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title: "This 2005 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo Can Get You to 248 MPH for Just $799,990"
description: "It's powered by a 750-hp, honest-to-goodness Ford V8 and a six-speed manual."
date: "2020-10-15"
modified: "2020-10-15"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/37077/this-2005-saleen-s7-twin-turbo-can-get-you-to-248-mph-for-just-799990"
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---

# This 2005 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo Can Get You to 248 MPH for Just $799,990

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If you asked somebody, nowadays, to name a mid-engined American performance car, they'd probably point to the [C8 Chevy Corvette](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/36690/2020-chevrolet-corvette-daily-driven-review-an-exotic-you-can-race-comfortably-to-costco>) or, if they're fancy, the Ford GT. Just 15 short years ago, however, we had the Saleen S7. Looking like an elongated, less bashful interpretation of the McLaren F1, the S7 was a carbon-bodied, [few-effs-given](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27640/listen-to-this-brand-new-saleen-s7-lm>) straight-line monster, and one is now for sale in Beverly Hills for just $799,990.

So, y'know, in case you're growing tired of [waiting for that C8](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/36751/gm-orders-stop-sale-on-c8-corvette-over-brake-by-wire-sensor-issue-report>), you can mortgage your and a buddy's house and get this instead.

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Being a 2005 Twin Turbo example, this particular unit is powered by a twin-turbo 7.0-liter Ford Windsor small-block V8 putting down 750 horsepower and 700 pound-feet of torque. 750 ponies may have become fairly standard supercar fare in recent years, but back when this Saleen was new, it placed the American-made exotic firmly in hypercar territory with a manufacturer-claimed top speed of 248 mph. Despite the mountain of power and speed, the S7 came exclusively with rear-wheel drive and a six-speed manual transmission. 2005 may not have actually been *that* long ago, but it was certainly a very different time.

According to the [*Cars.com*](<https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/822893350/overview/>) listing, this black-on-gray example shows just 468 miles on the odometer and comes with [Steve Saleen's](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29135/2020-saleen-s1-could-be-your-three-pedal-mid-engined-corvette-c8-substitute>) signature on the driver's door and a center console production badge that marks this one out as the 54th S7 ever made.

What do you reckon is the better buy? This, or 13 C8 Corvettes?

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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