The 563 kph Supercar

[MOTIV8]

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The 563 kph Supercar. A 1,492 kw, shape-changing, 563 kph missile
By Eric Adams

It’s a mind-bendingly fast supercar: a 1,492 kw, shape-changing, 563 kph missile. Outrageous? Sure, but cracking the 300 mph (483 kph), barrier is inevitable, made possible by new technology and extreme aerodynamics.

“Such a car will have to be substantially longer to better control the air flow and high-speed stability,” says Steve Saleen, creator of the racecarlike Saleen S7. As the driving environment changes, the car will morph into different configurations—longer for straight-line driving, shorter for curves—and alter wing shapes to modulate downforce.

Driving at 563 kph will be far beyond the skills of most drivers, so active suspension, active steering aids, and collision-avoidance systems—the latter imported from the aircraft industry—will ensure that drivers’ reaction times won’t result in accidents. With such performance and versatility, the car will be a thrill at any speed.

8 steps to 563 kph

1 ~ Power 1,492 kw engine for performance driving, plus a hybrid electric for around town

2 ~ Contact Gel-filled tires made from new composites prevent disintegration at high speeds

3 ~ Control Manual transmission controlled by paddle shifters on steering wheel

4 ~ Stability Active suspension analyzes road ahead and adjusts for ride and downforce

5 ~ Safety Electronic steering and braking aids augment reaction to turns and other vehicles

6 ~ Awareness Sensors detect obstacles in road ahead, displaying graphics on head-up display

7 ~ Adaptation Morphing technology stretches car at top speeds and shortens it for turns

8 ~ Weight Structural composites eliminate need for bracing, minimizing overall weight


Neill Blomkamp/The Embassy
Airflow Control
Movable panels and wings, combined with numerous inlets, will channel air in and around the car (shown above in its stretched configuration), generating downforce and cooling the massive, furnace-like engine.

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[jack.mc]

looks like its from the 80s!

[Boonz]

and in what year is this planned for
looks ugly like any aerodynamic car i spose

[Stretchomatic]

yer wats up with the poxy toyota sprinter hub caps...

[SUSPECT]

looks like a jag xj220

[maxy0987]

BS mobile...

Steps 4,5,6 - Nothing can process 'vision' fast enough, in a recent comp for cars to drive themselves the best they could do was like 20km/h, and they all crashed before the finish line anyway. Imagine doing it at 400km+

Step 7 - You try shrinking a car with that much downforce applied to it. Think F1 car X 10, so when you can get a car to "shrink" for a corner with 20g's being applied to it give me a call.

Step 8 and 1 - As if you put an electic engine in a car like this. Totally goes against step 8 which is to reduce weigh by not including structural support.

So that leaves part of step 1, step2 and step 3 as semi valid.

[DJ Majah]

Still, I reckon it looks pretty damn hot!

[Tasmaniak]

I hate to have pay for tyres for it

[vr_owner]

u reckon i could fit the engine in my vr? lol

[VT-565]

Looks like it fell out of Robocop's arse

[AttaBoy]

Looks like it fell out of Robocop's arse

haha I was thinking that!!

[Insane_Metal_Man_666]

Looks like it fell out of Robocop's arse

lol That is gold... I thought it looked from the 80's as well. It looks crap if you ask me

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I had one of those, still got to work late......

[VLDavo]

id like to see someone try and find a place to drive at 500ks an hour thats anywhere near them unless its a salt lake

and if u had the money to buy a car like that why would u worry about being fuel efficiant with an electric moter i mean you would be ### off rich....and its not like ya just gonna jump in your 1400kw car to run down the shops to get some milk lol

[Smadge]

As long it can do burnouts and circlework then its good in my books

[Smadge]

and if u had the money to buy a car like that why would u worry about being fuel efficiant with an electric moter i mean you would be ### off rich....and its not like ya just gonna jump in your 1400kw car to run down the shops to get some milk lol

I would cos i could

[brownie82]

Looks like hyped up Honda NSX!!! Doc Brown would like that more than the DeLorean, Bet it does 88mph no problems!!

Cheers,
Brownie82

[Troy711]

http://www.supercars.net/cars/371.html

that POS can GGFed cos the car posted above has a PROVEN top speed of 409.9 km/h

[Misaprop]

http://www.supercars.net/cars/371.html

that POS can GGFed cos the car posted above has a PROVEN top speed of 409.9 km/h

The bugatti did 407km/h, strip some of the luxury features, and maybe take it to the local tuner and it will probably hit 410 easy

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15...n-at-top-speed

[Troy711]

The bugatti did 407km/h, strip some of the luxury features, and maybe take it to the local tuner and it will probably hit 410 easy

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15...n-at-top-speed

look at the price difference... for 1/4 the price i know what i would rather. the sledgehammer is a sleeper, looks like a stock vette (apart from a few cosmetic mods).

[STEALTHY™]

BS mobile...

Steps 4,5,6 - Nothing can process 'vision' fast enough, in a recent comp for cars to drive themselves the best they could do was like 20km/h, and they all crashed before the finish line anyway. Imagine doing it at 400km+

haha, are you talking about the BMW guys who were testing the same thing, automatic braking cars. They failed and wrote of 3 brand new cars hehe

[fabz]

i watched a thing on 5th gear british car show like top gear and they had a car that mapped a course and then could drive itself. i will look it up when i get home. So i have no doubt this may be possible. Question is WHEN.