Adrian Newey is shown here talking about his Red Bull X1. It’s an imaginary racer created for Sony Playstation hero game Gran Turismo 5. The brief to Newey was build the fastest car you possibly can, with only the laws of physics to provide the boundaries. No limits on downforce, no limits on engine type or any other rules to follow.
Of course, Newey came up with 3.0 litre V6 engine. Boosted by two turbos and with a 15,000 redline, the X1’s alleged power is over 1100kW (1483hp). It’s allegedly bloody quick, too. How does 0-200km/h in around 3 seconds sound? Or a 450km/h top speed.
In theory the X1 would only exist in the virtual world. However, for promotional purposes the Red Bull team created a life-size version of the car.
Check out the clip after the break. And, to prove how absurd this whole made up this thing really is you can also watch a clip from GT5 showing the X1 doing a sub 3:30 lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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hello I,am a children whitc ten year of Spain.I,love cars and I,see the 24 hours of LEMANS .I,love the red bull x1 becaus is the best car of the world.I,have the gran Turismo 5 and is fantastik becaus ther are lots of cars ,and one of this cars are the red bull x1.