What happens when you combine a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor with a Rolls-Royce Meteor V12 engine designed for tanks as well as the Spitfire fighter aircraft? The Meteor Interceptor of course. Its 27L V12 engine is now Borg-Warner S500 SX turbocharged that is capable of producing up to 2,500 hp and 3,800 lb-ft of torque, mated to a TH400 gearbox.
After a year of work, the car is almost finished in its first version, which means that you can drive it now. After hitting the dyno, the next step would be a top-speed run on an airfield before it heads to a real track. Then there’s Big Wind, the tank-sized fire truck equipped with two MiG-21 jet engines.
- Get NVMe solid state performance with up to 1050MB/s read and 1000MB/s write speeds in a portable, high-capacity drive(1) (Based on internal testing;...
- Up to 3-meter drop protection and IP65 water and dust resistance mean this tough drive can take a beating(3) (Previously rated for 2-meter drop...
- Use the handy carabiner loop to secure it to your belt loop or backpack for extra peace of mind.
I have always wanted to put a really, really large engine into a normal passenger car…basically everything has been a challenge. Also note the new aluminum cover that we put over the coolant pipes where the rear seat used to be. This is to protect the driver from getting sprayed by hot water if a pipe would break,” said the team.
