Originally posted by SwordFish Thats a serious ride! I wonder what makes it not street legal in US. They let people drive all kinds of insane shit on the roads here, why not that?
My guess is the 900+ horsepower makes it not street legal...
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Originally posted by SwordFish Thats a serious ride! I wonder what makes it not street legal in US. They let people drive all kinds of insane shit on the roads here, why not that?
my guess is that the steering wheel is on the mailman's side.
this guy was at the hotel we stayed at for the convention in az in april... the seat is in the center and it has two passenger seats as well(looking for the interior pic).
There are a lot of those kinds of cars out here Kris, with the tiny amount of rain we get and the fact that except in the dead of summer you can drive them comfortably, this is the perfect environment for them.
Was at the Lotus dealership a week or two ago as a matter of fact and saw a one of a kind GT2 there -- reinforced with a complete roll cage in the back, the fastest one Porsche ever built. Was flown over here on Lufthansa, none of that boat shipping...
Of course the price was commensurate with the car.
Originally posted by Kris this guy was at the hotel we stayed at for the convention in az in april... the seat is in the center and it has two passenger seats as well(looking for the interior pic).
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