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I gotta be honest and no offense to @ArabianOak, but not my thing.
It does look like it would be a blast to take to the beach in the summer months though.
 

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Is it very fast? The power to weight ratio is not very good... That said, I bet it commands your attention.

The old model (16SP) had the bmw k1600 6 cylinder engine. It was 160hp. It was fast, my guess would say high 11's low 12's mid teens for trap. The new one being much mighter and having 50 more hp should pull lower 11's pretty easily and low 120's...When your an inch off the ground it feels really really fast. Anyone who has ever driven one understands how insane they feel. The intake is literally above your head screaming into the engine a few inches behind your ears with no firewall etc. It's a pretty cool experience. That being said the new kawasaki engine is gonna be LIGHT years ahead of the BMW in terms of power and speed. Can't wait to drive it...
 

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Keep in mind the stock zx14 runs mid 9's at 150mph and weighs 593lbs. Hard to imagine how fast this thing will be but the kawasaki motor is going to put it on a whole new level!
 

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Good for you IMO. You work hard, you're very successful. Neat you can buy high performance vehicles like that.

BTW: I would hurt myself so bad driving that...lol.
 

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That diablo is soooo badass. Literally my dream car as a kid. But they are very antiquated compared to todays technology etc...
 

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Ha, no flaming here bro that thing is totally BADASS! I have wanted one of those for a very long time but wanted to put a Turbo kit on it. Thing looks so dam fun!

That rear shot could be one of the coolest things ive ever seen. Looks so beefy!
 

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thanks...gonna be a long winter...lol. I hope we get a few warm days in march so I can go pick it up and give it a good ride.
 

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Ha, no flaming here bro that thing is totally BADASS! I have wanted one of those for a very long time but wanted to put a Turbo kit on it. Thing looks so dam fun!

That rear shot could be one of the coolest things ive ever seen. Looks so beefy!

I did a tune on my old one with the bmw engine...it brought it up from 160 to 180hp. Felt really strong after that but having ridden a zx14 I am really curious how strong this new one will be. It may not need much more power. haha.
 

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Came in here looking for a different trex. Whatever floats your boat, enjoy OP!
 

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How would this compare to a SC slingshot?
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