2008 Woodie Awards
T-Rex returns in a big way
S.G. Mahaney
Issue date: 10/24/07 Section: Sports
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With an awe-inspiring design and performance to match, the T-Rex is sure to make any buyer, or driver for that matter, very happy.
Thanks to a body consisting of reinforced fiberglass plastic sandwich construction, carbon fiber windscreen and headrests, this car's dry weight is only 900 pounds. Now mix that factor with the Kawasaki ZZR1200 engine an 1164cc inline 4 cylinder, dual overhead cam with ram air setup into the equation and you get a devastating blow to even a Porsche driver's ego.
This lightweight beast will rocket from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 140 mph. What does that translate to? A whole lot of fun in an extremely cool package.
All this monstrous power from the engine has to get to the wheels somehow, right? That's where the sequential 6-speed close ratio gear box comes into play. This setup allows for clean, short, crisp shifting as you blow down the street passing up hopped up Evos and Mustangs.
Considering this vehicle can pull the same performance numbers as a Porsche 911 Turbo S, not much could stand up to it other than super cars and exotics.
So, the downsides? Let's just say driving in the rain would leave you a little wet. The T-Rex is more of a mix between a small car and a motorcycle. With its open cockpit and three wheels, it isn't a vehicle that was built on practicality. It was built with one thing in mind, performance.
The two seats fit anyone under 6 feet 4 inches comfortably. If you're at that height and over, than the company can modify the vehicle so you can sit and enjoy the ride. In fact, the seats can slide back and forth to adjust to most people.
Being assembled in Quebec, Canada, by a company called Campagna makes this rocket of a vehicle hard to obtain and a bit pricey: around $43,000. Not exactly a Honda Civic figure.
But then again, these aren't being produced in the U.S. and there's not many distributors on the West Coast, except for Big Kid Toy's in Napa.
That's right, the same store that has the Smart car. They have two T-Rexes on their lot right now. E.J., the store owner, said that the vehicle "is a blast to drive."
The vehicle was intended for performance enthusiasts and everything about the vehicle screams that. It's something that not everyone owns so you never have to worry about driving it down the street and seeing some other person in the same vehicle with the same exact color coming the other way. But, just in case, the vehicle comes in a few different colors. Some of the colors are red, blue and yellow.
Even with its downfalls, the T-Rex is still something that can be driven 6 to 8 months out of the year. And if you have the money to own it and one other car, go for it.
Especially if you like to catch peoples attention and go fast.
Thanks to a body consisting of reinforced fiberglass plastic sandwich construction, carbon fiber windscreen and headrests, this car's dry weight is only 900 pounds. Now mix that factor with the Kawasaki ZZR1200 engine an 1164cc inline 4 cylinder, dual overhead cam with ram air setup into the equation and you get a devastating blow to even a Porsche driver's ego.
This lightweight beast will rocket from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 140 mph. What does that translate to? A whole lot of fun in an extremely cool package.
All this monstrous power from the engine has to get to the wheels somehow, right? That's where the sequential 6-speed close ratio gear box comes into play. This setup allows for clean, short, crisp shifting as you blow down the street passing up hopped up Evos and Mustangs.
Considering this vehicle can pull the same performance numbers as a Porsche 911 Turbo S, not much could stand up to it other than super cars and exotics.
So, the downsides? Let's just say driving in the rain would leave you a little wet. The T-Rex is more of a mix between a small car and a motorcycle. With its open cockpit and three wheels, it isn't a vehicle that was built on practicality. It was built with one thing in mind, performance.
The two seats fit anyone under 6 feet 4 inches comfortably. If you're at that height and over, than the company can modify the vehicle so you can sit and enjoy the ride. In fact, the seats can slide back and forth to adjust to most people.
Being assembled in Quebec, Canada, by a company called Campagna makes this rocket of a vehicle hard to obtain and a bit pricey: around $43,000. Not exactly a Honda Civic figure.
But then again, these aren't being produced in the U.S. and there's not many distributors on the West Coast, except for Big Kid Toy's in Napa.
That's right, the same store that has the Smart car. They have two T-Rexes on their lot right now. E.J., the store owner, said that the vehicle "is a blast to drive."
The vehicle was intended for performance enthusiasts and everything about the vehicle screams that. It's something that not everyone owns so you never have to worry about driving it down the street and seeing some other person in the same vehicle with the same exact color coming the other way. But, just in case, the vehicle comes in a few different colors. Some of the colors are red, blue and yellow.
Even with its downfalls, the T-Rex is still something that can be driven 6 to 8 months out of the year. And if you have the money to own it and one other car, go for it.
Especially if you like to catch peoples attention and go fast.
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