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31-07-2003, 10:05
Anyone up for a speeding violation???
TEN FASTEST CARS -- 2003
Ferrari Enzo
Untouchable as John "The Dapper Don" Gotti before Sammy "The Bull" turned rat, the Enzo -- named after Ferrari's legendary founder -- has no peer among the truly fast of 2003. It has an adjustable spoiler and twin air defusers that, together, create 756-lbs. of downforce at 124 mph (1,709-lbs. at 186 mph). Just 349 of these red bullets will be built -- tilting radar guns the world over.
Lamborghini Murcielago
Have mercy! The Murcielago's engine is three times the size of a Honda Civic's -- and almost four times as powerful. In the world of fast cars, where 160 mph is just ordinary, the Murcielago reigns supreme with its top speed of 205 mph. Lamborghini founder Ferrucio Lamborghini was right: "That which is behind me does not matter."
Ferrari 575 Maranello
It's no Enzo, but it's not slow! With a top speed just 10 mph or so below the absolute fastest cars available, it's doubtful you'll fail to impress (or scare) your date as the car slides past 200-mph -- and into the land of Indy Cars and catapult-launched F-14s. The 575M also has the amenities lacking in the more extreme Enzo -- such as a radio, for example -- but you could actually drive it to work every day -- assuming the quarter-million price tag presents no difficulty.
Porsche 911 GT2
While most 200-mph cars rely on huge V-12s and V-8s, Porsche does the trick with an engine half the size. Just 3.6 liters make almost as much power as the Viper's wastrel-by-comparison 8.3 liter V-10. The GT2 is an all-out street racer designed for the true Cannonballer. No traction control, no all-wheel-drive. Just 436 hp and you.
Dodge Viper SRT
The fastest American car you can get -- and it's one of the fastest cars, period. The hulking Viper -- with its 8.3-liter V-10 -- remains true to the muscle-car ideal. It's relatively affordable -- only one of two 200-mph supercars available that clocks in at less than six figures. There truly is no replacement for displacement.
Aston Martin V-12 Vanquish
It's all so civilized. The aptly named Vanquish has no peer in good taste. It picks up where the DB6 leaves off -- and leaves almost everyone elseĀ behind. As the first of the DB-series cars to be powered by a V-12, it's the perfect car for James Bond.
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
The upstart is Ferrari fast -- on a bread-and-butter budget. It's not exotic, but with 12-second quarter-mile capability, cornering grip as good or better than cars costing four times as much, and a top speed close to 200-mph, it's got the goods to hang with the best, irrespective of price. Whoever said speed is just a question of money never drove a 'Vette.
Maserati Cambiocorsa
This Ferrari under cover -- the coupe's engine is built by Ferrari, but tuned and dynamometer-tested by Maserati -- is a great way to experience a true Italian exotic at an almost-American car price. From the four chromed exhaust tips to the F1-style paddle shifter that's the defining characteristic of the Cambiocorsa version, the aura of exclusivity is complete.
Acura NSX
A true survivor and the only Japanese supercar. Ten years out of the gate, the mid-engined NSX is still among the fastest cars available. It may not have the stage presence of an Enzo or an Aston Martin -- but it has Honda genes and day-to-day reliability that few, if any, supercars can match.
Bentley Continental R Mulliner
Would you happen to have any Grey Poupon? At nearly 6,000 lbs., the beefy Bentley Continental weighs as much as most full-sized SUVs. But with more torque than any available passenger car (590 pound-feet), the car simply bullies its way into the 170-mph club. And for pure excess, nothing can equal it. Roll up to the curb in a Bentley, and the world is truly your oyster.
TEN FASTEST CARS -- 2003
Ferrari Enzo
Untouchable as John "The Dapper Don" Gotti before Sammy "The Bull" turned rat, the Enzo -- named after Ferrari's legendary founder -- has no peer among the truly fast of 2003. It has an adjustable spoiler and twin air defusers that, together, create 756-lbs. of downforce at 124 mph (1,709-lbs. at 186 mph). Just 349 of these red bullets will be built -- tilting radar guns the world over.
Lamborghini Murcielago
Have mercy! The Murcielago's engine is three times the size of a Honda Civic's -- and almost four times as powerful. In the world of fast cars, where 160 mph is just ordinary, the Murcielago reigns supreme with its top speed of 205 mph. Lamborghini founder Ferrucio Lamborghini was right: "That which is behind me does not matter."
Ferrari 575 Maranello
It's no Enzo, but it's not slow! With a top speed just 10 mph or so below the absolute fastest cars available, it's doubtful you'll fail to impress (or scare) your date as the car slides past 200-mph -- and into the land of Indy Cars and catapult-launched F-14s. The 575M also has the amenities lacking in the more extreme Enzo -- such as a radio, for example -- but you could actually drive it to work every day -- assuming the quarter-million price tag presents no difficulty.
Porsche 911 GT2
While most 200-mph cars rely on huge V-12s and V-8s, Porsche does the trick with an engine half the size. Just 3.6 liters make almost as much power as the Viper's wastrel-by-comparison 8.3 liter V-10. The GT2 is an all-out street racer designed for the true Cannonballer. No traction control, no all-wheel-drive. Just 436 hp and you.
Dodge Viper SRT
The fastest American car you can get -- and it's one of the fastest cars, period. The hulking Viper -- with its 8.3-liter V-10 -- remains true to the muscle-car ideal. It's relatively affordable -- only one of two 200-mph supercars available that clocks in at less than six figures. There truly is no replacement for displacement.
Aston Martin V-12 Vanquish
It's all so civilized. The aptly named Vanquish has no peer in good taste. It picks up where the DB6 leaves off -- and leaves almost everyone elseĀ behind. As the first of the DB-series cars to be powered by a V-12, it's the perfect car for James Bond.
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
The upstart is Ferrari fast -- on a bread-and-butter budget. It's not exotic, but with 12-second quarter-mile capability, cornering grip as good or better than cars costing four times as much, and a top speed close to 200-mph, it's got the goods to hang with the best, irrespective of price. Whoever said speed is just a question of money never drove a 'Vette.
Maserati Cambiocorsa
This Ferrari under cover -- the coupe's engine is built by Ferrari, but tuned and dynamometer-tested by Maserati -- is a great way to experience a true Italian exotic at an almost-American car price. From the four chromed exhaust tips to the F1-style paddle shifter that's the defining characteristic of the Cambiocorsa version, the aura of exclusivity is complete.
Acura NSX
A true survivor and the only Japanese supercar. Ten years out of the gate, the mid-engined NSX is still among the fastest cars available. It may not have the stage presence of an Enzo or an Aston Martin -- but it has Honda genes and day-to-day reliability that few, if any, supercars can match.
Bentley Continental R Mulliner
Would you happen to have any Grey Poupon? At nearly 6,000 lbs., the beefy Bentley Continental weighs as much as most full-sized SUVs. But with more torque than any available passenger car (590 pound-feet), the car simply bullies its way into the 170-mph club. And for pure excess, nothing can equal it. Roll up to the curb in a Bentley, and the world is truly your oyster.