2,000hp Ford GT Hits 212.9mph in Standing Half Mile with Video

Take a look at this video of a twin-turbo, 2,000hp Ford GTFord GTUnited States of America, 2005 > 200612 photos
setting the world record top speed in the standing half mile of 212.9mph on May 12. The car was built by Hennessey who are well known for building powerful VipersDodge ViperUnited States of America, 1989 > 20064 series
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The car also holds the standing mile world record of 257.7mph that it set in March, 2012. 

The first 1:30 of the video shows the actual run. While the rest of the video is still images from the Houston Half Mile Shootout. 

Here is a video of the car setting its standing mile record in March. It shows a little more detail on the twin-turbo beast.

Despite the high speeds, the car is very calm. There are no spinning tires or smoke, and the car is not even really all that loud. 

Source: Jalopnik