helmet and a pair of crazy Korean Moon-shoes which I have kept to this day.
The test driver, a very nice British man, took a very slow first lap around the track, which was a little dissapointing given the amount of preperation I had to do just to climb into the passenger seat. But then he looked over and asked "Are you ready?"
He then stepped on the accelerator and holy crap the universe melted. The engine screams, your head is pushed back into your seat and the barrier on the first curve of the track suddenly rushes up to meet you, but the car turns at what would seem to be an impossible angle because it's still accelerating. As you move laterally around the turn you can feel the car pull forward even more and as it reaches top speed along the straight you can feel a kind of curious stillness. It's like being on a roller coaster, where even a 30 second ride feels like it lasts minutes. The cars engine is still screaming as it eats up air but there's this kind of musical hum as well that lasts around two more curves, and continues even after the driver drops the car out of warp, pulling in to a stop and asks how you enjoyed your ride.
I can only give him a weak nod and lurch away from the pit area.
But yes, gentlemen, I want this car. I want that experience again.
$110 000 isn't that much, is it?
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i'm not really a car guy
but i guess i'd drive one of those
it looks like a trainer
They only planned on making about 50 of these. 500bhp. 5 litre.
£235,000 so roughly $480,000.
Ahahahaha.
though both tennis, and shoe are familiar words to me and my kingdom.
I'll second that.
looking up my other choice right now.
Porsche Carrera GT (though, I've met the gentlemen that own one).
BMW M Roadster (Z4)
someone crashed one of those near where I live.
Did they die? 'Cause, if not, I want to murder them.
There is my Diablo.
No doubt most of the people with the money to buy one haven't had extensive training to drive a car with that much power.
Oh, hey.
Koenigsegg ccr with 1046hp for less than half the price.
That's a wikipedia image.
It's like picking Tiger Woods for golf or Roger Federer for Tennis.
Yours looks dumber, which is pretty hard to accomplish considering how that Bugatti looks.
I was creaming my jeans over the Veyron before they even called it the Veyron
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A fuel-saving 7/10 mpg city/highway!
YOU'RE IN A GODDAMN THREAD ABOUT SUPERCARS WHAT THE HELL
It's just crazy.
Oooooooops!
I never claimed ownership of the car anyway. The insurance would kill me.
Diablos aren't that great. I dunno. You can do better, dogg.
Can it be dumb? Because that's my answer.