Europe's Fastest Street Legal Car

[@KretinoSantino]

Love how it still looks like Audi, not some badly made kit car.

[@grtu4252]

It's because he's not American.

[@silverliteway]

Pushes it out - love it.

[@andolas100]

that there is one of them European models

[@lilleville93]

Meanwhile in sweden, " you cant change the airfilter. Thats a modification. Its illegal "

[@kroneyt1493]

Modifications are illegal in Sweden? That sounds amazing! No more being cut off by retarded 17 year olds in stupid looking ricer civics!

[@philthomas7140]

I stopped watching after 100 gram. (Grand)

[@clay7182]

What is with Sweden you guys are being stripped and raped of all your rights and freedom... fight back!

[@GodsBattleAx]

@@clay7182 I agree, its fkn communism

[@pyromaniac354]

@@GodsBattleAx and feminism

[@Muscle_Bagel]

I like how so many people are hating on the v8.., it's the best configuration for drag, for every type, boats, top fuel, funny cars... V8 are in all the record books, because you can make tons of power. I just don't understand how you can have a grudge against an engine format lol

[@knallpistolen]

100% with you here, and the Audi lovers can be thankful he used a Audi shell for this :)

[@alexkruger5234]

The 5cyl 2.2 with 4 weel drive would kick v8 asses!

[@nathancufone392]

Alex Krüger yeah sure. Thats why all the fastest drag cars use v8s.

[@alexkruger5234]

nathan cufone cause normaly dragracers are delivered with a v8. Seach on youtube "Audi 1-100 in 1 second" and get stunned

[@jcrnda]

Alex Krüger That one is with VR6 modified engine, not V8. Still not an Audi with R5.

[@TheRealBleach]

0-60 in 1 SECOND. Insane

[@craigwerner7370]

Why is everyone hating on the car??? Here's a man on a limited budget and spent an ENTIRE DECADE building it.. Who gives a shit what parts he used to put it together, Audi, Chevy, WHATEVER.. True car and speed enthusiast's would be appreciating this build and admiring the car for what it is. Geeez

[@valerysaint]

Driver's face looks like something incredible :)) no emotions at all while speeding up

[@mainah6736]

No replacement for displacement. For those below, yes you might get that power out of a smaller engine, but the smaller you go the more it costs. Not to mention you won't get the torque you would in a Big Block American Motor.

[@beating2]

So the only audi thats left is part of the chassis and headlights.......

[@AlexGreenwoodUkulele]

+beating2 And the little badge and steering wheel.

[@funkingitup]

Yep, the fastest street legal car in Europe is a Chevrolet engine with a Ford 9" rear end. No surprise really.

[@jacobwebber5726]

beating2 and?

[@t850]

...that driver is stone cold, nothing can surprise him...:D

[@Wojciech940]

+simon jones I think it`s normal for him when he takes someone for a trip with this car

[@clay7182]

Nonchalantly says 2000 to 2200 hp haha

[@Jack-bf6hv]

Or... Probably just stoned

[@NegativeNumbers427]

Before anyone mentions anything about Larson, understand that WE FUCKING KNOW about his record. But understand that this vehicle predates Larsons fame.

[@NegativeNumbers427]

Marc-Andre Ouellette Good.

[@detective3728]

+NegativeNumbers427 Really, who is Larson?

[@NegativeNumbers427]

mattmopar440 No one is denying his record.

[@styx85]

+mattmopar440 Learn to read, dumbass.

[@icloudhenshaw38]

I agree this episode is 2005 I think and this is about europe

[@impossibru5721]

Why would you replace this beautiful engine with a V8?

[@DrInsane76]

+Impossibru Ehmmmm.....becouse of the power! ;-)

[@impossibru5721]

DrInsane76 But a V8 doesnt belong into an Audi Coupe, the heart of it is a 5 cylinder.

[@DrInsane76]

+Impossibru I know i know but its all about power and fast 1/4 mile time and the V8 is the best hart otherwise it would still be in i quess.

[@RipBChord]

+DrInsane76 well said mate.

