Forum Overview :: Zork I: The Great Underground Empire :: It was a '91 Testarossa that he bought used in '94 and made to look like a 512TR

[quote name="Jerry Whorebach"]All told, it probably still cost less than just going out and buying a brand-new 512TR (<b>T</b>estarossa <b>R</b>e-engineered), so I guess Suze Orman would approve? Carmack, on the other hand, has a history of shooting for the stars. According to a 1999 <a href="http://slashdot.org/games/99/10/15/1012230.shtml">interview</a> with slashdot: [quote]This is a break from the usual questions from this group, but I thought it would be interesting to know.. You have a couple of exotic sports cars, one being a 1000 horsepower/750 ft-lbs of torque (insane!) ferrari, and I was wondering which one you generally drive to work? John Carmack Answers: I drive my twin-turbo F50 almost all of the time. It took a while to get all the bugs sorted out, but it is almost a perfect combination right now. It is light, nimble, and responsive, and 600 hp at the rear wheels is just about perfect for a street car of that configuration. I only drive my testarossa now when I am low on gas in the F50 or if I need to drive someplace where I think the extra inch or two of ground clearance is important. It is heavy and ponderous, but every time I do drive it, I am impressed again with the power. 1000 hp at the rear wheels is excessive. It takes a while to spin the turbos up to the full 24 psi of boost, but when it has a full head of steam going, it moves like nothing else on the road. It runs away from superbikes on the highway. However, when exercising it, you have a very clear sense that you are taking your life into your hands. I will probably be getting rid of my TR when my next project car is completed. It is a custom carbon fiber bodied ferrari GTO with a one-of-a-kind billet aluminum twin turbo V12. It is going to make a bit more power than the TR, but only weigh about 2400 lbs. I have a suspicion that we will wind up detuning the engine, because 1 hp / 2 lbs is probably quite a bit past excessive and into the just-plain-stupid realm. It was supposed to be done two years ago -- mechanics are worse than programmers. I also have a little MGB that I am theoretically working on myself, but I haven't had time to touch it in six months?[/quote] If you think that's excessive, you should see his spacecraft.[/quote]