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Saleen S7 – Sports Cars – Sports Cars

Saleen S7 – Sports Cars – Sports Cars

Bad, fast and aggressive: one of the most exotic American supercars ever built

Salin S7: a monster made in the USA that in 2001, the year of its birth, scared its rivals in the FIA ​​GT Championship, most notably Porsche and Ferrari.

Ma Steve Salin, a man who has worked with elaborate versions of a Ford Mustang for a long time has created not only racing S7s, but road models as well.

Saleen S7 (7 liters, like its monstrous V8) this is how a supercar should be: two meters wide, one (or a little more) high, the look of a serial killer and with many air intakes that a colander can envy. It has all the spirit of a racing car, and in fact it is. Even if inside we find leather and luxurious trim, underneath the leather is a racing skeleton. The frame is made of special steel tube grilles, while the body is made of carbon fiber. The car weighs a little more 1200 kg, And s 575 CV You can imagine what he is capable of.

BIG AND BAD V8

However, there is nothing technological about his engine: it is Derived from Ford V8 7 liters, power 575 hp and a whopping 712 Nm of torque, which is enough to tow the ship. But S7 weighs like a feather, and so accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 3,1 seconds and reaches 366 km / h.

Later, Sullen also released the S7 Twinturbo (with two turbines), capable of developing 760 hp. and 949 Nm of torque, you can imagine.

“COMFORTABLE” RACING CAR

Open scissor goalkeeper (always a good show) turns out almost exquisite interior. Lots of leather, lots of aluminum parts and good finishes. Comfort is another matter, but the S7 is still a car to drive. The driver's seat is shifted to the center (the passenger is where you usually find them) so that the driver can feel like the main character. The steering and clutch are lighter than expected, and the manual transmission is precise and dry.

At city speeds, the S7 looks almost civilized, if not for the width of the football field. However, when you step on the gas, civilization disappears.

It doesn't take a lot of power and torque to push such a light weight., as a result the Saleen S7 destroys straight lines with disarming ease.

The engine, however, is never harsh and the thrust is really great; this is also thanks to the giant Pirelli P Zero Rosso 345 / 25ZR20 at the back.

There is no electronic control of the parachute, so you need to have a handle to push it to the limit, or at least a lot of judgment.

EXPENSIVE BUT CORRECT

Il price in 2001 it was 550.000 euros, according to a statement from competitors who said it was a bit of a laugh, but in fact Ferrari Enzo и Porsche Carrera GT included these numbers.

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