Maxximus G-Force is Now the World's Fastest Street Legal Car
The Maxximus G-Force has been given the designation of the world's fastest street-legal car. What does it take to be have the World Record Academy give you it's special stamp? In this case, a 1600 horsepower engine, sitting in a 2700 pound body, throws the car from stop to 60 mph in 2.1 seconds. In fact, this vehicle will perform 0 to 100 mph in the same amount of time it takes a BMW M6 to perform 0 to 60 mph - about 4.5 seconds. The engine that performs this feat is a mid-mounted twin turbocharged Chevy V8 engine. With all that power, the gearbox had to be adjusted accordingly. A specially crafted 3 speed transmission operated by paddle shifters was created to handle this task. In order to bring this monster to a stop, 14.2 inch 6-piston AP Racing calipers are engaged.
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