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Quantum Reveals its Insane GP700

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Quantum Reveals its Insane GP700

Quantum GP700

Quantum GP700 (Credit: © Quantum)

Have you ever imagined driving an F1 car on the highway? Well, Australia’s Quantum has a car that comes about as close as you will ever get to living your dream. I am talking about the GP700, a street-legal (in some countries), open-wheel racecar that is a force on both on the track and on the highway.

Like the Koenigsegg One:1, the GP700 features a 1-to-1 power-to-weight ratio, but this is no hypercar. Instead, Quantum focused on minimizing heft, keeping the weight at a super-low 700 kg (1,543 pounds). This is pretty impressive, considering the GP700 isn’t a tiny car by any stretch at 4,125 mm (162.4 inches) long, 1,740 mm (68.5 inches) wide and 1,300 mm (51.2 inches) tall.

This low weight is mostly due to the tubular chassis made from aerospace-grade aluminum and Kevlar. Quantum doesn’t dive into what the body is made of, but I will go out on a limb and say that it’s likely some form of carbon fiber.

The other side of the 1-to-1 ratio is the engine, which is a 2.7-liter four-cylinder that Quantum developed using a Honda K-Series block. The automaker bored and stroked the Honda engine, and swapped out the guts to allow for maximum output. Quantum then slapped a pair of superchargers, which work in a series, on top of this engine to push its output to an outlandish 700 brake horsepower at 7,800 rpm and 654 Nm (482 pound-feet) of torque at 6,500 rpm.

The power heads through a Holinger six-speed sequential transmission with paddle shifters that performs upshifts in just 0.02 seconds. What’s more, a throttle blip ensures clean downshifts, while Predictive Traction Control helps keep the GP700 on the road.

The drivetrain combines to deliver hypercar-rivalling performance, as it sprints to 62 mph in just 2.6 seconds, to 99 mph in just 5 seconds, and up to a top speed of 199 mph.

With the speed and quickness comes a huge need for agility. Quantum responded by delivering aerodynamics that add up to 1.8Gs of downforce. Also helping keep the open-wheel rig glued to the tarmac are Yokohama R-Spec tires and an inboard pushrod suspension. This all combines to allow the GP700 to hold up to 2.5Gs through the corners.

The cabin is about what you’d expect from a car like this, as it features a pair of racing seats with six-point harnesses, a programmable Motec C1 dash, and a carbon-fiber steering wheel. Yeah, there are no fancy LCD screens, navigation, or 15-speaker audio systems in here.

In terms of pricing, well, you’d better be ready to break open that piggy bank. The right to call this rig your own will run you $695,000. While that is a hefty sum, you have to consider that it is the fraction of the cost of a Bugatti. With that in mind, this seems like quite the bargain.

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