In 2008, The TKR was built primarily for competition and track use. It was soon followed by the SKR, based on the TKR, but designed as a road car.
In October 2009 the Keating TKR, a twin turbo mid-engine supercar boasting 2500 bhp broke the land speed production record hitting 260.1mph on a dry lake bed at Salt Lake Flats in California. The world speed record is currently held by the Bugatti Veyron and stands at 268mph.
In 2010 the TKR was set to be the car of choice to break the blind land speed record, unfortunately the car crashed on a test run and did not complete this record, but from this many people have seen the capabilities of the Keating TKR.
| General Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £330,000 | ||
| Car Type | Two-seater coupe | ||
| Layout | Mid-engine/RWD | ||
| Kerb (curb) Weight | 2,620 lb. (1,190 kg) | ||
| Type | V-8 pushrod ohv [520 and 650 supercharged] | ||
| Displacement | 5,970 cc [7,000 cc] | ||
| Layout | Eight cylinder in V | ||
| Power | 2000 bhp | ||
| Engine | |||
| Red Line | 9,000 rpm | ||
| Fuel Type | Sequential fuel injection. Petrol, Bio | ||
| Capacity | 7 Litres | ||
| Transmission | Five-speed manual own build | ||
| Performance | |||
| 0-60 mph | 2.0 seconds | ||
| Top Speed | 300 mph upward | ||
| Power output | 2002 @ 6,000 rpm | ||
| Torque | 1980 lb. ft. (542 Nm) | ||
| Dimensions | |||
| Length | Width | Height | |
| MM | 4,414 | 1,900 | 1,145 |
| Inches | 173.77 | 74.80 | 45.07 |