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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Jayen4
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Originally Posted by Jayen4
Well one 'Supercar' that springs to mind,is....... The Lotus Carlton...(shut it ! I know it's a Vauxhall) It's still massively quick,even by todays standards...... The new BMW M5 V10, is STILL not quite a quick as the Carlton !! And that's after 13 yrs !!
is it....a BMW m5 v10 is faster to 60...faster to 120....only the topspeed is limited...how fast do you think a BMW m5 v10 drive without it...
Do you have the figures,for 0-60 and 0-120,then ?? As I recall,the M5 was 0.1 sec different to the Carlton,but I can't remember which way!

As for top speed,it's all down to the gearing ----if you run out of revs,you won't go any faster,no matter how much power you have !!
I seem to remember that the modded Carltons were capable of 185/190 mph. Plus,the Carlton had a 3.6 ltr engine,whilst the M5 has a 5 ltr engine.
plus the carlton has 2 turbo's which the bmw hasnt..
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