[@mplewp]

+Impossibru , because some engines are just to small and rubbish :P

[@sanybalkanaciairsoft3253]

And here in Germany a Golf MK2 with 1000HP+ drivers on the roads with a 4 cylinder engine.

[@mk2nathan]

You have to remember this was probably filmed 10-15 years ago. Nowadays people are pushing that kind of power through 4 bangers all over the planet now.

[@stlchucko]

All you fools pointing out "the Veyron is faster", it's about the 1/4 mile trap speed, not the top speed. It's relating the quickest (time) and fastest (mph) in a 1/4 mile. And even if it were based on fastest top speed, a Veyron is not the fastest street legal car (not is the SS). There are street legal cars that hit 240+ mph in a quarter mile and have 3 times the power. If you don't think they can go faster than a Buggati, you're either ignorant or a fanboy.

[@GewelReal]

StL ChuckO exactly *laughs in 2000bhp Lambo*

[@manuelsilva3365]

@@GewelReal laughs in 10,000 hp top fuel dragster

[@renzotoglia]

The Merlin Engine is used in hydroplane racing. They double the rpm redline by stiffening the valve springs. The valve will float otherwise.

[@Shadowboost]

The funny thing is that these cars are significantly slower than the fastest street cars in the US

[@Beymdoublevey]

In france you're not allowed to swap engines, so not legal here, you can however swap for the exact same engine.

[@MyLonewolf25]

BMW X. That's stupid as hell

[@kcb-]

In Hong Kong you cant even change parts of your car everything must be in stock or you need to apply a form about changing any parts of your car and most of the time they will reject your form and need you to put the stock parts back in sry for bad english

[@kcb-]

***** nope all must be registered by government

[@Lumptious47]

Means Supra is your only decision

[@EugVR6]

BMW X. Really!!!.....I put a 2.0 twin cam from a fiat supermirifory in a Austin A30 for a customer some years ago....other than register the cars new engine size on the log book, thats it in the UK...

[@fortnitehater7630]

It’s so cool seeing drag racing in other countries

[@GODOFHELLFIRE3]

I'd love it if Clarkson had spent all the time he's been off-air building his own car like this one, and he rocks up onto the new show shouting like 'what I have here is a Ferraragani Monstretta . . . it has a quad-turbo V17 and it makes a THOUSAND MILLION horsepower . . . nought to 60 takes 0.05 seconds, top speed . . . one hundred and forty THOUSAND miles an hour . . . its the fastest car . . . IN THE WORLD!!!'

[@ImperatorAsus]

+GODOFHELLFIRE3 I like how you typed that, conveys his voice very well :D ps. and I bring you... Fire

[@gges1605]

+ImperatorAsus And on that bombshell

[@GamerReef]

Pål-Arvid Blytt has now the fastest street legal car. He has a 1986 Ponitac Trans Am. Highest recorded speed was 407.134 kph (252.9mph)

[@D3Mp5]

How the *fuck* are these things road legal lol. The Department of Transport in any Australian state would have a fucking heart attack if they saw something like this on the road.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

No mention of the brakes, engine displacement, RWD?

[@stevesolo16]

Are you running a 454 chevy stock block or is the block an aftermarket Dart or Merlin variant? I love how tame it looks on the outside!

[@dabotz_draws]

To be honest, I do not get why he used a Audi as base... if you are going to build a mean FR machine, why start with a FWD??? Of course, giving the fact that he wasn't going to leave much of the original car, probably it is just because he liked the style.

[@dabotz_draws]

Audi GT? They made a Quattro version of it? The Über Audi Quattro was the "Quattro" version of the first model GT... I thought they kept the naming scheme. However, the original Audi architecture is about as crappy as you can go, to build a RWD (famously, the AWD Audis are any bit as understeering as the FWD base models, which limited the initial results of the aforementioned Über Quattro, till someone figured to enter turns almost purely by handbrake)... Then again, of that (starting with the overboard frontal motor), this car has nothing.

