‘The Dagger GT claimed 0–60 in 1.5 seconds… which is about the same time it took the project to vanish.’
The Dagger GT promised 2,500 horsepower, 0–60 in 1.5 seconds, and a top speed that would turn the horizon into a rumour.
Five versions were planned — one for drag racing, one for luxury cruising, and one that might have gone to the Moon.
But the most significant number? Zero. Because that’s how many were built.
Read on for the most incredible hypercar never made…
2010: TranStar Racing enters the scene and declares: ‘We’re building a car to destroy the Bugatti Veyron.’
Subtle, it was not.
The Dagger GT is announced — a carbon-clad, 2,500 hp hypercar aimed at 315+ mph.
Somewhere, physics quietly weeps.
Engineering Goals:
Twin-turbo V8 from Nelson Racing.
A drag coefficient under 0.26.
Quarter mile in 6.6 seconds.
Oh, and it could run on hydrogen, methanol, or probably Red Bull.
Variants:
From the street-legal GT-S to the GT-D dragster, every niche was covered — except, you know, production.
Chassis & Design:
Phil Frank (yes, that Saleen S7 Frank) penned it.
The chassis was high-strength chromoly steel. The ambition? Titanium.
2011–2013: Still no prototype. The website became a ghost town. The hype began to dissolve faster than grip on a wet roundabout.
Legacy:
The Dagger GT was the loudest whisper in hypercar history.
It never roared, never raced, but somehow still lives on — in forums, dreams, and pub arguments.
‘The Dagger GT was like a unicorn with a V8: magical, mythical, and completely imaginary’
