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pekwah1 - 16/9/10 at 12:36 PM

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22485

Nuff said!

nitram38 - 16/9/10 at 12:39 PM

Mmmmmm, wish I could do bodywork like that!
Its the only thing that drives me nuts building a car. Fabrication is my forte.
Next car I want a roof!

nick205 - 16/9/10 at 12:49 PM

very pretty

dlatch - 16/9/10 at 12:58 PM

very cool looking car

175mph top speed ?

liam.mccaffrey - 16/9/10 at 01:01 PM

shit I need to change my trousers, that is amazing

pekwah1 - 16/9/10 at 01:47 PM

And only 300kgs, will put all of us to shame!

cloudy - 16/9/10 at 02:13 PM

I'd be interested to see the internal construction, I found it very hard to get to R4's 350 with a steel spaceframe and NO body! Not to say it's not doable!

I do think the 175mph top speed is optimistic, the drag factor would have to be extremely low to reach that...

James

loggyboy - 16/9/10 at 03:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
I'd be interested to see the internal construction,


No pics, but spec is:

CHASSIS: Trellis design spaceframe - 350Mpa DOM mild steel tubing with roll-over protection. FIA-approved roll bar optional

Rod Ends - 16/9/10 at 04:54 PM

quote:
a scarcely credible 300kg
Indeed.

Reminded me of this:

quote:
The S1100 boasts 190bhp in 208kg. That's over 900bhp per tonne already with the target
of 1000bhp/tonne achievable with a little more development.

ettore bugatti - 20/9/10 at 11:00 PM

Very nice looking car, that spartan V
I doubt the weight too.
It might be possible with a full carbon composite monocoque and very light 13" wheels, otherwise I dont see it happens.

A kart already does around 100kg.
Letone if you put some suspension, body work and brakes on it.

scootz - 21/9/10 at 06:40 AM

"to power along a steel spaceframe chassis and carbon fibre body that weighs a scarcely credible 300kg".

Does that not say that the steel spaceframe chassis and carbon fibre tub weigh 300kg... i.e. without the running gear!?