Reaching Mach Speed

2008 Racer Motors Mach 5

I'm afraid I have another fictional car that has been brought to life. If you've seen the Speed Racer movie back in 2008, you've probably seen Emile Hirsch in the driver seat of this car wearing a blue shirt, leather racing gloves, a red bandana, and a helmet with an M on it. Thanks to Computer Generated Images, we were supposed to believe that the Mach 5 was a real car. The one he sat in while filming the movie was a model. But, a company known as Racer Motors brought the actual car to life.

GO! Speed Racer GO!

Believe it when I say this: this car is as fast as everyone thinks it is. Under the hood is a real 8.0-liter Quad-Turbocharged 1,700 horsepower V12 engine. Racer Motors says the car will do 0 to 60 in less than 2.4 seconds and over 300 MPH. Road & Track took this car to an oval circuit and averaged 271 MPH. That's faster than the fastest production car in the world, the Bugatti Veyron SuperSport. The wheels are 5-spoke circles fitted with Yokohama Supercar tires. The gadgets work as well.

Buzz-saws under the bonnet

When will this car come out? How about never. Racer Motors only made one, and that one was for the museums. So, there you are: another fictional car brought to life.