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Diesel runs 8 second quarter mile

By Matt Brogan |

Just when we all thought diesels were frugal little rattlers incapable of any credible speeds comes this. Gale Banks Engineering in the USA has built a Chevrolet S10 diesel pick-up that has officially recorded a 8.216 second pass at a Las Vegas drag strip this month.

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Producing in excess of 750kW the twin turbo 6.6 litre LBZ Duramax V8 cleared the finish line at a terminal speed of 266.45 km/h.

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The Gale Banks boys also hold the FIA World Record for the fastest diesel pick-up ever with a run at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats last year recording an impressive 349.86 km/h down the flying mile.

I wonder how many Hilux and Rodeo owners will jump on the phones to the States now.


 
  • bubba ganush

    Speechless…..

  • http://www.caradvice.com.au Matt

    It’s pretty damn cool I reckon. Need to get these guys to do an Astra or i30 ;)

  • Bavarian Missile

    Woohoo………Next diesel door slammer!!!!!!!

  • Godspeed

    Pretty cool. It’s obviously not intended to be like a performance diesel you could buy in a showroom, but all the same it’s a bit irrelevant

    Diesel is definitely one of the “now” technologies – Audi’s R10 TDI is currently dominating Le Mans for instance.

  • http://Toyota Blue Blood

    Very impressive!!

    Next will be the 7 second electric/hydrogen car.

  • http://www.fordbook.com Henry Carman

    I would have loved to see that. I have heard Ford has a supercharged diesel they are hiding for next year!

  • L33t Ford Luvver

    After driving both the Golf and Focus Diesels i can understand how they pump out so much grunt. The torque on tap is huuugge. Bring it on i say. Imagine flogging a V8 diesel around Bathurst with the Supercars in tow!

  • Mitch

    what’s the torque for the car?

  • http://www.caradvice.com.au Karl Peskett

    Mitch: A lot.

  • Andrew M

    Mitch: a lot plus some

    wow a super charged diesel?
    the torque on that would all be on board before you turned the key!!!!