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Caparo T1 is fastest car ever: Top Gear

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Press Trust Of India London
Last Updated : Feb 05 2013 | 2:36 AM IST
Caparo T1 super car, manufactured by NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul's Caparo Group, is being touted as the fastest road-machine on the planet by none other than Top Gear, the award-winning BBC programme. "Its the fastest car ever made," the programme simply says.
 
The first Caparo T1 prototype, which is priced at 335,000 pounds (about Rs 2.7 crore), was unveiled in June at the Top Marques show in Monaco by Prince Albert II.
 
In terms of sheer vehicle performance, Caparo T1 is capable of reaching 100 mph in five seconds, with a top speed exceeding 200 mph depending on the adjustable aerodynamics. 
 
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Manufacturer: Caparo Vehicle Technologies 
Class: Supercar 
Body style: Two-door coupe 
Layout: Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive 
Engine: 3.5 litre, naturally aspirated V8 
Transmission: 6-speed sequential 
Wheel base: 2900 mm 
Length : 4066 mm 
Width : 1924 mm 
Height: 1076 mm 
Curb weight : 470 kg
Caparo Vehicle Technologies 
(formally known as Freestream) was founded by design director Ben Scott-Geddes and engineering director Halstead, former engineers involved in the development of the McLaren F1. The T1 was inspired by Formula One design, and intended as an affordable street legal race car 
 
In the programme last night, the Top Gear presenter said, "Caparo T1 is by far the fastest and scariest car ever made."
 
Commenting on the mould-breaking car, Angad Paul, Lord Swraj Paul's son and CEO of Caparo Group said, "This car is in a class of its own when it comes to overall performance."
 
"But it also addresses, in the most dramatic way possible, fundamental design issues facing the automotive industry today. The same approach to aerodynamics, choice of materials and efficient design, which have allowed us to achieve the world's most reasonably priced super-car, can be applied in equal measure to create affordable, safe, yet lightweight, fuel-efficient family cars," he added.
 
The Caparo Group recently bought out Ben Scott-Geddess and Graham Halstead, an automobile design firm which developed the iconic McLaren F1 car.

 

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