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The Caparo T1

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Most times race cars driven on the street offer no real-world tractability. The engines normally don’t make power at lower speeds. The suspension is too firm or low to be able to navigate anything but the glassiest of roads.

The staff over at evo Magazine has taken a race car for the street, the Caparo T1, on a road trip. Prior to this video, almost all reviews of the Caparo T1 have been exclusively done at race tracks where the performance, not practicality, of the car.

The Caparo T1 comes from two people who worked on the McLaren F1, Ben Scott-Geddes and Graham Halstead. The 3.5L V-8 produces 575 horsepower at 10,500 rpm, more on methonal, and 310 ft lbs of torque at 9,000 rpm. The chassis is made of a carbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb, which helps bring the dry weight (no driver or fluids) down to around 1000 pounds. Don’t forget formula-1 styling of the car, that includes an adjustable front and rear spoiler.

The T1 turned out to be surprisingly streetable on the road. Despite the extremely high revving nature of the engine, it had power down at the lower speeds. The interior had plenty of room as well. The turning radius of the car was poor, but manageable. For all purposes, the car was favorably compared to another bantam-weight performer without a windshield, the Caterham RS 500.

It probably isn’t the best daily driver in the world, but the video proves that despite the car’s race car appearance, it is more than capable of being a weekend toy.

[Source: Evo]