TVR Sagaris lap time at Top Gear Track

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2003 TVR Sagaris finished a lap of Top Gear Track in 1 minute and 24.6 seconds.

Track Top Gear Track
Type standing start
Vehicle TVR Sagaris
Power / weight 400 ps / 1078 kg
Driver The Stig
Time 1:24.600
Average speed 120 kph (75 mph)
Submitted 20 years ago by topgear
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Reference:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_gear#Power_Laps

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Corvolet3  7m ago

Slower than an Audi R8 with when this car has the much better p/w ratio?
I guess weight isn't everything.

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jeremyclarkson1  7m ago

I'm not too surprised tbh, I know that R8 was almost a track weapon and beat a lot of sports coupes at the time

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