[@DominicMadbull90]

Audi 200 20v rs quattro 2.2 L Turbo 5 Cyl top speed 323 km/h street legal

[@karlsanderkorb3284]

It has a big ol' V8

[@NOTORIOUS_CODM]

The Car Guy Not this one the one the guy that mentioned 5 cylinder, it reach 325 kmh with little tuning

[@DBGMLV]

Not in a 1/4 mile.

[@NOTORIOUS_CODM]

DBGMLV no just the top speed

[@TheWanskiz]

Very fast even for America. That crazy ass street legal 65 Nova from a few years ago is that fastest I have seen. It ran a 6 flat if I am not mistaken. Not sure how much ether of them weights but my old 64 Nova was only 2600 with a 383 ci and not weight reductions I only made it heavier actually.

[@TheSpyChecker]

''Nobody in Europe has been able to beat Andy's record'' Beating his 1/4th time alone, or while also being street legal? I doubt his time wouldn't be beaten, we get some 7 second cars here in Aus now and again. Few of them even street legal.

[@chefgiovanni]

I just gained a bit of respect for Audi, but way more for the builder of this super car.

[@kappakappa4507]

chefgiovanni its amazing

[@chefgiovanni]

He is amazing. Audi is over rated and overpriced, just like BMW.

[@HeavyMetalBear11]

I find cars like this quite boring, yeah it's quick in a straight line.. just my opinion

[@CreedK]

Who the fuck cares what kind of engine is in it? Everyone acts as if the car is complete garbage now and should be destroyed immediately. If you are going to try to make the car as fast as possible, you are going to achieve that speed by any means necessary.

[@emiliosgregoriou8943]

+-T-X-M- Well I wouldn't call it shit, I doubt he could reach anything close to that speed if it wasn't for the engine. If it's his car, he does what he wants.

[@emiliosgregoriou8943]

-T-X-M- There's nothing wrong with that. People like you shouldn't be called car enthusiasts, because a true car enthusiast appreciates all builds. There is no rule that says you have to keep the engine German if you own a German car, not grow some bollocks and get on with your life.

[@NealonHD]

+Emilios Gregoriou Well on my side (I´am German) I dont really mind the engine swap neither do I find the american V8 bad. (If something is wrong with the grammer I used I appreciate a correction, wanna get better in english ^^)

[@foolhunter6509]

+-T-X-M- The quickest drag cars all run American V8s or engines based on their design. What do you think top-fuel dragsters use? Any guesses?

[@leaninheavy]

+-T-X-M- you people make me fucking cringe.

[@mbogaba667]

Jonny after hearing the hp figures ''I THINK ITS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I GO FOR A DRIVE IN IT NOW''🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘🚘

[@steventaylor9872]

What is wrong with you lot on here, there’s nothing wrong with this car it’s a work of art, crafted by a man with a passion for cars, I’ve met john and he is a top notch bloke he built me an engine a couple of years ago, what an awesome piece of kit it is, did I mention it’s a Chevy engine no, it’s a 7.4ltr big block monster not some tin can pea rattling shit, so stop pulling his car down because jealousy is not a nice thing to have.

[@cybertree]

*It's SO REFRESHING to see Europeans and other nations who appreciate big power, and don't automatically hate American automotive!* Because I'm American and I appreciate lightness, handling, and smaller (but good power to weight ratio) engines. When I see a gentleman from England that has a passion for big V8 torque, acceleration and robustness, it warms my soul a little because *ALL GEARHEADS ARE THE SAME DEEP DOWN.* We just want our vehicles to perform at their best, how you do that may give it different characteristics, but they all have benefits.

[@hpod3sx]

GT-R AMS Alpha Omega - ~2000hp full interior + safety cage 7.7s @ 186mph... and that was one year ago...

[@foolhunter6509]

+hpod3sx And this Audi was 10 years ago...

[@Vitiuxa]

12 stoned passengers in the car?

[@Nanorisk]

+Vitiuxa "Stone" is a British weight unit. Also American people are 100+ pounded.

[@DildorTheDecent]

+Nanorisk stoned = high (usually refers to cannabis) 12 high passengers is what he's getting at.

