W8 W8 Don't Tell Me

[Encryptshun]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ma-W8.html

170,000GBP and it can't be driven on the road. Still, might actually be worth the ticket just to see the looks on other drivers' faces...

[sbird1]

There's also a V12 BMW version. Top Gear had this on their Facebook page a couple days ago. The riding position looks really awkward, but I'll still take one.

[Jesda]

Q: Does it have heated seats?

A: Most definitely.

[frapjap]

Mario should get one of those to replace his aging Yoshi.

[Encryptshun]

I'm still trying to figure out what the license plate bracket is there for.

[themadscientist]

DAYM!

[4cefed]

Where have I seen something like this before...



I'm betting the Ferrari has some degree of reliability though.

[Jesda]

The cool thing about the Tomahawk is that it's sitting right out in the open in the basement of the Chrysler museum, unsupervised. The sign says "don't touch" but there's nothing stopping you from climbing on. The place is so quiet you won't even get nagged by other visitors.

[MinisterofDOOM]

It's good to see it's got race slicks. Normal car tires aren't up to task for something that light and powerful at the same time. Supposedly, BRP's sorta-fun-sounding Can-Am Roadster handles like garbage primarily because it uses regular DOT summer car tires, which are not very sticky at all. Worse, the sizes are wonky and severly limit options. And you can't shift your weight around.

But the W8 weighs twice what a Can Am Roadster does, and gets non-DOT race slicks...so maybe it has a chance at going not straight a little bit aggressively.

[AZhitman]

...and you can't shift your weight around.

But the W8 weighs twice what a Can Am Roadster does, and gets non-DOT race slicks...so maybe it has a chance at going not straight a little bit aggressively.

Doubtful. With the "two" rear tires linked together (one super-wide slick), unless there's some uber-trick suspension in the rear (which I don't see any evidence of) to allow the two to move independently, it appears to steer just like the Can-Am. You're not gonna camber those steamrollers in a turn, so I don't see it cornering meaningfully.

Even if it did, without the ability to lean into the direction of force, you're flying off the thing.

Manufacturers Lazareth say that the Wazuma V8 is so powerful it is purely a track-only vehicle.

Methinks someone at that company isn't very bright, because "power" has nothing to do with legality. I'm sure it'd be quite simple to certify as a motorcycle.