Thursday, December 17, 2009

Fastest road-legal diesel car - AC Schnitzer sets world record

 NARDO, Italy -- BMW tuning company AC Schnitzer has build the Schnitzer ACS 3.5d coupe, which recorded a top speed of 288.7kph (179.2mph) on the famous Nardo Ring in Southern Italy - setting the new world record for the Fastest road-legal diesel car .

   The Fastest road-legal diesel car uses a twin-turbocharged 282bhp three-litre diesel with 428lb-ft that has been tuned to produced 310bhp and 501lb-ft.   ( enlarge photo )

   The Fastest road-legal diesel car capable of reaching 0-62mph in 5.7 seconds, and it also gets racing suspension, two racing exhaust-pipes, front and rear spoilers and skirts, and 20" alloys with the power upgrade.

 Sponsored by tyre manufacturer Continental AG in conjunction with AUTO BILD sportscars, each year, the best of the German tuners engage in a high-performance shoot out to determine the world’s fastest cars.

    The new world record for the Fastest road-legal diesel car was set at the Nardo track in southern Italy, breaking the previous Guinness world record set in 2006, by 5.4mph.

    The Fastest road-legal diesel car title is the third for the company, as AC Schnitzer also holds the record for the fastest road-legal BMW and the fastest gas-powered road-legal car, set in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

    Another German tuner Brabus achieved 200.3mph with its 740bhp Brabus GLK V12 at the Nardo circuit.


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Thursday, December 17, 2009

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