British Keating Super Car Launch Next Month

 British Keating Super Car Launch Next Month
Keating TKR supercar outline

Claims unofficial speed record

Claims unofficial speed record

A new British super car will be launched on April 23, St George's Day, somewhere in the UK. Very little is known about the car, but we can tell you the name. Keating will release two versions, a Veyron-chasing TKR model and a gran turismo model called the SKR.

Initially the car supposed to become a true multi-national project, but last year Keating spent 9 months sourcing all the components from UK based companies making the new super car almost exclusively British.

The TKR will be hand built to special order only and boasts 'more than F1 cars' horsepower levels. Keating in their press release made a daring statement, a Keating TKR prototype supposedly beat the Bugatti Veyron's speed record in a closed testing session. At the unveiling next month, if the weather permits, a few high-speed test runs will be conducted so the press will be able to have an impression of just how fast the car is. Later in the year Keating has plans to attack two world records, which other one besides the world speed record is not clear.

The Keating SKR retains the TKR's body but with a smaller engine, just 400 bhp and has been tuned in such a way to make it a daily driver. The SKR is also made-to-order and will be fitted with personally selected options.

Prices and further details will most likely be revealed closer to the launch date.

Source: Keating

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 Driftzwerg Driftzwerg
407 km/h on an air field? I don't think so. And the Bugatti is a daily driver (not calculating the runing costs) Another turbocharged, no-handling, no set-up monster. Like dozens before. Not impressed.
March 11, 2008 5:30 am
 Bristol411S3 Bristol411S3
Yes, this does all sound a bit far fetched. there aren't too many runways in the UK capable of supporting such speeds - Bruntingthorp is one of the longest and Evo magazine "only" managed 222mph in a 9ff GT9. Boscombe Down is longer at 3.2km I think, but is that enough space to get to over 250mph?
March 11, 2008 5:40 am
 ck314 ck314
they probably took off and the test pilot is still in the hospital, but tried to keep it confidential---
March 11, 2008 9:03 pm
 ck314 ck314
---bribing the nearby residential area families where it landed
March 11, 2008 9:05 pm