Velocity Engineering

[johnnymart610]

Founded in 1964 in Houston, Texas, Velocity Engineering takes your vehicle to the next level of performance.

Velocity first began as a small tuning shop for owners who wanted to squeeze some more ponies from their 289 Mustangs but soon began experimenting with other vehicles. Eventually offering packages for virtually anything with an engine and 4 wheels. After 21 successful years Velocity released their first in house vehicle the 1985 Sabre, this saloon went on market as a competitor to BMW's 5-series. While it wasn't even close to beating the 5-series in sales volume the Sabre was fairly successful prompting Velocity to begin designing more in house vehicles.

In a recent move Velocity has entered a partnership with Pegasus Motorsports which will allow both companies to share ideas and existing projects.

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Released in 1985 the Sabre was Velocity's first in house vehicle and was offered in 2 trim levels the Sabre GS and Sabre GT



The Sabre GS featured a turbo 2.6L inline 6 engine good for 224 horsepower mated to 5 speed manual transmission, this propelled the saloon to 60 mph in 6.7 seconds with a terminal velocity of 137mph. While not extremely sporty the GS offered good performance at a reasonable price.

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The sportier Sabre GT shared the same exterior as the GS but featured a larger turbo 3.0L inline 6 good for 283 horsepower mated to 5 speed manual transmission with all wheel drive, this launched the saloon 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds and topping out at 148 mph. Due to the stiffer suspension set up and rather thirsty engine the GT didn't sell as well as the softer GS.

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Due to the success of Ford's Fox body Mustang's Velocity wanted to create a car that will enable them to take a share of loyal blue oval owners and turn them into Velocity customers.

So the 1992 Eagle was born.



The Eagle was available in 1 trim level the GT.

The Eagle GT took after the Mustang SVO and featured a turbo 2.0L inline 4 banger good for 214 horsepower and a 0-60 time of 6.8 seconds. The GT was by no means a rocket ship but the car cold reach 138 mph with ease.

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Due to the lackluster performance of the Eagle GT velocity engineers had a crash program to improve the Eagle's performance.
So in 1993 the Eagle GTR was released.



Just like other Velocity vehicles the GTR shares the same exterior as the GT but instead is propelled by a 5.0L V8 producing 260 horsepower and mated to 5 speed manual gearbox dropping the 0-60 time to 5.7 seconds and topping out at 148 mph. With better performance than the lumpering GT the GTR helped the Eagle recover from slow sales and became one of Velocity's best sellers.

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In 2007 Velocity was determined to join the 200 mph club and began designing the company's first "super car" the Firehawk.

Unfortunately the depression hit in 2008 and like many auto companies Velocity was hit hard and the Firehawk project was put on ice.
The car wouldn't see the light of day until 2010 when development restarted, despite the setbacks the Firehawk was released in 2014.



Powered by a 357 horsepower turbo 3.0L inline 6 the car would launch you not to 60 in 4.2 seconds but sadly fell short of 200 mph with a top speed of only 179. Despite not reaching 200 the Firehawk was an achievement for Velocity as being the best handling car produced yet.

[TheTom]

hi Johnny, nice cars! I like the Sabre and i like the idea behind the Eagle, it actually looks a bit similar to a 90's Mustang, that's probably intended, isn't it?
I have a model called Eagle as well in my thread (DQE), but i'm fine with you using that name too. Is it okay with you or should one of us change the name of their model?

Greets,
Tom

[johnnymart610]

hi Johnny, nice cars! I like the Sabre and i like the idea behind the Eagle, it actually looks a bit similar to a 90's Mustang, that's probably intended, isn't it?
I have a model called Eagle as well in my thread (DQE), but i'm fine with you using that name too. Is it okay with you or should one of us change the name of their model?

Greets,
Tom

Thanks! Yes that was the point haha and I'm sorry I didn't realize you had a car named that! I'm okay with the names being the same it's not big deal to me unless you say otherwise since you had it first.

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Still determined to get the Firehawk to break 200 Velocity engineers came to the conclusion the car needed more power and instead of modifying the current engine they went with a brand new V8.

