Comments on: RoadRazer – Hayabusa Powered Street Racer

By: GenWaylaid

GenWaylaid — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:32:10 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up, Neil.

I also feel a lot better now about California registration fees. As long as I get “smogged” every couple years I can keep a 3.4L car on the road for about $100. Mind you, the strength/displacement ratio of American engines is a lot like that of American beer.

I have heard of special import exemptions in the U.S. that allow a few of some exotic make to be brought here without crash testing. I don’t know whether such cars are considered fully road legal or “just for show,” though.

By: neil

neil — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:01:36 +0000

to GenWaylaid, the key is the SVA he mentions on the website. This was introduced to help kit car manufacturers do small production runs without having to do lots of destructive testing. It’s pretty pragmatic for our govt. – some sense for a change!
Road tax(registration) is an annual charge which used to be a flat rate but is now based on your vehicles class and engine size. For example my girlfriends 1.1 litre Peugeot costs about USD100, but my mates 2.0 Vectra costs about USD300. This was introduce to try to persuade people to drive smaller engined cars.
The MoT is a roadworthiness test which cars must pass if they are more than 3 years old. It checks things like emissions, strength of your brakes, handbrake operation, lighting system etc. For other items/systems the basic premise is “if it’s installed it must work”. For example if you have a spare wheel the tyre must be legal. If you don’t have a spare, it doesn’t matter.

By: GenWaylaid

GenWaylaid — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:00:12 +0000

First the Ariel Atom, now this. It never ceases to amaze me what can be made road legal in the U.K. I thought they had to pass regular M.O.T. inspections and pay ridiculous registration taxes over there.

Any British readers know why they get all the cool toys?

By: chris

chris — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:41:40 +0000

looks like it would be an amazing ride! good thing you can’t see it while you’re having that ride, though.

By: Alejandro Martinez

Alejandro Martinez — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:45:12 +0000

It only weighs 666lbs! That is awesome. The performance must be ridiculous. Great acceleration, braking and cornering all in one package. I agree that from the side it looks a bit wierd. With some minor body changes, it could really be a hit. A front wing and a rear wing could help with added downforce while also helping the looks to get away from that front snout it has. Bottom line; watch out Ariel Atom…