Diesel runs 8 second quarter mile

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.

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10 Responses to “Diesel runs 8 second quarter mile”

  1. bubba ganush Says:

    Speechless…..

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  2. Matt Says:

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

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  3. Bavarian Missile Says:

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

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  4. Godspeed Says:

    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.

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  5. Blue Blood Says:

    Very impressive!!

    Next will be the 7 second electric/hydrogen car.

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  6. Henry Carman Says:

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

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  7. L33t Ford Luvver Says:

    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!

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  8. Mitch Says:

    what’s the torque for the car?

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  9. Karl Peskett Says:

    Mitch: A lot.

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  10. Andrew M Says:

    Mitch: a lot plus some

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

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