Mosler Photon
May 23, 2011 | 05:54 PM
#12
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Moslers are awesome.
All carbon monocoque = super light weight, with a legitimate racing pedigree, and your local Corvette mechanic can likely service it, if necessary. They're more than twice as rare as a Koenigsegg or Pagani, and can lap VIR three seconds faster than an LP670SV.
However, as it is essentially a street legal race Lemans prototype, if you are above average height, as I am, you might find headroom a bit cozy. But I think if given the opportunity I would make it work somehow!
All carbon monocoque = super light weight, with a legitimate racing pedigree, and your local Corvette mechanic can likely service it, if necessary. They're more than twice as rare as a Koenigsegg or Pagani, and can lap VIR three seconds faster than an LP670SV.
However, as it is essentially a street legal race Lemans prototype, if you are above average height, as I am, you might find headroom a bit cozy. But I think if given the opportunity I would make it work somehow!
May 23, 2011 | 05:58 PM
#13
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This. And I think 150k is pusing it. And I might be alone but the Dymags never did anything for me. Put some BBS LM's or similar on and then lets talk.
May 23, 2011 | 06:07 PM
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Upcoming Mosler Raptor sounds like a fun drive:
"Just wait until you see the 2012 Raptor," says a giddy Wagner. "It's going to blow your mind. It gets a massive injection of sex appeal -- in fact, I designed the nose after the face of the most beautiful, exotic woman I've ever seen. The powerplant adds another level of exotic to the surface, featuring twin Garrett turbos as an integral part of the exterior design. With 100 more horses and weighing 500 pounds less [than the Photon], the Raptor is going to whip the Pagani Huayra. And with the turbos just inches from the atmosphere, it sounds like you're driving a fighter jet."
May 24, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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Headroom was a bit of an issue originally. I just had the seats with thinner padding fitted and that worked very well.
May 24, 2011 | 08:30 PM
#17
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maybe they should add a fancy carbon fiber engine cover? lol... j/k
although it needs a much nicer interior , the mosler has more than enough track credibility and results to justify its price to real drivers.
Last edited by TheRoadWarrior; May 24, 2011 at 08:32 PM.
May 25, 2011 | 10:13 AM
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I like it; it's the type of no-nonsense, purposeful interior a race car would have. I've seen others with full leather interiors. If you want it fitted with tricolor ostrich hides I'm sure the Mosler people would accomodate you.
It's a car for the kind of guy who has his own driving suit and doesn't need a computer to help him rip off a perfect heel-and-toe downshift. If your big concern is impressing the valet, buy a Phantom.
