Lister Storm GTL Road Prototype 1997

[Neddo]

should be used instead of obscurity in dictionaries

 

[RACECAR]

I'd say that would be from 1997 if this is any indication:

Also, some specs:

Engine: 7.0L Naturally Aspirated Jaguar V12
Horsepower: 450 HP
Transmission: 4-Speed Manual
Weight: ---
Drivetrain: RWD

 

[TheEvstar93]

Looks quite cool in road mode! Shame about the power loss though.

 

[Epic B]

Looks quite cool in road mode! Shame about the power loss though.

Still, I doubt it'll be slow. Who knows, maybe we'll be able to supercharge it.

I'd say that would be from 1997 if this is any indication:

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Also, some specs:

Engine: 7.0L Naturally Aspirated Jaguar V12
Horsepower: 450 HP
Transmission: 4-Speed Manual
Weight: ---
Drivetrain: RWD

Wait, only a 4 speed?

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

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Wait, only a 4 speed?

^ Could've been worse. At least it has a M/T!

-> Remember, that the epic Vector W8 has a 3-speed A/T.

 

[Epic B]

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^ Could've been worse. At least it has a M/T!

-> Remember, that the epic Vector W8 has a 3-speed A/T.

And NASCAR also uses 4 speed manuals. I guess you could get by with a 4 speed with this kind of level. At least it's not something like a Powerglide.

 

[RACECAR]

Wait, only a 4 speed?

Yep, that's what they had. I'm guessing they ran some very tall gearing and made up for it mostly in torque.

 

[Epic B]

Yep, that's what they had. I'm guessing they ran some very tall gearing and made up for it mostly in torque.

For some reason I was expecting more than that.

 

[RACECAR]

For some reason I was expecting more than that.

I'm honestly stuck on why they chose a 4-Speed (Especially to compete against cars like the Porsche 911 GT1s, the McLaren F1s and the Mercedes, which have 5 or 6 speed ones) so I'm just guessing at this point.

 

[Epic B]

I'm honestly stuck on why they chose a 4-Speed (Especially to compete against cars like the Porsche 911 GT1s, the McLaren F1s and the Mercedes, which have 5 or 6 speed ones) so I'm just guessing at this point.

Didn't the regular Storm have a 6 speed, or am I crazy? Regardless, I'm confused as to why they'd only use a 4 speed. Was that the most durable transmission in testing? Or did they just feel they didn't need more than that? I'm guessing the GTL's top speed would have around 190, and I guess you could go that far with only 4 gears without making it obscenely tall.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

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Didn't the regular Storm have a 6 speed, or am I crazy? Regardless, I'm confused as to why they'd only use a 4 speed. Was that the most durable transmission in testing? Or did they just feel they didn't need more than that? I'm guessing the GTL's top speed would have around 190, and I guess you could go that far with only 4 gears without making it obscenely tall.

^ Less gearshifting during Le Mans perhaps?

 

[Epic B]

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^ Less gearshifting during Le Mans perhaps?

Perhaps. But it still seems unusual when most of the other cars have 6 speeds, or at least 5.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

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Perhaps. But it still seems unusual when most of the other cars have 6 speeds, or at least 5.

^ Or Lister used a NASCAR-spec transmission at the time, for torque durability/reliability/cost issues.

 

[Epic B]

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^ Or Lister used a NASCAR-spec transmission at the time, for torque durability/reliability/cost issues.

I wondered if it would be because of durability. And it did remind me of NASCAR.

 

[RACECAR]

Didn't the regular Storm have a 6 speed, or am I crazy?

Funny enough, the original Storm did have a 6 Speed (Manual for the road car and sequential for the Race Car).

 

[Epic B]

Funny enough, the original Storm did have a 6 Speed (Manual for the road car and sequential for the Race Car).

That's what I thought. That's why I was so confused as to why the GTL has a 4 speed.