The Firehawk R was born.



Because Velocity engineers are lazy the Firehawk R shares the same exterior as the original Firehawk but instead packs a 6.2L V8 that unleashes 550 horsepower and 490 lb-ft of earth moving torque. This rockets the car not to 60 in 4.1 seconds and has a terminal velocity of............ 205 mph. With brakes that will tear your face off and throwing down 1.25g on the skid pad the Firehawk R is the greatest car Velocity has ever produced.

[TheTom]

it's fine with me it's just a game after all.

[johnnymart610]

Around 1992 Velocity wanted to make a vehicle that had the look of your typical grocery getter but had the heart and soul of a sports car. Essentially Velocity engineers wanted to create the classic "sleeper" but couldn't decide on what body style to use. That was until an engineer arrived at the Velocity HQ driving his wife's Taurus station wagon with the biggest smile on his face and said "We should make it a wagon!!!" Immediately engineers began development of what some say is one of Velocity's strangest automobiles.

The 1994 Talon Wagon.



Your typical vanilla station wagon.... powered by a turbo 2.5L four banger cranking out 248 horsepower and 245 ft-lbs of torque. This little engine propels the wagon from not to 60 in 6.4 seconds and topping out at 131 mph all while achieving 21 mpg. Velocity engineers had achieved what they sought after, a typical station wagon with the heart and soul of a sports car.

[Dragawn]

I like your cars, they're quite realistic, except for some sudden extreme manhours, like on the firehawk. And the special turbo setup is intriguing me, what's the tameness penalty on it in the car?
Also, does the firehawk R run on semi slicks?
The Talon styling seems somewhat BMW inspired

[johnnymart610]

I like your cars, they're quite realistic, except for some sudden extreme manhours, like on the firehawk. And the special turbo setup is intriguing me, what's the tameness penalty on it in the car?
Also, does the firehawk R run on semi slicks?
The Talon styling seems somewhat BMW inspired

Thank you! yeah idk why the manhours shot up on the firehawk... but to counter it I'll just say it's not a mass production car and the tameness penalty wasn't too bad from what I saw but then again I just glanced haha. I mainly left the boost default except for the firehawk I cranked it up there. The firehawk R does use semi slicks because the sports compound tires would just spin and spin and yes the Talon is BMW inspired but it's just a wagon so it looks harmless right?

EDIT: Nevermind I found out why the many hours were so high... I moved the quality slider all the way to the right.. oops

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The Talon wagon was a tremendous success for Velocity, almost as successful as the Eagle but customers were beginning to ask why there wasn't a small sporty hatchback in Velocity's stable. The hot hatch market was growing at an alarming rate and Velocity didn't have anything for the segment. Not wanting to miss out on the mayhem development began immediately for Velocity's next big project.

The 1996 Raven hot hatch.




This little hatch shares similar design ques found on the larger Talon wagon and it's even powered by the same 248 horsepower turbo 2.5L four banger. But at 2,806 pounds (300 lbs lighter than the Talon) it's 0-60 time drops to 5.9 seconds, and blasts the 1/4 mile in 14.1 seconds. Perfect for your 16 year old who just received their license!

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In 1993 the Harris County Sheriffs Department came to Velocity with a special request. Build a 4 door police interceptor that was faster and more reliable than their current fleet of Crown Victorias and Caprices. They were looking for more power and a little more top end speed to help counter the faster sports cars being released but still have the reliability needed for police work.

So in 1994 Velocity had finished development on the Police Interceptor.



Powered by a 5.6 pushrod V8 pumping out 320 horsepower and 335 ft/lb of torque this launches the sedan 0-60 in 5.9 seconds and tops out just shy of 150 mph.
With more power and a 20 mph higher top speed than the Crown Victoria and Caprice the Sheriffs department immediately placed an order for 50 sedans and 150 later.
The police interceptor was only produced from 1994-1996 with roughly 300 cars produced.



The Interceptor was so successful in the field that the department would pay to have the cars restored when they had reached the end of their lifespan.