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Man creates world’s only turbine-powered Batmobile

Jul 14 2011

Man creates world’s only turbine-powered Batmobile

Having a real-life Batmobile in your driveway sounds like a fun idea. Upon closer inspection, however, it’s not going to be that exciting. Most often, Batmobile replicas are powered by something like a junkyard-salvaged General Motors 350, featuring an interior reminiscent of a hastily cobbled together 24 Hours of LeMons racer. A man by the name of Casey Putsch decided he wanted a Batmobile to call his own, but he wasn’t ready to settle for second-rate.

Under the long hood of Putsch’s Batmobile sits a Boeing turboshaft engine plucked from a naval drone helicopter. The power output is rated at 385 horses, which is good for a vehicle that weighs around 2,800 pounds.

[Source: Todd Cooperider, Putsch Racing]

McLaren MP4-12C on Top Gear – complete testing

Jul 11 2011

McLaren MP4-12C on Top Gear – complete testing

With their 17th series now in full swing, the blokes over at the BBC’s Top Gear put the two on their famous test track, and guess which came out ahead? Sorry to ruin the surprise, ladies and gents, but it’s the McLaren, setting the second-fastest time in the program’s history – beating out the likes of the Bugatti Veyron and Koenigsegg CCX and coming in just behind the superlight Ariel Atom V8 500. And with a 1:16.2 lap time, it thoroughly trounced the 458′s 1:19.1 in the process.

Audi RS3 against BMW 1 M Coupe in drag race

Jul 10 2011

Audi RS3 against BMW 1 M Coupe in drag race

There’s no end to the vehicles to which you could compare the BMW 1 M Coupe. You could pit it against its big brother the M3, or the original that is its spiritual ancestor. Top Gear put it in unusual context with the Volkswagen GTI. Autocar against the Porsche Cayman R. The list goes on and on, but perhaps its most natural modern rival is the Audi RS3.

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