Transtar Racing developing the Dagger GT - a 2800 HP hypercar with a 0-60
mph time of 1.5 seconds and a quarter-mile time of just 6.7 seconds. At least,
that’s what they said it did; we don’t know if anyone was actually present when
any of this happened and Transtar hasn’t exactly produced the car yet. In an
even crazier spin, Transtar Racing has now announced modification for the 2012
model year with a new vehicle called the GT-D Outlaw, the D standing from
dragster.
This new version will develop a total of 2700 HP and
sprint from 0 to 60 mph in less than 1 second. With the new GT-D Outlaw,
TranStar Racing hopes to set a new Standing Mile record at no more than 280
mph, or about 76 mph faster than the Bugatti Veyron’s current 204 mph in the
Standing Mile.
If you have an accessible race track, or have a
death wish, and can’t wait for the GT-D to be produced then you can revel in
the fact that Transtar will be hand-making the GT-D according to the customer’s
specifications. The build will start off with a carbon fiber composite
space-age body combined with an aluminum and carbon-fiber/Kevlar monococoque
frame. Once the body and interior features have all been dropped, the car will
then be given to award winning After FX Customs for some extreme customization.
TranStar will be using a
polished aluminum 632 Dart big block with 80 mm twin Turbonetics turbos at 30
psi and multifuel injection with race and pump gas. The engine will be combined
with a 6-speed TranStar Racing polished aluminum-cased and 300M steel transaxle
clutch and gearbox made exclusively for TranStar Racing by Mendeola Transaxles.
All of this engine talk will lead to the aforementioned 2700 HP and 205 mph in
the quarter mile, plus hopes to match the 0-62 mph time of 1.2 seconds provided
by the 1900 hp Nissan Project Zed and a 280 mph Standing Mile to beat out the
Bugatti’s Veyron’s 204 mph.
