Electric Radical sets circuit record

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Electric Radical sets circuit record

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Toyota has electrified the Radical racer and put it on the 'Ring for a time just under 7:50.
Top Gear wrote: "To achieve a new lap record at the first attempt, and by such a huge margin, is a great achievement and I am very proud to see TMG's name in the record books."

So said Rob Leupen of Toyota Motorsport GmbH, as he announced that his company's electric supercar, the TMG EV P001, driven by Jochen Krumbach, had blitzed around the Nürburgring in 7m 47.794s to set a new lap record for an electric car. The old one, if you're interested, was set earlier this year by the Peugeot EX1. It was 9m 1.338s.
What does it sound like when you have 590 ft/lbs pushing 2100 lbs plus driver to 162 mph on street tyres (English, ya know)?
Well watch and listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... wHO6sC7Lhs[/video]
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears
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