Keating TKR
Keating Supercars Reveals TKR and SKR First Details
Veyron Beater with 1,500 hp…
The quest for the world’s fastest car title is far from being over. When the Bugatti Veyron seemed to be unbeatable with its 1,001 hp and over 400 km/h, there came the SSC Ultimate Aero and pushed the bar a little higher, reaching exactly 413.83 km/h with its 1,199 hp and 1,247 kg. Well, British automakers want to get back the crown that once belonged to the McLaren F1 in a very convincing way, more specifically with the Keating TKR. Since no official data on performance has been disclosed so far, you can only imagine what this 1,190 kg and 1,500 hp supercar can do, but you do not need a lot of imagination to realise previous records may quickly turn into dust…
The new car and its softer version, the SKR, have been presented last Wednesday in Southport, in the UK. Both are built over a steel spaceframe structure, but it can be changed by a carbon fibre structure in order to reduce weight even more. The bodies are made in fiberglass, but carbon fibre bodies are also available as options. These Keating cars are 4.31 m long, 1.87 m wide and 1.15 m tall. The British carmaker is already taking orders for them, but deliveries will only happen by the end of the year. No rush, since buyers will have to wait for their chance anyway: the SKR and the TKR will be built in a limited quantity, to keep them exclusive and to assure quality standards.
The engines available for the new British supercar are made by GM and come from a noble vehicle, the Corvette. Future buyers of the SKR will be able to choose between the LS2, a 6-litre V8 able to produce 404 hp, and the LS7, a 7-litre V8 that can be prepared to reach up to 656 hp with a supercharger. Rear wheels will be responsible for the traction, under the command of a five-speed Porsche transaxle. The TKR will probably have the LS7 engine as its base, but two turbochargers are expected to make its power skyrocket to 1,500 hp. This number can be even higher, since the supercar is still under development. We’ll soon read about it again, probably in next year’s edition of the “Guinness World Records”.
Source: Car Magazine
joelynn
April 25, 2008 3:46:19 PM
Okay, so it looks a bit generic and it's not going to be as well engineered as Bugatti, but if they can take the record then good on them.
mds
April 25, 2008 5:25:28 PM
yeah i agree with u abugatti and radmeister... its not just about how much is the power, but the most important thing is balance... how the car can manage the power, the grip, power ratio, weight distribution. comfort and fun to drive.. and also the exclusivity for a supercar..great look, nice shape, last but not least, it has its own characteristic...
Xanavi23
April 25, 2008 5:45:41 PM
I think the proper engine tuning, suspension tuning and aerodynamics the car will be relatively capable of handling its power just fine. Guys you have to remember, the Bugatti Veyron is the only car in that class that can do 400KMPH that easy and that is in thanks to many computers that take over for the driver. The rest take some skill to drive. but remember the SSC ultimate aero has the highest speed record to be clear and the record in question was done/driven in by a 60+ year old..im sure he had skill but with age comes slower reflexes, meaning if he can do it with proper training and practice, so can we or at least some of us regular joes.
Joe_Limon
April 25, 2008 6:00:23 PM
hmm... might I say, reincarnated Barabus TKR? But as to the engine choices, the skr sounds reliable, but a twin turbo'd ls7 with 1500hp is far from reliable... there is a reason why chevy chose their 6.2 liter to put in the zr1 rather then the ls7... it's cause the cylinder walls can't with stain constant forced induction... they are soo close together. Also, wasn't the barabus tkr claiming ridiculous 0-60 times of 1.67s, and a top speed of 270 mph?
jai_mav
April 25, 2008 6:56:32 PM
dont much like the design. by the way, what actually happened to the barabus tkr?
pzigly
April 25, 2008 8:19:38 PM
I dont see his car reaching that speed with that big a$$ spoiler on it. Unless they lower it or take it off, and if they take it off it wont be stable. I think it has design issues and it wont be as stable as the bug. In order to get stability you need more weight, and if you have more weight you wont be agile so this car is pointless. I would rather a track car that i can run when ever i want rather than one i can run only if i can find a long straight without bumps which is only in one place in the world.
aesthetics
April 25, 2008 9:00:07 PM
i think there are still so many people who dont get the idea of the veyron. this car is a specialist car. beating the veyron with a special one off single purpose supecars is really getting stale and weak.
pzigly
April 25, 2008 10:22:48 PM
Exactly!!! The Bug is a everyday car. This car is a car with no electric windows or even retractable ones for that matter......anyone can throw a motor in a car and do wind tunnel tests. The trick is usability and driver friendly components that don't make the driver wanting a massage and a gallon of water after 10 minutes. This is another race car, not in the same class at all.
Joe_Limon
April 25, 2008 10:17:42 PM
I just realized 1190 kg... with steel chassis/fiberglass... hmm what is it going to weigh with Carbon Fiber Body/Frame?
1500hp and RWD? just impossible to drive... and front face look like Saleen S7, rear look like Zonda....