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Shared on Wed, 10/30/2013 - 08:21Ford GT hits 278 mph in Texas Mile
A modified Ford GT has broken the Texas Mile speed record, again.
The M2K Motorsports GT reached 278 mph over one mile from a standing start, making it the fastest vehicle ever to run at the semiannual Texas speed fest.The previous record of 267.6 mph
was set by the same car in the hands of Hennessey Performance. Prior to that, Hennessey set records of 263.3 mph and 257.7 mph with the car.
While the Hennessey/M2K GT is street legal, it's powered by a purpose-built twin-turbocharged Accufab Racing V-8.
Evo reports that the GT was putting out around 2,000 horsepower during its record run, compared to 500 hp for a stock GT.
However, the M2K GT isn't the fastest car over a standing mile, or even the fastest Ford GT. Both of those distinctions go to the Performance Power Racing Ford GT, which hit 283 mph in 2012, as certified by Guinness.http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/10/29/ford-gt-hits-278-mph-in-texas-mile/?intcmp=HPBucket
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Submitted by LocGaw on Wed, 10/30/2013 - 11:09
Way better than the post about the Faguar.
Submitted by Oldschool 2o4f on Wed, 10/30/2013 - 11:51
Hey, I'm not a Jaguar fan, but I love the XKE's and the few retro's they've put out since. But I'm a sucker for anything convertible.
Submitted by LocGaw on Wed, 10/30/2013 - 13:07
I have worked on some Jags. All of them were shit no matter how nice they were. We charged the same labor rate for Ferrari, Lamborghini, Jaguar, Rolls and Range Rover. Mainly, because they are a pain.
Submitted by Oldschool 2o4f on Thu, 10/31/2013 - 07:18
I know older Jag's were notorious for electrical issues, but I thought when Ford bought in, they straightened some of that out? Don't get me started on Italian reliability, hehe.