Top 10 race machines based on production carsUnlike categories such as Formula 1 and Le Mans LMP1 where each competitor must design and build their own race cars, there are other race categories in which street cars are modified for competition.
This week, our top 10 features race cars that are based on production vehicles and that can be purchased. We arranged them in order of price, starting with the cheapest (for under $100,000) to the most expensive (ranging in the several hundreds of thousands of dollars). 4 in-line, 1.6 litre Zetec, 16v, 170 bhp, 5 speed sequential gearbox, 1030 kg, 65 000$ 4 in-line turbo, 2 litres, 300 bhp, paddle shifts 6-speed gearbox, 1155 kg, $86,000 V8, 5.86 litres, 860 bhp, 4 speed manual H pattern, 1451kg, $125,000 V6, 3.5 litres, 24v, 330 bhp, paddle shifts 6-speed gearbox, 900kg, $135,000 V6, 4 litres, 365 bhp, 6-speed sequential gearbox, 1190 kg, $160,000 Flat 6, 3,8 litres, 24v, 400 bhp, 6-speed sequential manual gearbox, 1000kg, $221,000 V8, 4.5 litres, 570 bhp, 7-speed sequential, 1220kg, $292,000 V10, 5.2 litres, 500 bhp, 6-speed sequential gearbox, 1250kg, $357,000 V8, 6.3 litres, 563 bhp, paddle shifts 6-speed gearbox, 1620kg, $455,000 V8 turbo, 3.8 litres, 32v, 493 bhp, paddle shifts 6-speed gearbox, $490,000 |
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