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A dragster ain't a dragster without a big old V8, right?
Wrong. This ‘Nissan' Pro Car uses a 3.5-litre V6 from the 350Z, though its owner has made a few tiny changes so it now produces, erm, 1,900bhp. That's enough to whip it to 60mph in 1.2 seconds, which is almost as fast as that Usain Bolt character.
The Project Zed dragster will be at Santa Pod for the FIA Euro Finals in September, where it will be the only Japanese-engined car among brawny Yank V8s.
Of course, 1,900bhp is a mere slither of muscle compared to the fully ripped, 8,000bhp top fuel hunks. But in its class (named Super Pro ET, presumably after some sort of well-qualified alien), the Zed could break records.
The car is run by Brams Racing, which also has a 1,150bhp Skyline. Seems like it's a good week for lairy Japanese ’mobiles - remember the 850bhp GT-R we showed you the other day?
It’s another tuned 350Z...
...but this one happens to produce 1,900bhp and hit 60mph in 1.2 seconds. Warning: may not be completely road legal
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Nefer commented on this article
at 01:18 pm on 27 August 2009
Ugliest thing with 4 wheels I've ever seen!
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PetrolheadViper commented on this article
at 01:32 pm on 27 August 2009
haha I was wondering how they were going to link a 1900hp car into an old video clip of Top Gear but I see they didnt bother. and yeah its not very good looking.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 01:40 pm on 27 August 2009
Looks like any other "Funny Car" to me. I'd like it to win, just because it's different. You guys could've linked to the vid of a Jet-powered Dragster torching a Nissan Sunny and then a caravan. Tisk Tisk...
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BlackStigLives commented on this article
at 03:29 pm on 27 August 2009
"ugliest thing ever", while true, nowhere in the equation for 2000HP do looks come in. It's like saying the color scheme of the space shuttle isn't that attractive , while true, it's also utterly irrelevant.
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Metal-Omega commented on this article
at 03:30 pm on 27 August 2009
I'd think better choices of vinyls and base colors would at least made it look better. The monster looks with the eyes and teeth is absolutely hideous.
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