Comments on: Ultima GTR Beats Top Gear Lap Record

By: Colenso

Colenso — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:01:50 +0000

Quote from Ultima web page, at http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Content.aspx?f=usaintro, marketing the Ultima GTR and the Ultima Can-Am to prospective North American buyers:

“The natural choice of power plant for an Ultima is the all-American Chevy small block V8. Typically in 350ci format, this unit has always been the centrepiece of every Ultima and existing customers have already installed versions producing anything from 300bhp to over 1000bhp. It’s simply the ideal engine for the Ultima.”

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:12:44 +0000

Top gear dont support Brit cars…..thy won’t let the Ultima go around the track and have convienient memory loss when anyone talks about it.

Also its not just a “legalised for the road” car, it has air con, 2 seats, a stereo, carpets and a boot.

As for pretty….you want to stand next to one at a race track and say that.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:51:34 +0000

Veyron people wouldn’t let the Stig drive their car with traction control off. They’d be very worried.

I think Top Gear is very much supporting Brit cars too much, like the Noble M15 (though this one looks much nicer).

As of the Ultima GTR, i would believe that the chassis design has everything to do with its speed, appart from its light weight as well.

By: Liam

Liam — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:06:19 +0000

We’ll just have to wait for a Veyron to go around the Top Gear track. Of course, the lap isn’ official unless the Stig does it. He’ll probably do it in around the same time, anyway.

By: Starky

Starky — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:48:06 +0000

Sorry – just looks like another one of these race cars that has been legalised for the road. Not road car, just road-legal race car. Koenigsegg > Blob

By: Tonyn

Tonyn — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:38:16 +0000

isnt the ultima powered by a ford V8?

By: Mr Funk

Mr Funk — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:31:55 +0000

It looks hella fast, but it sure isn’t pretty.

By: Frugal One

Frugal One — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:04:42 +0000

Brit. my a/rse

Anyway, the things a rocket, no 2 ways about that.Its a quasi racecar, i believe another Pommy engineered vehcile of which has a bizzaro name is just as rapid.

Cheers

F-0

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:09:36 +0000

The Brits have the record for building the best Muscle cars in the World,cant remember where I read that but I was surprised that the US didn’t get it!

Remember the E type Jag………way ahead of its time in the 60s!

By: mistertwo

mistertwo — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:54:45 +0000

The best thing about thiscar is you can build it in your own garage, and the GTR holds the world record for 0-100mph-0 for a production vehicle. Who says the Brits can’t build fast cars?