Saleen S7 is a high performance supercar produced and designed by Steve Saleen. This incredible sport car is powered by a performance engine: a V8 Turbo engine in the original configuration. The car was launched in 2000 and the producer participates with the car at some races in USA.
In 2005 the engine was replaced by a Twin-Turbo V8 engine, with about 770 horse power, the equivalent of 559 Kilowatts. The engine makes from this car a real bullet, the maximum speed of Saleen S7 is 399 kilometers per hour, the equivalent of 248 miles / hour.
The body of a car is made from carbon fiber and aluminum insertions. These advanced materials makes from Saleen a very light car. This is very important if you want maximum of performance from a car. Saleen S7 aerodynamically it has very good report, the dampers and the stabilizers makes from this vehicle a real supercar. The design of S7 is very good, with many advanced features and very good specs.
The Twin Turbo engine of S7 it has a 7 liters capacity and it has 8 cylinders in V. The maximum power reaches by this incredible Turbo engine is about 770 hp. The torque is very good too, with about 690lb at 4700 rpm. Saleen S7 it has very good specifications, it can sprint from 0 to 100 km/hour in 3.2 seconds. It’s a very good result for this sport car but this performance is possible because the car is very well projected, the engine is powerful and the weight of the car is very low.
The gearbox of Saleen S7 it has 6 speed and is manual. Is a real jewelry and the changes are very easy to perform. The wheels are made from alloy, with 19 inch in diameter in the front and 20 inch at behind. The brakes are specially too, with 14-15 inch ventilated discs, with good capacity to stop the car in a very short period of time.
Another variant of S7 is Saleen S7R, prepared for race cars. This vehicle wins many prizes in this category.
At the interior the car is stylish with many features, gadgets and high technology elements. S7 it has by default leather at interior, climatronic system, automatic lock of the doors and some video, DVD and TV systems. These elements makes from this supercar a real jewelry. If you want a Saleen S7 you must pay for it about $550.000 but this sport car will make from you a real race car driver.
