Evo 7 RS Sprint - Lock your car or it will be gone in 60 seconds!
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Evo 7 RS Sprint - Lock your car or it will be gone in 60 seconds!
Following is an extract from the RS Sprint Roadtest May 1, on http://www.topgear.beeb.com
"The RS Sprint driver also has to be prepared to find little favour with most other road users, save from car jackers. Which brings us on to the matter of the car’s performance figures. The sole importers (Xtreme Automobiles, previously known as Ralliart UK) very realistically estimate that the 0-60mph benchmark can be whipped past in just 4.2 seconds. And they have firm evidence for the claimed top speed.
One of the first RS Sprints to come here was stolen. The police spotted the car on the M40, where their VASCAR equipment clocked it reaching 152mph. A Stinger was used to shred its front tyres, after which it continued for 11 miles – constantly topping 100mph. By the time it came to a stop, the wheels had ground down to their hubs. "
- Top Gear
"The RS Sprint driver also has to be prepared to find little favour with most other road users, save from car jackers. Which brings us on to the matter of the car’s performance figures. The sole importers (Xtreme Automobiles, previously known as Ralliart UK) very realistically estimate that the 0-60mph benchmark can be whipped past in just 4.2 seconds. And they have firm evidence for the claimed top speed.
One of the first RS Sprints to come here was stolen. The police spotted the car on the M40, where their VASCAR equipment clocked it reaching 152mph. A Stinger was used to shred its front tyres, after which it continued for 11 miles – constantly topping 100mph. By the time it came to a stop, the wheels had ground down to their hubs. "
- Top Gear