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Rhys Millen Wants to Climb Pikes Peak in Under 10 Minutes...With This
Rhys Millen will be tackling Pike's Peak in the unbelievably-modified RMR Hyundai Genesis PM580, set to run in the Unlimited Class. According to Hyundai's press release, that mean "anything goes". No rules, no restrictions; just build it however you want to and climb the mountain as quickly as possible.
Millen has created "a modern Le Mans style car", trying to keep the carbon fiber-bodied car's weight around 1,850 pounds. Power will come from a turbo'd Hyundai Lambda V6 that's been stroked to 4.1 liters, routed through a Weismann semi-automatic AWD transmission, and spun through a multi-Quaife differential setup to the 17-inch HRE wheels.
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Watch Rhys Millen’s Silent Winning Run At Pikes Peak With Eo Pp03 Electric Racer
Rhys Millen and his all-electric Drive eO single-seater race car made history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this year with an overall win, the first ever by an electric vehicle. Read more »...
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Rhys Millen Sets New World Record At Pikes Peak In A Hyundai Genesis Coupe Racer
Not only did Rhys Millen take the overall victory at the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this past Sunday driving a specially prepared Hyundai Genesis Coupe racecar, but with an ascent time of 9:46.164, he also set a new world record. For the...
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Rhys Millen Steals Genesis Coupe Drift Car In A Ford F-150 From Hyundai Headquarters [video]
Hyundai's creative division has come up with a driftaluscious short film starring Rhys Millen, his Genesis Coupe racecar and the company's soon to be demolished, old Hyundai Motor America headquarters building in Fountain Valley, California....
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Rhys Millen Drops A 5.0-liter V8 Under The Hood Of The Genesis Coupe For The Sema Show
So, what's missing from the Hyundai Genesis Coupe (other than a little bit of history, that is) to enable it to play in the big boys league? Why a V8 powerplant of course, and who better to make the transplant than Rhys Millen and his performance...
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Videos: “monster†Tajima Breaks 10 Min Record At Pikes Peak With 910-hp Suzuki Sx4
Nobuhiro “Monster†Tajima has broken his own record at this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb, completing the 12.42-mile (19.9 km) “Race to the Clouds†in just 9:51.278, demolishing the 10:1.408 time he set four years ago. ...
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