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VW beats the E55
Not sure when this will actually be seen on the road, but this car puts ours to shame. But that's what 1.2 mil buys you. 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. Not sure how that works w/o leaving tires behind.

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Originally Posted by gmdebruyn
Not sure when this will actually be seen on the road, but this car puts ours to shame. But that's what 1.2 mil buys you. 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. Not sure how that works w/o leaving tires behind.

http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24v2...tml?NewsPath=1
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If we get another Supercharged V8 at the abck, this VW can rest in piece .
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Originally Posted by gmdebruyn
Not sure when this will actually be seen on the road, but this car puts ours to shame. But that's what 1.2 mil buys you. 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. Not sure how that works w/o leaving tires behind.

http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24v2...tml?NewsPath=1
yea if the car ever makes it to production. they keep delaying it cause they keep having issues with it

the most recent problem i think was with high speed stability
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