[@Nanorisk]

DildorTheDecent Com'on, don't spoil that :)

[@DildorTheDecent]

Nanorisk get rekt

[@Nanorisk]

DildorTheDecent kudos for taking jokes seriously.

[@johntechwriter]

Attention anti-American engine whiners! There's no shortage of super-fast Audi-engined Audis! Their Group B (street legal) rally car held the record at the 14 mile Pike's Peak hill climb for years. If you can't think that far back, just go for a spin in a current S7. Then maybe you won't be so insecure about this very cool guy putting a monster GM mill in his little Audi sedan and turning it into an outrageous drag racer. Instead of getting into a snit, give the guy credit for his mechanical skills -- wedging that huge V8 plus blower under the hood, and keeping the rear track width unchanged. I'll bet Audi's own R&D engineers would be fascinated by what he's done. And flattered that he chose one of their cars as the starting point.

[@MidNightFreakOZ]

1:42 (The most overwhelming face expression) :DDDDD---> seriously

[@Exekutioncro]

1:20 "usually powering .... " what did he say ?

[@NegativeNumbers427]

+Exekution cro Motorhomes / RVs.

[@filmopfil]

i still remember and talk about this car . this dude is a legend .

[@Joe50485]

Ultimate sleeper car

[@jameshamilton1181]

UK's Steve Neimantas has a Street Legal Bentley Continental with a Steve Morris Twin turbo 615ci 3000hp Engine that recently ran 195mph wheel spinning across the finish line. The Data logger showed a wheel speed of 222mph. Featured in Australian Street Machine Magazine September 2015.

[@NegativeNumbers427]

+james hamilton That Bentley build didn't exist at the time this video was recorded.

[@azuraelion]

Very impressive since the car looks nice too.

[@scottskinner577]

Street Legal?? What in Gods name are the laws there?

[@dubbeh]

as long as the car passes the safety check, and the engine puts out the correct emissions, you can do what you want lol the UK is quite strict lol

[@MakeSh00t]

@@dubbeh you are dumb in Europe not legal .. Only UK can be like this.

[@dubbeh]

@@MakeSh00t you are dumb, cause you pointed out something i was saying lol you just dont understand

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

@@MakeSh00t last time I looked UK is part of Europe.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

Then it started to rain. Is anyone surprised?

[@iggysfriend4431]

I love how John the driver at the 1 min 50 mark looks completely bored driving this monster. I'd be ginning like a nutter.

[@horst696]

no 5 cylindre, no thumb up.

[@R1CH130]

What’s this running these days? Red Victor 3 is sub 5 seconds so wondered if this is still going strong too.

[@DrMurdercock]

Why the LS? Because he didn't want to spend 1,000,000 on engine parts to make an Audi fast

[@gauravsingh-yq6ty]

your introduction music is awesome. love it

[@jamiestirzaker2699]

Fastest at accelerating, not top speed. Nevertheless, this is a crazy car!. Love to have this old banger next to a Veyron at the traffic lights.

[@benyahun]

John you need to take it to Drag Week

[@magnificent10304]

.........y are we talking about corners for a drag car? If he wanted a car that could turn he would've built one. That's like saying u wanna work out your stomach to get a 6pack an do nothing but push ups. Buggati lap time track records ain't all that impressive either, about two secs faster than a 2017 civic type R. I swear people love to hate an complain about nothing instead of saying nice job, crazy car. As far as engines are concerned, I'm sure Audi cost way more an he chose the v8 to keep the cost an simplicity down, props to this man's effort.

[@youegg9873]

This is cool and all, but this is all about power. It would be a lot more interesting to see the fastest street legal car around a track. To see who could best balance handling and power, and if anyone could beat the supercars

[@extrabass287]

i could have been happy if the engine was from like a mustang or a corvette but from a RV. thats a whole new challenge tbh

[@DaveWuzHere]

That grin says it all lol

[@Rabarbersq]

That is a Chevy engine in Audi's skin - that is NOT an AUDI!!!

[@craigwerner7370]

+Rabarberss Funkers It is an audi.. BODY.. Sure is.. I am also quite sure the title for the car also says audi... Man everyone is hating on the car.. why?

