Keating TKR Seeks 'Fastest Car in the World' Title

Keating TKR world record car

Top speed of 260.1 mph

By Michael Gauthier
November 10, 2009 12:20 AM
Filed Under: European, Records (World), Specialty Marques, Supercars

Following its first showing at London's MPH09 show last week, Keating supercars has announced plans to confirm the record for world's fastest car with their TKR supercar.

While details are limited, the TKR is powered by a 7.0-liter engine that produces 1800 bhp. Keating has been mum on details, but sources seem to suggest the engine is based on the LS7 from the Chevrolet Corvette (which makes sense, the picture is a horribly-cropped GM press photo).

During its first run at the Salt Lake Flats in California, the TKR hit a top speed of 260.1 mph - 3 mph more than the SCC Ultimate Aero and 7 mph faster than the Bugatti Veyron. If the car can repeat the same feat, it will earn the title as the world's fastest production car in the Guinness Book of World Records.

According to Tony Keating, founder of Keating Supercars based in Manchester, "The Keating TKR realizes our ambition to take on the world's finest supercars and win. This car rivals them all for looks, handling, performance and exclusivity. And best of all, it's British."

Press Release (Click to expand)

PROBABLY THE FASTEST CAR IN THE WORLD - KEATING TKR DEBUTS AT MPH SHOW

British supercar manufacturer and challenger for the production car world land speed record, Keating, will have its 260.1mph TKR supercar on display at this year's MPH Show featuring Top Gear Live at London's Earls Court on 5 November.

In the first of two runs on the Salt Lake Flats in California last month, the remarkable 7.0 litre, 1800 BHP Keating TKR smashed the current record, adding an extra 3 mph to the top speed of existing title holder, the Shelby Aero TT. Now the Manchester based company must do it again to ensure entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.

But before it returns to California, the breathtaking Keating TKR will make its MPH show debut in London tomorrow in front of capacity crowds.

Tony Keating, founder of Keating Supercars, said: "The Keating TKR realises our ambition to take on the world's finest supercars and win. This car rivals them all for looks, handling, performance and exclusivity. And best of all, it's British."

The awesome piece of engineering will be on the Reef Paint Shop stand at MPH The Prestige and Performance Motor Show.

Reef Paint Shop Managing Director, Andrew Figini, said: "We are delighted to have the association with Keating and be part of the MPH Show.

"We stripped the original red colour and replaced with a gloss black finish with custom flair in candy-brandy wine before clear-coating - it looks spectacular when the light hits it."

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Tags: Keating TKR, Keating Supercars, Keating, Guinness Book of World Records

Comments

jerry05cod4

November 10, 2009 12:34 AM

This is most certainly not a day to day car... what sort of transmission handles 1800bhp without breaking every mile. The front seems like a mixture of the saleen and some zonda

Edited by user on November 10, 2009 at 1:03 AM

EDavis

November 10, 2009 3:38 AM

It uses a 5-spd transaxle. I'll bet its a [strengthened] Porsche G50. The G50 can easily be mated to damn near every small block Chevy built since 1955, including the new LS7. Ultima uses a G50 on their 800hp GTR.

rooster82

November 10, 2009 12:42 AM

I wonder how this car will handle on a track. Also how fast do you think it will run on the Nurburgring ?

jerry05cod4

November 10, 2009 7:17 AM

it will suck around a track... it probably can't go 100 meters without wheelspin

Hero Sina

November 10, 2009 2:50 PM

i've read an article about this car that said it can do 60 in 1.67 seconds i don't know is it true or not.

Anthropos

November 10, 2009 12:48 AM

...the side of a Carrera GT and the rear of a Pagani Zonda. Looks like a crappy kit car.

carcrazy1234

November 10, 2009 1:21 AM

so this car needed almost 800 more horsepower to beat the veyron by only 7 mph? damn mother nature and its forces :P!

GTRfan

November 10, 2009 1:43 AM

It looks a bit cheap...comparing against the Aero...

Tashinga

November 10, 2009 2:08 AM

Good point carcrazy. Question, is this the mythical Barabus TKR?

GTurbo

November 10, 2009 6:55 PM

That's right Tashinga. I've just read about 20 of the most obscure, never heard of supercar makers on MSN today and this concoction was one of them. They can't compete commercially, but they reckon they can build a Thrust SSC-fast, one-off car for the fastest car in the world prize. VW's W12 effort got speed record accolades and it was a sexy and original Guigaro-designed masterpiece that stalled because of the Veyron and Lambo projects. TKR won't win my respect unless they go Zonda and Koeniggsegg route and succeed against all odds. Otherwise, they'll just have to rename themselves TKO!

Edited by user on November 10, 2009 at 6:58 PM

TheAlchemist

November 10, 2009 3:03 AM

very Saleen-ish (minus the 50 gills). Be nice to see something more original. No one is going to drive it this fast anyway (just for bragging rights), how does it handle/feel?

erzhik

November 10, 2009 3:16 AM

"This car rivals them all for looks, handling, performance and exclusivity".

They can't be serious, can they? Oh yeah, this kit car looks better than the Veyron, sure.. [/sarcasm]. This pig makes Aero look like a super model. Why can't all these car companies realize that if you strip down Veyron of all of its luxury, it can literally destroy them?! Its so annoying hearing about these new car makers that think they can make a car better than Veyron. There is and never will be a car that even comes close to Veyron.

