Samuel L. Jackson’s memorable phrase from Jurassic Park was the only thing that came to mind when I read the stats on the upcoming Caparo T1 supercar: it weighs 550 pounds less than a Lotus Elise, which itself is only marginally larger than a go-kart, and has a bigger engine producing 575 hp, resulting in 1,045 hp per ton. That’s astonishing! As Autoblog points out, even high-end crotch-rocket bikes rarely break the 1000 hp/ton mark.

Ready for the real numbers? 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. 100 mph in less than five. And they’re not done tuning the engine.

For the uneducated, today’s average car hits 60 mph somewhere in the 8 to 9 second range. A normal car is considered pretty quick if it can hit that speed in about 6 seconds — like most regular (non-”M”) BMWs, Lexuses, and even a V6 Honda Accord or Nissan Altima. Some of the fastest production cars you can buy off the lot will hit 60 in 4 to 5 seconds, like the BMW M5 or Corvette Z06. The Caparo can hit 100 mph in that same time. That is truly astonishing. The G-forces felt when that car accelerates must be like nothing else ever created.