[@appelpower1]

+Rabarberss Funkers Ford used a Volvo engine in some of its cars, including the Focus ST and RS. That doesnt make those cars any less Ford-ish...

[@alexanderrahl482]

+Craig Werner Just alot of pissy ass euros.

[@appelpower1]

Alexander Rahl I'm European and I don't mind, so your argument is invalid.

[@vforvendetta4538]

+Craig Werner I surprise it's like a heart transplant u take the most German thing of all the engine and make it American to some people that's scandalous . to others its just a means to an end its all just opinions at end of the day as cars are just objects no life or sole only materials and what emotions we project onto them

[@AdussFadass]

What about the fastest street car in England? The Red Vitor 3 hits over 220mph in the 1/4 mile and this one hits 193mph. England is in Europe. This isn't the fastest street car.

[@joshbacon8241]

Why does rain completely stop play in drag racing and they don’t race in the rain?

[@rhysbargh3574]

Because there is so little grip in the rain the tyres spin up way into the gears, causing higher speed crashes

[@JTV84]

trust jonny to set a world record just by sitting there.

[@creacom4336]

Hi guys, could anyone tell me which soundtrack starts at 0:40 please ? It's something I used to hear as far back as in 2010 but never figured out what it was :( Help please ?

[@azuraelion]

I like how it's street legal too.

[@woooster17]

Balls... no I5, I have a TVR with a V8...and a Focus ST with a 5 cylinder so I'm a fan of both, but this NEEDED it's Audi 5 pot heart..

[@gges1605]

Don't you have to actually beat red victors time before posting that this is faster than red victor seems a bit of a moot point but an important one

[@v1los]

+Gary Stewart My thoughts exactly....So basically NOT the fastest street legal car in Europe!!!

[@Shazzkid]

But can it get more than 5mpg?

[@doctorgroovy9514]

Nice time. Nature still wins! =>

[@martink.9442]

Bullshit Car. No 5 cilinder == NO Audi.

[@joe125ful]

+Martin K. Yes!

[@skadoldotri97]

yes inline 5 turbo is the best. then the vr6 2.9. I like that more than the R32 motor.

[@lexthatsall9322]

+Billy Joe No, 8 is better(more) than 5, no replacement for displacement. i would not call it an audi with it having a chevy powerplant, but sbc BBC will always make more hp, part-for-par,t than something half their size. Small motors take a lot more to get high power, not to mention torque.

[@lexthatsall9322]

+Billy Joe I like spending all my money on gasoline, if you couldn't tell.

[@benben071]

+Martin K. So an R8 is not an Audi you say?

[@KGEE-WeTheGees]

Did not expect to see POD on here 😂

[@ocman6075]

In the beginning the narrator makes a mistake this is not the world's fastest street legal car. There are cars in the US that run in drag week that are street legal and are much faster.

[@serjoprot]

I guess now this is better than top gear

[@neilurwin9670]

An Amazing Car All The Best.

[@Surroundx]

There's a street legal R32 GTR here in Australia that has run 7.66

[@olekdah]

Street legal Red Victor 3 in GB in 2019: 5.95@419 kph(260 mph) kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWGkn2CipbWLrdU&ab_channel=RedVictorRacing

[@dod_the_angel]

The driver is basically Kimi raikkonen with a Yorkshire accent

[@soundseeker63]

There is a Honda Civic with a 1.8 engine that will crack 200mph in the same space....and its FWD too....!?!!!? :-0

[@lifeofafixer9101]

All Honda drivers will tell you theirs can do that!

[@soundseeker63]

CathalDub Yes, but I've only seen footage of ONE that actually will!!

[@alycestapleton]

soundseeker63 stfu you clueless fuckwit

[@soundseeker63]

Gaz Girl Intelligent response :-D

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Ah, unprovoked hostility ...welcome to KZbin: breeding ground for a myriad of sociopathic keyboard warriors.

