Colin
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A British carmaker has built a storming new 200mph+ supercar which can return nearly 70mpg – the new Trident Iceni.
The Trident Iceni is a new supercar which uses a 6.6-litre V8 turbodiesel engine which produces 550bhp and a massive 950lb/ft of pulling power – more than twice the pull of a 7-litre Corvette Z06.
This means the Trident Iceni can accelerate from 0-60mph in just 3.7 seconds – as quick as a Ferrari F40 – and hit a top speed of more than 200mph.
View more images of the new Trident Iceni
The Trident Iceni achieves this remarkable power and mpg figure thanks to what the company calls “torque multiplication”.
Trident says this technology is “available now, requires no further research and development and can make an immediate difference to the amount of emissions diesel vehicles produce”.
The Trident Iceni was tested at the Millbrook Proving Ground and at a constant speed of 70mph the team recorded an average mpg figure of 68.9.
And Trident recorded an astonishing 108mpg when testing at 30mph city driving, claiming the new Iceni can travel 2,000 miles on a single tank of diesel before refuelling.
The chassis is made from stainless steel and is guaranteed against corrosion for 100 years – meaning this supercar will never rust.
The new Trident Iceni is nearly production ready, and prices will start from £75,000 when it goes on sale.
Derv ftw  
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Colin
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Looks a bit like a drunk TVR right enough 
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Superlite Ltd.
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this is a step forward 
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Pablo
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everything u want and need lol
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JM_16v
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shame its ugly
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FruitBooTeR
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How the hell can a 6.6-litre V8 which produces 550bhp return 70mpg 
Interesting though!
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Ryan
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o dear
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RichR
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Stainless steel - it must weigh a shedload
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IvIarkgraham
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its a tvr and i like it
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Ryan
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Diesel supercars are as wrong as sex with your own sister imo
[Edited on 22-08-2008 by RYAN89]
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
Stainless steel - it must weigh a shedload
Exactly what I was about to write. Why make something out of stainless to stop it from rusting for a while, when you could use composites which will never rust, or aluminium.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
How the hell can a 6.6-litre V8 which produces 550bhp return 70mpg
Interesting though!
Because it makes 550bhp on boost (probably at about 4 bar of boost pressure) and gives 70mpg (or 108, as the article says) off boost.
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ed
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Depending on the management, at 70mph you could run it on four cylinders and it would still go fine.
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Hammer
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That is quite close to being a nice looking car!
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
Depending on the management, at 70mph you could run it on four cylinders and it would still go fine.
or even 2, at a push
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ed
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On the flat you probably could, but it might not be very fuel efficient
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big eck
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what more do you want, sub 4 secs 0-60 and a top speed of 200mph so obviously extra weight isnt an issue lol
and it still returns 70mpg driven sensibly
win win all round if you ask me
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
On the flat you probably could, but it might not be very fuel efficient
I'm sure one of GMs many branches have an engine which can run on 8, 4 or 2, might be Cadillac
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ed
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It's one of the flavours of Hemi. Chrysler use them on that big fuck off fake Bentley thing they make. Didn't know it went down to two cylinders though...
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Looks a bit like a drunk TVR right enough
I thought that! I bet front or back, or possibly both looks crap!
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