Saleen S7 Twin Turbo

The Saleen S7 is one of the most beautiful cars to come from America and it has the performance to match. A true supercar, the Saleen S7 is the brainchild of Steve Saleen, legendary mustang and Ford tuner. Launched in 2001, the S7 breaks the 200 mph barrier thanks to its 7 litre Ford derived V8, and at speeds over 160 mph downforce is so great the car could theoretically be driven on the roof of a tunnel.

Saleen knows all about power. As in S281 Mustangs, N2O Focuses and the S7, America’s first (and still the only) mid-engine exotic supercar. When it went on sale in 2002, the S7 was the only street-legal car in the U.S. with more than 500 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque.
The media and S7 owners have raved about the car since it first smoked the rear tires in anger. And it has been recognized by numerous automotive magazines as the fastest production car in the world. But during the past three years the automobile marketplace has witnessed an explosion of performance with models from manufacturers including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Chevrolet touting power numbers above the once magic 500 level.

Saleen is not an organization content to rest on yesterday’s 0-60 mph times or quarter-mile speeds. So in 2005, it was “goodbye S7” and “all hail the S7 Twin Turbo!” This is the first major change to the S7 since its introduction, and it is a big change as in 750 horsepower and 700 lb-ft of torque, numbers the competition will be chasing for a long while we predict.

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