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There was a slight loss of power, I looked in the mirror and saw some smoke, there was a slight smell of oil and then suddenly there was this intense heat. The car spontaneously erupted into a ball of flame and I was sat in the middle of a fireball. I hit the brakes, brought the car to a stop as
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1085:"Speeders are screwed! Caparo T1 police edition"
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1112:. Edmuds. 7 November 2007. Archived from
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1245:"Caparo T1 Destroys Top Gear Lap Record"
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1355:"Who has a Caparo T1 for Sale?"
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1062:"Caparo T1 unveiled in Monaco"
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945:"Caparo T1 official brochure"
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1335:. Top Gear. 15 January 2019
1313:. Jalopnik. 1 February 2019
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1164:10 October
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1091:1 February
1068:1 February
784:13 October
726:References
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652:Fifth Gear
638:Fifth Gear
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471:horsepower
440:Powertrain
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414:brake bias
390:suspension
362:along the
256:McLaren F1
248:automobile
185:Dimensions
139:Powertrain
103:Sports car
64:Freestream
1228:5 January
1043:0161-7370
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983:1 October
761:Citations
621:Incidents
566:Unveiling
541:downforce
508:The T1's
426:Magnesium
382:monocoque
379:honeycomb
376:aluminium
356:tailpipes
328:roll hoop
277:wheelbase
237:Caparo T1
191:Wheelbase
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495:methanol
392:is of a
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306:, and a
283:Exterior
270:Overview
177:6-speed
153:IndyCar
83:Designer
71:Assembly
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961:23 June
841:BBC Two
807:10 June
750:15 July
679:Reviews
592:McLaren
561:History
514:Hewland
510:gearbox
481:of 310
469:of 575
422:Pirelli
402:dampers
372:chassis
360:louvers
346:Chassis
241:British
175:Hewland
119:1-door
1361:18 May
1339:18 May
1317:18 May
1295:18 May
1273:17 May
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702:Caparo
634:Five's
479:torque
451:Menard
404:. The
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145:Engine
128:Layout
1048:hill.
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467:power
430:slick
304:flaps
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208:Width
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98:Class
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1253:2008
1230:2021
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963:2007
882:2010
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752:2008
545:tyre
432:and
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358:and
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300:wing
296:drag
294:low
235:The
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837:BBC
611:RRV
599:MPH
487:N⋅m
455:V-8
434:wet
155:V-8
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