<![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> I wanna take Hennessey's 1500 HP beast for a ride.

kdaviper

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Cross sections of carbon fiber and other composites are "plywood" colored, not cross-hatched with clear coat. So the plywood look comes from using cutting edge materials. Not a big deal.

rkwadd

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Anyone see the article on this in the latest 0-60 issue? I thought this car was quite badass. Hell, it's a stretched 911 body!

SRekauqh

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @orangeroller:

actually evo magazine says it actually handles really really well


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The_Finn

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @tenbeers: im glad someone else saw that, I thought I was going crazy.

reefer

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Skydiver

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> The reason the rear wheels look fake is because they are. The car is propelled by a single, giant flywheel in the center of the car. Power comes from pulling a monstrous T-bar through the roof of the car.

Skydiver

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @Miscellanea: And yea... paper is the new alloy.

thechoop

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> This thing looks like an older Ford Taurus that has been crushed under the foot of the Jolly Green Giant. Good luck getting any six figure price.

thechoop

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> one lousy mph? (green jacket, gold jacket...who gives a shit) going from 254 to 255 is not blasting a milestone. its just a lucky run. when a car hits 270, that will be headline-worthy.
and for a million skins, i'd like those front and side vents molded into the body, please.

i drive a dodge stratus!!!

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> yeah.... whats the streetability like? i cant imagine taking this thing down to the local 7-11.

orangeroller

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @tenbeers: $854k and they're giving us hubcabs (I know, I know, it's an aero thing, but still).

AndyDuncan

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Koenigsegg?, 9FF?, Koenigsegg?, 9FF?, although it would be nice to have this dilemma, I can't imagine ever deciding on the 9FF. And I actually got to see an ultimate aero, it looks like a poor fit/finish kit car inside and out. I don't think either the 9FF or Aero should be considered a production car. You should have to produce 100 of them so the Veyron would still be on top!

LotusGrrl

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> I think everyone here is waiting for the "special" jalopnik yella version before buying one.

Bee1

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Going completely batshit IMSA/Lemans racer crazy on a 911 is really cool idea. However, Porsche already does that better than anybody. I think it's tough to justify the price premium on a Ruff, (though the Yellowbird was the business in it's day), but this thing?!?! Regardless of your net worth in the billions, why not buy a 956/962, a 935, or a new stock GT3 RSR, or better yet all of them for this price!!

eastaboga

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> My first thought when I saw the rear profile shot was, SS Cheby Malibu DE edition.

Buckster

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> The back looks like a VW dunebuggy, haven't we gone over this before?

MER

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> I don't think I would go through the exercise of building this thing and stop when I'm 1 mph short of the record. There has to be a way to squeeze out one more mph before you put it on sale. plus... she ugly.

acarr260

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> For that kind of money I'd expect a car that didn't look like I built it myself in my garage from parts I bought at Home Depot.
Seriously unacceptable to have plywood-looking parts, or cardboard looking parts. This thing is FAIL to the max.


tekdemon

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> And it's still 1 MPH short.

9FF = 9FuckingFailed!

Morphine

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Upon his third week in Germany, Vincent had struck what he thought was gold in Stuttgart. An amazing girl named Porsche. But, she was no ordinary girl. Oh, no - she was one of only a few. That kind of girl that almost let's you see everything, but, nothing at the same time. Her curves were excellent and Vincent was growing excited with every frame of her that could be captured with his wide eyes. Vincent had spotted her on the street, dressed up in the most stunning blue skirt. The kind of skirt you know that has a purpose other than just drawing you in.

It was then when Vincent has mustered up the courage to approach Porsche in all her glory. But, as Vincent came closer to Porsche, the images his mind took in changed. He took a step back at what he saw. Porsche seemed as if she had inherited the dental characteristics of Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the wanting of Porsche soon faded.

Vincent then realized that Mercedes, even though she may have been a little boring, would have been a better girl for his travels. Porsche might have been more exciting, but he could not bring himself to approach a girl with such a major flaw.

acidic

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> to me, this car seems to be a purpose built car. so it's probably a bad investment.

skyln95

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> It really does look like a cheap kit car.

smokeydog001

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> - Boxboard wheel-covers
- Crooked stickers (on the passenger side door anyway)
- What looks to be a front spoiler and a rear diffuser made from plywood

Is this supposed to be a Chinese Veyron or something?



POLAЯ is taking his work underground. He can't let it fall into the wrong hands again!

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Forget the rear wheel spat, for $854,000 I want real chicken wire on the back to cover those mechanical bits.

j6r

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> For $800k I BETTER get matching front caps!

diskreet

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @smalleyxb122: you carry $85?! what are you, a rockefeller?

NICKNICK

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> I previously said "want it",didn't look at the price,i'd rather have a house a cool car & a couple of projects & a holiday.But if anyone wants to buy me one,please get in touch.Thanks

layabout

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @Ash78:

also, moon discs ftw!

tenbeers

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @drewdrawsPooh: what the hell? It even showed the image in the preview, then it disappears when I post?

Arrrgh!

DrewWorksToo

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]>

I'm thinking those real wheels are taking a clue from Ferrari's F1 car. Sealed for aero reasons, fed by the intake in the fender, but painted for the sponsor's benefit to look like a wheel.
[www.sutton-images.com]

DrewWorksToo

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> I have to say that I really like the open back there. It's a nice reinterpretation of a design that has remained more or less static since 1964.

fullmoonparty

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> I don't care how fast it goes, it still looks like some horrible kit car. And they still want close to a million dollars for it? There must be a lot of people who have more money then brains.

UDMan

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Want it

layabout

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> $854,000? /checks pockets

Just $853,914.58 shy. Damn. So close.

smalleyxb122

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> great looking car, they really should have put the rear body panel back on before they took the shots though.

muhnkee_2

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> maybe they were using a secret rear wheel and tire that they don't want the competition to know about.

skyln95

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Wow, I was three minutes late!

dculberson

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Why .. why .. uhh, why are the back wheels pictures of wheels on the outside of the tire?

I was fully prepared to laud the lack of back-end body work, saying it looks 'the business,' but the wheel posters have completely confused me.

dculberson

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Why didn't they just put Insight/Roadmaster-style rear wheel fairings on it? I bet that would have been good for an extra mph, at least.

Ash78

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @csliwins: real rear wheels

I can't even say that in my head without stuttering.

tenbeers

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> @tenbeers - Just what I was thinking. For 854K I want real rear wheels

csliwins

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> Is that a fake wheel - wheel cover on the rears? Weird. Kinda gives it a nascar feel. Looking in the rear of the 9ff GT9 is like looking into my computer minus 987hp.

Miscellanea

]]> <![CDATA[9ff GT9 Hits 254mph, Still Not World's Fastest Car]]> why does the back wheel look like it's printed on cardboard?

tenbeers

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