And this home made kit car doesn't have anything, not even a good name.

tootall

November 10, 2009 6:36 AM

Hmmmm..... you just might be on to something there Erzhik! What if they really DID strip down the Veron and uped the performance some?!?! That would be truly intense. I wonder what they would call it..... The Veron RS maybe? :) Just a thought.

nickmini

November 10, 2009 4:13 AM

Fastest kit car in the world.

1800ps(YES!) but only 3+mph on SCC Aero and 7+mph on Veyron? How efficient is that!

How many 1800ps top speed run can it survive? less than 10?

599FXX

November 10, 2009 4:31 AM

even one of the press release photo's shows them fixing it on the track during a photo shoot! and how about the closeup of the side intake, really well engineered and built!

carbonfibreguy

November 10, 2009 5:27 AM

IMO at least it looks better than the SCC aero...not liking the rear at all though!

hbbs0069

November 10, 2009 5:47 AM

wat i dont get is wth is every1 mocking the TKR it surely does look like a zonda n saleen and 1 big reason for tht is this car was made by normal person with his own money not like multi billion dollar company such as VW then comes the 1800 bhp i agree tht its too much to acheive 7 bhp more but wat u guys are missing is tht its tuned frm a 7 litre corvette engine if u wanna critisize engines then Veyron is on the top WTF man 16-litres 10 raditors 4 turbos tht is BULL**** cars such as the TKR, SSC n ulitma GTR shld be praised for the engines

Xenicide

November 10, 2009 6:09 AM

Because hbbs, it's so much easier to sit back and be critical of car companies when the only accomplishment they have in their lives is... nothing.

The looks are similar to others because this seems to be an efficient aerodynamic setup. 1800 is a lot of ponies, but check out the Veyron. A car with half of it's horsepower can get 0-60 just as quick. At the time the Veyron set the record, we were all thinking the same thing, "Damn... 1000 horse power?"

tootall

November 10, 2009 6:50 AM

And where on earth are they going with this coment "And best of all, it's British." Not exactly ALL British! Hello.......... The powerplant that resides within it's engine-bay is the Corvette's LS7, which the last time I checked was as American as apple pie.

Bristol411S3

November 10, 2009 2:43 PM

It's built in Britain using British engineering nous. I think that counts as British.

No one goes working out where the components are from or whose money funds it and making a call on which nation it comes from based on that. The automotive industry is global. If we bothered we'd be calling Jeep Austrian and many Chryslers German.

Beemer89

November 10, 2009 8:18 AM

its no where near bugatti in terms of elegance.

MusTang

November 10, 2009 11:02 AM

one thing to say: this car isn't comfortable as a Bugatti

mojtaba2

November 10, 2009 12:11 PM

why do they compare this stupid car to Bugatti Veyron. speed is not everything. let them talk when they can make a car as fast and as comfy as a Bugatti veyron!

e36mmm

November 10, 2009 1:57 PM

it looks like a pos kit car hardcore. Bugatti is laughing their rears off :D Nothing can beat bugatti veyron for speed, elegance and comfort.

dmanero

November 10, 2009 3:51 PM

Looks impressive, but what with the body made of. I may be mistaken and I hope I am but is the front portition of the car made of wood. Also the car looks better with the wing.

radmeister

November 10, 2009 4:36 PM

Too bad that the record will have to wait for Production car status, i doubt 50 have been built or sold yet. Same for the Aero, the Veyron is still king. And even if this thing is 7mph faster does it do it as elegantly and smoothly as a Veyron? Doubt it, if all you cared about was speed get yourself a rocket racer with a Jet engine and 20,000lbs of thrust.

XtremeMaC01

November 10, 2009 7:38 PM

somewhat resembles me of jag xjr

MTC

November 10, 2009 10:43 PM

A supercar must looks like no other and feels like no other, fast, excites, handles brilliantly and at 21st century level, must feel complete piece of perfect engineering marvel, not a scrappy kit car.

Fastest car maybe, but a car which true car fans wants? Definitely NOT! unless you're 5 years old and want the fastest thing in the world, in that case, get a plane.

ricer8

November 11, 2009 2:31 AM

Totally agree with you hbbs. Hate when people mock dreamers that become acheivers!

carbonfibreguy

November 11, 2009 8:16 AM

"Salt Lake Flats in California". Really? I don't remember having a salt lake here...

Bugattiboy

November 17, 2009 9:10 AM

There are some seriously good points in this discussion, but I definitely love the comment by erzhik. Dude, you are so right, if the buggati veyron was stripped to sweet F$#% all inside besides seats, then it would def kick all these cars ass. The TKR, while bein impressive in speed, is not an everyday day. Can you imagine some rich little asshole buying one then deciding "I think I'll see how fast this car is"? He'll kill himself in 3 seconds. The fact is that the veyron is a far superior car in looks, handling,power and overall make up.

Bugattiboy

November 17, 2009 9:17 AM

oh, and to add, I think its pretty lame that the TKR needs almost DOUBLE the power of the Veyron to go only 7mph faster than the veyron. Shits weak! Just poor aerodynamics and use of available power.

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