Men And Motors

July 16, 2004

Just watching men and motors, something called Britains fastest street legal car, some interesting machinery for sure. :eek:

July 16, 2004

They got the Tiger?

July 16, 2004

Haven't seen one. They say those twin bike engine ones are awesome off the line.

Corsa man stalled on the line.

July 16, 2004

Is the Tiger still the fastest 0-60 by a street car ?

Twin Motorcycle Engined.
Two Suzuki GSXR-1000 engines.
World Record Holder.
Z100WR 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds (fully road legal car) using two Kawasaki ZX12R engines.
Z100 0-60mph in 3.11 seconds (fully road legal car) using two Kawasaki ZX9R engines.

The Tiger Z100WR as seen on TV (5th Gear with Tiff Needell breaking the world 0 -60mph record in a staggering 2.9 seconds in full road-legal trim.
The Tiger Z100 rear wheel drive Mk1 (with 510 bhp per tonne) as seen on TV Top Gear with Vicky Butler Henderson driving, this carburetor version's 0 to 60mph time is a staggering 3.1 seconds in full road-legal trim.
Tiger is confident that the 0-100mph and 0-100-0 times on the new Mk II Z100 will be staggering, even though never tested. so far we have not been invited to any of the tests organised by the magazines, maybe they know the outcome of having the Z100 in attendance!
The new MKII Tiger Z100 is fitted with twin Suzuki GSXR-1000 engines, which now give the Z100 600bhp per tonne and a lower finished weight that its predecessor, so it is expected to be quite a bit quicker.
The Tiger Z100 uses a modified R6 chassis; extra strength was needed in the chassis to take the phenomenal loadings due to the power and traction of the Z100.
Finish of the chassis and suspension is in powder coat, body work is as the R6 specification with main body in two pack paint spray finish to you colour choice, all wings are in carbon finish showing black weave, central tunnel and dash also are carbon finish.
The Suzuki GSXR-1000 bike gearboxes are used in the Tiger Z100, both driving into a bespoke transfer box. Sequential gear change is obtained through a split alloy gear lever mounted central tunnel; reverse is incorporated into the transfer box with a small alloy lever on right hand side of carbon tunnel.
The Tiger Z100 Mk II is only available as a factory built car and is priced at £33,000 excluding VAT, SVA and registration fees.

July 16, 2004

Best on the program Audi sport quatro short wheelbase model 3.07 . Built as road legal sprint/hillclimb car

July 16, 2004

The guy in the pic' can't have been accelerating hard.

'cos at 2.9sec's his head would have been stuck to the roll bar. :P :D

I've seen one of these getting SVA'd at the test station when I've taken a truck for an MOT, they sound awsome when they're run up for speedo checks. :thumbsup: