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Old 05-15-2010, 05:41 AM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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Campagna T-Rex 14R Performance - Motor Trend
It's the T-Rex, a three wheel vehicle with about 200 hp in something that weighs less than a Mazda Miata.
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Old 05-15-2010, 06:48 AM
 
Location: North Carolina
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That is so damn ugly. But a car with too much horsepower? There is no such thing. Just plan to install more rubber to the payment.
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Old 05-15-2010, 10:28 AM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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"no time can you relax while piloting the T-Rex. Unlike standard sports cars, which envelop their drivers in a cocoon of safety features and equipment, the T-Rex is as raw as they come. There is no power steering, no power brakes, no traction control, no airbags, no audio, and no air-conditioning. But steering is precise."

sounds like and old school tail happy pure sports car from days of yore

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Old 05-15-2010, 10:43 AM
 
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Oooh, the insurance companies are already seeing dollar signs!
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Old 05-15-2010, 03:06 PM
 
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They dont think they will get to put something like that on our public streets do they? That thing is a wanta bee race car and should only be driven on a private track. If put on our streets because of its overall design people would start getting killed by the hundreds.
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Old 05-15-2010, 05:47 PM
 
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In Virginia, that would not be considered a car....3 wheels or less in contact with the ground is a motorcycle.

You'd need a motorcycle endorsement on your license to drive it...
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Old 05-15-2010, 11:04 PM
 
Location: Winter Springs, FL
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The power to wieght is good for a production car, but there are modified cars on the road with much better performance. My 68 Vette is about 600 pounds heavier and puts out over 500hp and tq. I consider my car on the mild side compared to others out there. There are guys just in the corvette community alone putting out 1000 hp street legal cars. You can also build a more powerful car for much less than 51,000. If you are not going to have 4 wheels you might as well go for two and have a real screamer.
There are always ways for manufacturers to get around insurance companies. Chevy did it with the famed L-88 engine in the late 60's. They claimed it made only 430hp @ 5800 rpm. This was true and not a lie, but what they failed to tell the insurance companies is that it put out close to 600hp at higher rpms.
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Old 05-17-2010, 10:07 AM
 
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3 wheel motocycle haha, I'm guessing it is fwd too
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Old 05-17-2010, 10:33 AM
 
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Hmmmm, wonder if that vehicle can get away with riding in the carpool lane? It says its a motorcycle class. I don't really like the front much but there is something about this thing I really like. I can't explain what...

Edit: That cost WAY too much! I was looking into buying it if it was somewhat decently priced. Can't imagine throwing down 50k for this!
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Old 05-17-2010, 12:21 PM
 
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Reminds me of the Aerial Atom. Though I think the Atom is actually faster with a better power to weight.
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