This Toyota MR2 has been fitted with a turbine propelsion system. No, not turbo turbines but jet turbines! GE T-58 turbines, weighed only 250 lbs and delivered 1,050 hp each. Thrust is powered by twin The T58 is one of the most reliable helicopter engines in the world. Today, the United States Marine Corps uses it on Marine One, the U.S. President's helicopter transport.
It's coupled with 4 fuel tanks, power steering, power brakes and a whole lot of security features like fire supression and roll-over protection.
The seller says the car originally did not have the wing to provide downforce and it wanted to take off at 225km/h but after adding the wings it stayed solid on the ground until 300km/h.
Naturally the car goes forward only. No reverse gear available. Probably could use an electric motor attached to the axle for reverse.
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It's coupled with 4 fuel tanks, power steering, power brakes and a whole lot of security features like fire supression and roll-over protection.
The seller says the car originally did not have the wing to provide downforce and it wanted to take off at 225km/h but after adding the wings it stayed solid on the ground until 300km/h.
Naturally the car goes forward only. No reverse gear available. Probably could use an electric motor attached to the axle for reverse.
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Im surprised about that one. I was talking to a guy with a MR2 an hour ago about this car. He said he was going to try to drop maybe a supra engine into his MR2. I said " thats pretty all out the only thing faster would be if you put jet engines in it lol".( I was just joking around) He knew exactly what I was talking about tho. He said the one he saw was black. So maybe there is a second one out there.
