BYD's new Yangwang U9 Xtreme, a limited-edition track hypercar, debuted with a 2,220-kW four-motor system, a {{496.22 km/h}} top speed, and a new Nürburgring time of 6:59.157.
Wow, that’s insane. I mean insane that a 6.25 liter V8 only has about 200 hp in 1979!?
Didn’t the Americans make way more powerful production muscle cars at that time? I seem to recall an American road legal muscle car that could drive 350 km/h.
American V8s suffered the same fate. The 1979 Mustang’s V8 was 4.2 liters for 120 hp. The Corvette had a 5.7 for 195 or 225 hp, depending on compression ratio.
It was the smog era- without leaded fuel, fuel injection, catalytic converters, and fully computerized ignition timing, you were stuck with 8.0:1 compression and worst-case-scenario timing and fuel ratio tunings.
The mustang got a proper power plant in 1985 and heralded the end of the malaise era
Funnily enough (for his more power character) he went on Harry’s Garage recently and said that somewhere under 600hp (i think) is realistically plenty.
That should be sufficient. 😋
Sufficient you say?
Wow, that’s insane. I mean insane that a 6.25 liter V8 only has about 200 hp in 1979!?
Didn’t the Americans make way more powerful production muscle cars at that time? I seem to recall an American road legal muscle car that could drive 350 km/h.
American V8s suffered the same fate. The 1979 Mustang’s V8 was 4.2 liters for 120 hp. The Corvette had a 5.7 for 195 or 225 hp, depending on compression ratio.
It was the smog era- without leaded fuel, fuel injection, catalytic converters, and fully computerized ignition timing, you were stuck with 8.0:1 compression and worst-case-scenario timing and fuel ratio tunings.
The mustang got a proper power plant in 1985 and heralded the end of the malaise era
https://www.hagerty.com/media/archived/heavier-slower-safer/
Should be, but there’s always some Tim the Toolman type out there demanding “MOAR POWER!”
for some reason I read that in Jeremy Clarkson’s voice
Funnily enough (for his more power character) he went on Harry’s Garage recently and said that somewhere under 600hp (i think) is realistically plenty.