The superlight, street-legal Caparo T1 supercar — designed by former members of the group that designed the McLaren F1 — will make its "debut in action" at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this June, boasting a new 3.5 liter engine. Given its dry curb weight of about 1,100 pounds, the original supercharged 2.5-liter V8 was already calculated to take the T1 from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. The T1 will top out at over 200 mph and be able to corner at more than 3.0 G. Not that you would. But you could.
"The Caparo T1 not only looks and performs like a Formula One car, but it also helps us to demonstrate new and advanced technology to carmakers and automotive component suppliers," says Caparo Technologies operations director Ben Scott-Geddes. "The same approach to aerodynamics, choice of materials and efficient design which has allowed us to develop the T1, can be applied to create safe, affordable, fuel-efficient and lightweight family cars." Or just trade in that Dodge Caravan on one of these $354,000 babies when they hit the market in May.
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Caparo T1 to make its ‘debut in action’ at Goodwood Festival of Speed [Caparo via AutoMotoPortal]
