Duramax sports car?

[McRat]

http://www.worldcarfans.com/114042974225/trident-iceni-goes-on-sale-billed-as-the-worlds-fastest

6.6L V8 diesel with 395HP in base trim.

Any bets that it came from GM?

 

[RPM Motorsports]

Curious about the Trans, and MPT claim..

 

[duramaxnate]

http://www.tridentsportscars.com/iceni-upgrades

 

[Hot COCOAL]

Now if it makes it to the U.S, that would be somethin

But what a car!

 

[Dozerboy]

Wow I like. That don't happen very often:woott: Just think whan that thing would do with just a 60hp tune let alone more...

 

[DMAXchris]

Saw that on FB yesterday. I bet the track pack version is a handful!

 

[meshanic]

Bunch of British nuts! They put the steering wheel on the wrong side again....

 

[Mike L.]

I also call BS on mileage. Bet it runs a 4L85E trans.

 

[Woody87]

They claim 68.9mpg and 980rpm at 70mph.

 

[Turbo Performance]

I also call BS on mileage. Bet it runs a 4L85E trans.

The mileage is certainly possible with a cruise of 980rpm but if you're right and it's running a 4L85E. I wonder what R&P it's using. It'd have to be in the low 1.x range to get even close to 190mph with short tires.

 

[meshanic]

http://www.worldcarfans.com/1080822396/200mph-biodiesel-trident-iceni-sportscar-nears-production

"Capable of 108 miles per gallon"?

 

[Mike L.]

How can you possibly do 60 mph in 3.7 sec with that kind of tq? It would have to do it on the rear wheels and have some pretty big slicks with a lot of traction.

 

[MAXX IT OUT]

I also call BS on mileage. Bet it runs a 4L85E trans.

They are probably using a English gallon, which is 5 quarts.

 

[06_6.6]

In other articles and on the Trident website it lists a 6 speed auto for the trans. But the r&p still has to be ridiculously high geared.

Sent from the land of teepee's and buffaloes

 

[JoshH]

Could be a 6L90 transmission.

 

[Mike L.]

Could be a 6L90 transmission.

6L90's are not holding that kind of tq.

 

[RitzBlitz]

I've read 57 mpg for a US gallon.

 

[RPM Motorsports]

Best we saw with the Chevelle was almost 35mpg hwy, 30mpg in town. That's a 28" tire 2.90 gear. So even if it got 60mpg, where would they stick the 34gal tank?

 

[JoshH]

6L90's are not holding that kind of tq.

True. Maybe it's a TH400 with a gear vendors.

 

[Hot COCOAL]

Gotta figure in areodynamics/drag co-efficient and also the weight of the vehicle.
It looks like it would have a similar drag co-efficient to the Vette, something like .28-.36 and it probably weighs somewhere around 3200lbs...

I didn't see a curb weight listed anywhere?