Top gear lap record, smashed!

thepharcyde · 3 Nov 2009 at 18:01

Still looks **** a 500cc go kart could prob beat the FXX. Still know what I would prefer to be behind the wheel of.

Dr Who · 3 Nov 2009 at 18:03

Housey said:
If I had a 2.5m car I'm sure I would have other cars (Macca, Lambo, Pork) for rainy days!

True, but £50k for an Ultima, is actually realistic for anyone who wants one, and they can be a lot cheaper if you drop the leather seats, aircon, blah blah blah!

Dogbreath · 3 Nov 2009 at 18:30

JonnyGeee said:
Interesting that they still haven't managed to get one on the show.

It's (allegedly) down to some history between Ultima and Noble, and the fact that Clarkson is a friend of Lee Noble.

Not the first time this car has been around the TG track either, they managed a 1min 12.8second lap back in 2007.

NightSt@lk3r · 3 Nov 2009 at 18:59

Firestar_3x said:
But will it drive over a speed bump?

The suspension settings were changed for this run in the factory default settings it can clear speed bumps.

Flibster · 3 Nov 2009 at 22:15

NightSt@lk3r said:
The suspension settings were changed for this run in the factory default settings it can clear speed bumps.

That'll be a "No, not in this configuration" then?

mjt · 3 Nov 2009 at 23:37

didn't they do this two years ago?

BigglesPiP · 3 Nov 2009 at 23:56

I found some speed bumps in Liverpool that wouldn't get over.

Them square ones, I tend to go out to the middle and run a wheel over each one to minimise the risk of smashing my alloy sump, but these ones just pressed against my bumper when I tried to approach one normally (to see if they were actually too high).

nate247 · 4 Nov 2009 at 00:03

Just watched that video not expecting to be impressed but holy **** that thing looked incredibly fast. See how quickly it went through the tyre section & the stability it had under breaking and the grip levels were just wild. Thats was very impressive IMO... Good post with the video... just off to watch it again and croon wildly at the tyre section bit again, lol

EDIT: Just noted 0-100 in 5.3 seconds... I've driven a TVR Tuscan which was just crazy but this is beyond crazy...

Dr Who · 4 Nov 2009 at 07:39

BigglesPiP said:
I found some speed bumps in Liverpool that wouldn't get over.

Them square ones, I tend to go out to the middle and run a wheel over each one to minimise the risk of smashing my alloy sump, but these ones just pressed against my bumper when I tried to approach one normally (to see if they were actually too high).

Like everything these days on a road, they are dependent on how they were installed by the council road crew.

Many are actually not fit for purpose, and can cause severe damage to some cars.

The thing about the Ultima is that it's a 50k supercar you build yourself. It's not going to have the fit and finish of a 350k Ferrari but it will give a darn good ride. mclaren used 2 ultimas to test components for the F1, that says a lot for their ability.

Dogbreath · 4 Nov 2009 at 08:25

Dr Who said:
The thing about the Ultima is that it's a 50k supercar you build yourself.

They provide a turnkey package as well.

NathanE · 4 Nov 2009 at 11:43

With the amount of force going through that steering wheel I'd hazard a guess that it was on full slick tyres like the FXX was. Therefore - not a road legal configuration.

Dr Who · 4 Nov 2009 at 14:42

NathanE said:
With the amount of force going through that steering wheel I'd hazard a guess that it was on full slick tyres like the FXX was. Therefore - not a road legal configuration.

Maybe you should watch the video again properly and read the text then?

Clearly not on slick tyres!!!!

ben90 · 4 Nov 2009 at 15:46

Anyone know when the series is actually due to start?

PinkFloyd · 4 Nov 2009 at 15:56

Both the Fxx and the Ultima look hideous anyway. I'll have the Zonda F please

Nice to see it beating the Ferrari though

Smit · 4 Nov 2009 at 16:08

ben90 said:
Anyone know when the series is actually due to start?

15th November was the last I heard