[@theofficialstig]

what is the top speed though

[@crown470]

193mph

[@farbschauer91]

Legal in which country? Just UK maybe, there german TÜV won't allow a wing like that, also noch big tires etc

[@waveman0]

how can such a car (a dedicated drag car) be street legal, registered and insured? A true 'street' car has a full interior, options such as air con and be capable of sitting in traffic on a hot day for 1/2 an hour and not over heat.

[@DarkMagician6HF]

+Orion Just because it's in cars that are for sale doesn't mean they are required to make a car street legal.

[@waveman0]

DarkMagician6HF you missed my point, I have issue with people calling a car a 'street' car when it is clearly a drag car that, through some quirk in the law can be registered. I would also say here in Australia as soon as the coppers saw that car they would pull it over and issue a default notice, or as soon as it launched aggressively off the lights and a copper saw it they would seize the car (because of our anti-hoon laws) and sell it, and the driver could do nothing about it.

[@v1los]

+Orion 'Street Legal' just means that it can be legally driven on a public road. Whether it has a full interior or air con is totally irreverent.

[@waveman0]

v1los you missed my point, I have issue with people calling a car a 'street' car when it is clearly a drag car that, through some quirk in the law can be registered.

[@matthijsgerretse3217]

note: 193 m/h equals just over 300 km/h, a Ferrari F12 TDF reaches 335 km/h...

[@matthijsgerretse3217]

+Jamie s4 look at all the fucks i don't give!!

[@jamess424]

+Matthijs Gerretse as long as you admit you FAIL totally. ok thanks

[@matthijsgerretse3217]

+Jamie s4 nah

[@matwatson7947]

I dont follow how this can be the fastest? This was 2015 so a decent handleful of street legal cars were hitting 200+. The Veyron is the best example but Lambo's, Ferraris (the usual suspects) were all churning out 200+ street legal cars...or am I wrong somewhere

[@jonesy66691]

I never realised drag radials were road legal

[@IamCombustible]

Pretty much anything with indicators and number plates is road legal in the UK.

[@VxO4fame]

must be fun driving it during traffic jam :D

[@keensweep]

Isn't drag racing one event in which thin, worn out, tires may actually make your time quicker?

[@Scootermagoo]

+keensweep Yes and no.. Drag race cars race on "slicks" tires without tread.. But street tires without a lot of tread can be either slippery or high traction depending on the compound of the tire and the type of surface you are on. Concrete with rubber and "bald" tires is high traction, bald tires on hot asphalt tends to be low traction because the surface has oils on it from the surface itself.

[@Vazin]

Who the fuck would switch out an Audi 5 cylinder engine for a damn V8...

[@foolhunter6509]

+TUNGUSKA HD Someone who wanted to run a mid 7-second quarter mile?

[@alexkruger5234]

foolhunter lol. NO problem for a 2.2 l. With a big turbo

[@OlavAlexanderMjelde]

What is "fastest" ? Is it top speed, accelleration and over what distance? (Title doesent really tell). In Norway there is a street legal car that got 407km/h (1407hp), the car in this video made a bit over 300km/h.

[@MuscleCarFan01]

Quarter mile (400m) trap speed and time, 193 MPH @ 7.68

[@dergrammarfuhrer1901]

Yeah, strictly speaking it should be "quickest" since they're talking about quarter mile times, "fast" is a measure of speed and there are definitely faster street legal cars, but "quick" is a measure of time, you wouldn't get a "fast time" at a drag strip, it should be a quick time.

[@MuscleCarFan01]

Der Grammar Führer Yup, A lot of people are always talking about how "fast" their car is and the first thing they mention is 0-60.

[@xeetrix2869]

In America these speeds aren't to uncommon haha , most of them here are a tad faster, the street legal ones that is

[@samiraperi467]

That grin @ 1:40. :D

[@LtRoastAhoe]

Meanwhile in the states there are street legal cars running low 6s...

