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Title: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: Ziad on 26 August 2009, 02:45:10

 :o

I don't know what to think after reading this:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/210264/vauxhall_omega.html

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: sneakypenguin on 26 August 2009, 04:02:13

 8-)

Holy crap, that is quite impressive, although I don't think his mpg will be too good at those speeds.

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: Jimbob on 26 August 2009, 07:44:23

yup, that is one hell of a car, been on here a few times over the years

gimme gimme gimme

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: Martin_1962 on 26 August 2009, 08:24:38

That is the RATS Omega

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: HNO3GOH on 26 August 2009, 08:27:31

If you have £91,000 that you want to spend then you can have one, i would :D :D  I think it had a crash on the nurburgring and is no more :'(

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: humbucker on 26 August 2009, 09:20:39

there is footage of this car on youtube on the test drive that the magazine went out on, they took it to the mercedes test track if i remember correctly.

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 26 August 2009, 09:32:19

Quote

:o

I don't know what to think after reading this:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/210264/vauxhall_omega.html

It's a great read all the same Ziad :y

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 26 August 2009, 18:17:52

Here you go.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N__PXqzuyB0[/media]

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: Stevie-blunder on 26 August 2009, 18:45:17

WOW  ;D :y ;D

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: NiallyV6CDX on 26 August 2009, 22:43:09

Wow that is just savage!!!! :o :D 8-)
Very confidence inspiring to know the omega's airodynamics are that good! :)
Never has an almera steering rack travelled so fast!

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: Ziad on 26 August 2009, 23:46:09

Here you go again:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.rats.no/omega_tg.html&ei=w6iVSs_tCNPilAedmIywDQ&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DRATS%2Bomega%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DL7k

This is the actual RATS descriptions from his website. I had to get a translation from google, but still worth the read even though the english is not so great  :y

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: BigAl on 27 August 2009, 00:22:10

Quote

:o

I don't know what to think after reading this:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/210264/vauxhall_omega.html

"That’s 199.5mph. In the wet. The man’s obviously a nutter." - that sums it up nicely :y

Title: Re: Could this be true? Opel Omega with 1005bhp???
Post by: Ziad on 27 August 2009, 00:46:23

Quote

Quote

:o

I don't know what to think after reading this:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/210264/vauxhall_omega.html

"That’s 199.5mph. In the wet. The man’s obviously a nutter." - that sums it up nicely :y

Yep mate! I don't think anyone could have put a better description to that  ::)