Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Macross GT1 Team: the first Korean supercar

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Over the years pass, the more the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​is more important and interesting for the many fans who flock to the park of this beautiful villa in the English countryside. In addition, the beauty of this event is that you can display any type of vehicle, provided you can lift the highest admiration of the crowd. In this edition, a large crowd has certainly attracted the Macross GT1 Teams , The first supercar South Korean. To be

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The truth, however, nothing to do with the South Koreans only in financial terms: yes, because thanks to heavy investments in the oil tycoon Korean Keyser Hur , the design has been entrusted to Canadian Multimatic , while the engine was specially designed by Roush . Yes, but that engine? This V8 to 5.4 liters , mounted in the rear / center and able to deliver well 800 horsepower round round. Of course, with an engine of this kind, the performance that can not be very good: from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.1 seconds and the maximum speed of 368 Km / h. It 's easy to see that the house, where sales of its GT1 Team , will focus mainly on the Middle East markets, especially on those customers who already have some supercars in the garage and want something more rare and exclusive than their neighbors home.

The car has already found some buyers at the Dubai Motor Show last year, where it was shown for the first time. In addition, another debut should be on the North American market, where it is awaiting approval. The price will be around 1.5 million euros (excluding taxes) and this Macross could be the ideal car for those who have already parked in the garden a Bugatti Veyron or a Pagani Huayra .

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