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"What do get when you stuff a 650 horsepower Infiniti Indy engine into a Q45 sedan? Well, besides the ability to stoplight race jet fighters, you get land-speed records to be broken waiting at the tap of a gas pedal. And that’s just what driver/owner Larry Detrich likes. No, he doesn’t race F-16s. He shattered a six-year old land-speed record by over 12 mph with an average time of 200.460 mph.

"The Infiniti Q45, which was built as a street car, held up perfectly at speeds topping 200 mph and the motor ran flawlessly with the help of Mark Honsowetz (younger brother of Frank Honsowetz, Nissan's motorsports manager) from Ed Pink Racing Engines," Detrich explained. Detrich’s first attempt on August 16th earned the record with a two-run average of 191.4 mph. The next day Detrich went out and did much better earning the two-run average of 200.460mph.

"The Infiniti generated some serious interest," Detrich said. "You don't often see new model, luxury cars out on the salt flats. Especially ones with an Indy Racing engine inside. Even veteran Bonneville racers were blown away by the car and its performance."

--Freshalloy.com"

Woah!!!!

 

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I want one, ill stuff it in my mommy's max, hehehe

 

about $1,000,000 dollars and RWD.

 

What record did he break, though? 200mph is nothing new.

 

650hp and 200mph ain't no big deal now days.
why pay 1million for that pos when you can get a McLarenF1?
Even the RennTECH CLK is faster than that for $300k I think.

 

Come on, Callaway built the Corvette Sledgehammer in 1989 that ran 252.4, street legal and driven 200 miles to the track in the rain. This Q45 fails to impress me

 

But did anyone see Car and Driver this weekend? A 225 mph Corvette. 650 HP. Said it was the fastest street car they had ever driven and tested. Only $105,000. Really cool thing about it, is it looks and sounds stock, until pushed.
I wonder if a Maxima could beat it? hhmmm........

 

That stripped-out chassis with a non-streetable engine is not what I consider to be a luxury car. There are definetly cheaper, faster, more-luxurious, 5-person vehicles.

Maybe the record he set was for 4-door sedans with 4.0L NA V8s. If so, that explains why he did that: to hold the record in that class.

 

I think it was C/Gas that it won. It doesn't matter though. Do you think the guy in a Ferrari cares if you set a world land speed record? Eh, Woodear