[@chrismartin6427]

Lt. Roast-a-hoe maybe but you'll be fucked if you have to turn a corner in one of them at any speed . That Audi's biggest mistake is the V8 engine in the front should of kept the 2.2 L 20 valve 5 cylinder turbo that came with it standard and just tuned that bad boy up not saying it would be faster but it would sound a lot fucking better

[@alycestapleton]

Lt. Roast-a-hoe also how are t h is car street cars where this the a/c full stell body etc etc please this cars are bullshit and not real street cars

[@NegativeNumbers427]

This is a decade old video and record.

[@Daddimirr]

Chevy v8’s are one of the cheapest drivetrains with the biggest aftermarket plus huge following

[@Kneedragon1962]

... So when was this filmed? Because I saw a clip about a month ago, with an Australian VL C'Dore, 3.0 litre, (about '86 ~ '88) that was running 7.2s on street radials. They're all very quick, but Red Victor and this thing and quite a few drag cars in the states, they're an awful long way from being normal road cars. Like the old group B rally cars, they're a fibreglass replica of a production car, wrapped around an exotic racing machine. The VL I mention, different animal entirely. Original body, in steel, original engine, (rather hotted of course), original suspension layout and design... and it regularly runs mid to low 7s. ... Is it street legal? er ... Good question. It has lights and mirrors and stuff, and they drive it to and from the track. Whether it would pass a hostile dept transport inspection, I'm not so sure. Equally, it has a roll bar, but not a full cage. And it doesn't seem to have a parachute. ... It's not a drag car, because there are a number of fundamental rules in drag racing it doesn't comply with. And it does still have a full steel monocoque chassis / body from the factory, factory glass and doors and ...

[@NegativeNumbers427]

+Kneedragon1962 Red Victor (the version mentioned in this video) and this "Audi" both still retain their steel bodies.

[@Kneedragon1962]

+NegativeNumbers427 Ok... There's some contest in the 'states, where they drive from track to track and pull a small trailer. The cars are legal, or at least they should be. But they're like funny cars... They're a lightweight 'glass body that flips up as one piece...

[@NegativeNumbers427]

Kneedragon1962 Dragweek. Good watch. Starts again in October. Point is. At the time of recording, this car was one of the quickest, along with Red Victor. Both had Steel bodies. But this was all a few years ago. Things have become way more competitive over the years, so naturally people would use lighter parts, etc. Plus there's the ease of use with fibreglass: taking the panels off for maintenence, or making replacement panels instead of having to find another panel, cut it, weld it, and all that crap.

[@Kneedragon1962]

NegativeNumbers427 I can see good reasons to do it, on a competition vehicle, but it complicates the business of being a spectator. 8-)

[@cnwd3295]

This was filmed in 2005, I believe.

[@ashram7936]

1:41 how it feels to chew five gums

[@coreymarinello2344]

bro street outlaws in murica has street legal cars that run 6 sec quarter mile

[@CmdrTomalak]

I honestly had no idea that drag racing was a 'thing' in Europe.

[@foxt9151]

and its the fastest street legal car in the UK. No way this would be even close to street legal here in germany. the street legal parts stops at the wing, height, exhaust, rollcage, engine... pretty much everything besides the steering wheel is hella illegal.

[@FSXNOOB]

BeastMode :)

[@snakebitten6967]

Sal Patel's Viper would crush Red Victory and this car. Its a 6 sec car and fully street legal.

[@harleymoulder443]

sick car

[@mmmeijer0]

I'm sorry but for me Red Victor 1 is still the most brutal street legal beast

[@black5f]

So it's US made GM V8 muscle engine with a US muscle Ford diff to get the power to the tarmac. Built on a space frame with Audi panels and badge stuck on? I hope Audi are paying you to carry that badge on it?

[@Tom-ig5yv]

12 stone passenger onboard ? how big are the stones

[@andre-th2rw]

Why are people even bringing up the murica vs euro debate here, this car is fully custom and modified to death, apart from the god dammed shell and logos its not even an audi anymore. How are the origins of the parts even relevant? You guys boggle my mind.

[@stephen9869]

Very disappointed it didn't have the 5 cyl turbo....

[@jacktherimmer]

That’s basically a vxr8 engine with 100000 grand in it

[@grzegorzsenator3506]

That tyres are street legal?