Renault Laguna Hartge BiTurbo
Poslato: 23 Okt 2012, 16:15
Posle Safrana i Laguna je trebala dobiti svoju jacu verziju.
ali nazalost to se nije desilo.
The Laguna Biturbo was to follow the Safrane Biturbo, and was also developed by Hartge. The PRV V6 was put into a higher state of tune- most sources say 280bhp and 294lb-ft (400nM) torque. The Laguna Biturbo was front-wheel-drive only, which surely would’ve been a handful -- nothing back in 1995 had even remotely that much power going to the front wheels (besides Northstar Cadillacs! Heyoo!). The press car was painted a beautiful shade of light blue, and if you recognize those 18″ alloys as the wheels from a Bugatti EB110, then you get bonus points. It’s a shame… it would’ve been the French Viggen.
Performance claims for the Laguna were similar to the Safrane: 0-100km/h in 7.2 seconds, with a top speed of 254 km/h would’ve wiped the floor with hot hatches of the 90′s: this was back when the Golf VR6 with it’s 172 horsepower was considered a bit past the edge of reason. Interestingly, some digging in forums shows that at some point the car was resprayed black, the wheels went back on a Bugatti where they belonged, and it’s traded hands a few times. You’d be tempted to think it’s fake until you see the Hartge VIN plate under the hood.
After that, Renault settled down and stopped building bizarre, overly powerful family cars. Just kidding, they made a street legal go-kart and then stuffed a big V6 in the back seat of a Clio. Not so boring after all.
ali nazalost to se nije desilo.
The Laguna Biturbo was to follow the Safrane Biturbo, and was also developed by Hartge. The PRV V6 was put into a higher state of tune- most sources say 280bhp and 294lb-ft (400nM) torque. The Laguna Biturbo was front-wheel-drive only, which surely would’ve been a handful -- nothing back in 1995 had even remotely that much power going to the front wheels (besides Northstar Cadillacs! Heyoo!). The press car was painted a beautiful shade of light blue, and if you recognize those 18″ alloys as the wheels from a Bugatti EB110, then you get bonus points. It’s a shame… it would’ve been the French Viggen.
Performance claims for the Laguna were similar to the Safrane: 0-100km/h in 7.2 seconds, with a top speed of 254 km/h would’ve wiped the floor with hot hatches of the 90′s: this was back when the Golf VR6 with it’s 172 horsepower was considered a bit past the edge of reason. Interestingly, some digging in forums shows that at some point the car was resprayed black, the wheels went back on a Bugatti where they belonged, and it’s traded hands a few times. You’d be tempted to think it’s fake until you see the Hartge VIN plate under the hood.
After that, Renault settled down and stopped building bizarre, overly powerful family cars. Just kidding, they made a street legal go-kart and then stuffed a big V6 in the back seat of a Clio. Not so boring after all.
Jako lep auto u poredjenju sa onim sto je konkurencija izbacivala tih godina. (iskljucujuci Pug 406)
