Dodge Viper and Mitsubishi Evolution

[Pamela]

I wanna see the cop car that could catch it to give the driver a ticket!

[xoxoxoBruce]

You can't outrun the radio.

[Griff]

The Dubai Police decided that what they already had in stock just wasn’t enough, so they decided to go and get themselves the second-fastest car in the world, the Bugatti Veyron. While the Dubai police could overtake almost everything on the road, they apparently need a car that take down anything. Capable of speeds up to 268 miles per hour and hitting 60 miles per hour from zero in just 2.5 seconds, there’s no way anything can get out of the Veyron’s grasp – unless a Hennessey Venom GT shows up. It set the police department back a cool $1.6 million, but hey, it’s Dubai!

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Griff

The Dubai Police decided that what they already had in stock just wasn’t enough, so they decided to go and get themselves the second-fastest car in the world, the Bugatti Veyron. While the Dubai police could overtake almost everything on the road, they apparently need a car that take down anything. Capable of speeds up to 268 miles per hour and hitting 60 miles per hour from zero in just 2.5 seconds, there’s no way anything can get out of the Veyron’s grasp – unless a Hennessey Venom GT shows up. It set the police department back a cool $1.6 million, but hey, it’s Dubai!

A helicopter and radios are faster.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by glatt

A helicopter and radios are faster.

Radios, yeah, ok. But, helicopters? Only just. The Eurocopter X3* is the world's fastest chopper at 293mph. The second fastest? The Chinook. It'd get left behind pretty quick at 196mph, though, if it weren't for curves.

According to this anyway.



*The X3 is a compound helicopter, and has forward facing props to help with thrust.

[xoxoxoBruce]

It's the curves, the chopper will head 'em off at the pass.

Oh, and did I mention that Veyron at speed will run out of fuel in minutes?

[tw]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

The Eurocopter X3* is the world's fastest chopper at 293mph.

Sikorsky is reviving one that can fly closer to 400 MPH. First version vibrated destructively. Modifications are to quash vibrations.

Today's engines are based in what Indy engines were doing about 1948. We know what Indy engines are doing today. How many years before that technology will be standard in cars?