2,031-HP Hennessey Venom F5 Evolution Claims 0 to 200 MPH in 10 Seconds

Same here, the super car or whatever scene has no value for me. What you describe would be much cooler and would benefit the public too. 0-200 in whatever time, I couldn't care any less. But each their own.

You can buy Model S plaid for like 30k and put drapes on screen. But I guess 0-200mph in 20seconds is too slow nowadays.

It's a lot more fun to drive slow machines fast than fast machines slow.

The dick race of "my stuff is faster" is super silly.

A lot of these special vehicles have what amounts to a support team that will follow the car (and is silly expensive of course). I’m not sure about this as it’s not a major brand doing a halo car. I agree this probably isn’t meant to be a daily driver situation. The website seems scant with details.

Engines that are set up for maximum performance are absolutely not designed for longevity, so I would guess that after a record run like this it would be torn down and rebuilt sooner than later. For drag racing, engines are fully rebuilt after every single run due to the sheer amount of heat & stress put on it.

On the other hand, you have plenty of old V8's built decades ago still running just fine with regular maintenance. Low output, low stress, long life. For example, toyota de-tuned the 2UZ engine in the original Lexus LS400 to make sure it would be as smooth, reliable, and durable as possible because their reputation was staked on it.

Modern engines with small displacement and high boost turbos will probably not last as long as their predecessors because of the high stress, high heat, and low tolerances. We'll see in a few decades, I guess.

My late father in law worked with them in developing the previous generation, and he was 6'4".

For the ultra-wealthy, buying these types of cars is more or less free, since they usually appreciate in value, and he already has copious garage space.