[Dave]

Ultima GTR beats the current record by nearly 5 seconds !!!!!

YouTube Video

[IanHoughton]

I can't believe the lack of sideways action considering the amount of power the driver (stig ??) was putting down . If you watch the tv program, most of the highly powered vehicles seemed to be sideways out of most of the corners. Tribute to its fabulous traction me thinks...

I used to live just round the corner from where they are made in Hinckley. The sound of them taking a potential customer up the bypass was amazing.

Extract from their website:
"Driven by Ultima Director, Richard Marlow, the British built and designed Ultima GTR road car set a new world record time of a staggering 9.4 secs for the 0-100mph-0 sprint. The GTR scorched from 0-60mph in 2.6 secs, 0-100mph in 5.3 secs and braked to zero from 100mph in a mind blowing 3.6 secs, which are all in themselves road car world record times.

The Ultima GTR used for the successful record attempt was the factory’s standard production specification Ultima GTR640 demonstrator, which has recently been upgraded with a 720bhp Chevrolet V8 engine, and hence now known as the Ultima GTR720. The GTR720 was fully road legal, road tyred and equipped with a standard 5 speed G50 transmission and a standard production engine option from Ultima’s official OE engine suppliers American Speed. No traction control devices or ABS braking aids were used."

[Sonsey]

That is scary speed!