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Veritas RS III will debut at London Motor Show

The German car builder Veritas has announced that the production version of the RS III will make its world debut this July at the Salon Prive Motor Show in London. When the futuristic looking open-air speedster goes on sale it ill be accompanied by a $377,000 price tag.

The car is a modern-day interpretation of the classic Veritas racing cars from the 1940s. Like the original, a BMW engine will power this Veritas, except now it is a modern BMW M5 5.0 Liter V10 that develops 600 HP. Tipping the scale at just 2,360 pounds, the RS III will have an excellent power to weight ratio and will be capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.2 seconds and achieve a top speed of 217 MPH. Veritas will also offer a V8 powered version with a slightly lower top speed of 204 MPH and a few tenths slower 0 to 60 MPH time of 3.6 seconds.

Veritas RS III supercar wrecked in test drive

We’ve all done it. Stopped by a dealership that has cars that are way out of your price range and taken a test drive. Unfortunately two German men didn’t know what they were getting themselves into when they begged to take out the 420bhp Veritas RS III worth almost half a million dollars.

Fans Martin Holtz and Friedrich Voller were able to persuade the manager of the shop keeping the prototype to let them take it for a spin. Although the Veritas RS III does 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, Holtz and Voller found out that that time can be severely lengthened if you don’t avoid lampposts. Police now have the two men in custody after they were spotted trying to flee the wreck of the supercar. "The car is immensely powerful and they grossly overestimated their driving skills," said a police spokesman.

Mechanics are currently trying to salvage the wrecked car. So next time the salesperson asks to come with you on the drive, thank these guys for ruining it for everyone.

Veritas RS III in action

Vermot AG revealed today a video of the Veritas RS III. The Veritas RS III, the modern version of the first German Formula 1 racing car, leaves you in no doubt about its heritage thanks to its impressive design, perfect engineering and incomparable responses.

The top version is powered by a BMW 5.0-liter V10 that delivers 600hp. This version makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3.2 seconds and hits a top speed of 215 mph. The base version is powered by a BMW 5.0-liter V8 engine that delivers 480hp. The engine is mated by a manual transmission. It makes the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6s and hits a top speed 204 mph.

Full specifications after the jump.

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Veritas RS III

Here’s what we saw the latest days testing at Nurburgring: the latest project from Veritas, RS III. It will be limited to only 50 vehicles per year, with first deliveries expected to begin at the end of 2008.

The one-seater sport roadster is based on a monocoque frame while its body is made entirely from carbon-kevlar. Power comes from a supped up BMW M5 5.0-liter V10 engine that develops 600 Hp. Tipping the scale at 1,070 kg or 2,360 lbs, the RS III can go from zero to 100 km/h or 62 mph in just 3.2 sec and on to a top speed of 347 km/h or 216 mph.

A hardtop coupe version will also be unveiled in 2009.

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