http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/ 2008-12-04T02:57:39Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1540/re-thinking-the-performance-car.html The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.caparo-t1.com/">Caparo T1</a> is a new British, state-of-the-art performance car. Its' maximum speed of over <b>200 mph</b> and it accelerates from zero to 60 mph in just <span style="font-weight: bold;">2.5 seconds. </span><br><br>The car is road legal and because it uses cutting edge, light-weight composite materials it can achieve an impressive 35 mpg.<br><br>The T1 is being used as branding tool for the Carapo Group; a company specializing in steel and aluminium, 90% of the T1's materials and components were developed by the company. <br> <br> Carapo operate 9 plants in India which supply the Indian automotive market with stampings, pressings, fasteners and tailor welded blanks. The company expects to open a further 22 sites by the end of 2008. <br><br><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nptZX9c2WxA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nptZX9c2WxA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br><br>I<br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2007-08-25T11:05:16Z