4l / 100 & 0-100km's In 4 Secs

[PAH]

Hi all,

0 - 100 km/h in 4 seconds. 4L / 100 km's? And it's a 6.6L turbo! Diesel of course.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf...A2574B40009EE10

980 rpm at 113 km/h. It's a shame it costs $170k. It shows what can be done with a diesel engine.

Given that diesel requires LESS refining than petrol, why is it so expensive? Check out this GoAuto article:

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf...A2574790007F40E

PAH

[NB4C]

With the Audi R8 V12 turbo diesel gone, this car will fill the gap nicely

170K is kind of cheap for a car of that calibre, there are reasons why it isn't 80K as you'd like:

1. Low volume production car - you get smaller discounts for buying parts in low numbers

2. Overhead costs (R&D, staffing, equipment costs, etc) spread over a smaller revenue base.

3. Taxes

4. Making it dirt cheap won't necessarily draw in enough extra customers to increase the total profit.

Edited 12/05/09 07:31 AM by NB4C

[winstor]

If I had the money I would buy one. Not a bad lookin car at all.

[MYBAXRT]

it looks a lot like the TVR Tuscan