A sports car that ATG can actually strive for

[cabri]

https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motor...-built-road-and-track-attacker-134329643.html

The latest entry comes from an American designer, who's targeting a more realistic goal rather than reinventing the carbon-fiber wheel.
It's called the Rezvani Beast, designed by California builder Fardees Rezvani. Based on the chassis of the Ariel Atom, the Beast wraps a lightweight and stylish carbon-fiber body around the bare-bones track car, along with an interior that makes the Beast a more comfortable place to spend time on the road

By using carbon fiber for the body, Rezvani says the Beast maintains the Atom's performance with only a 200-lb. penalty for wrapping the frame. In top spec form, the Beast uses an upgraded version of the Atom's four-cylinder engine that's been given both a supercharger and turbocharger for a total of 500 hp, enough grunt to make the sprint to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds. Rezvani will also offer a 315-hp edition, both using the six-speed manual of the Atom.

While many spec supercar builders ask for seven-figure sticker prices, Rezvani says the Beast was designed for a far more affordable price point — $120,000 in base form, a price reachable thanks to 3-D printing and contract assembly in California, with a target of 10 Beasts produced in the first year. "We wanted to keep the costs low," he said. "Our profit margins are small, but our goal was to make it appealing to the average auto enthusiast."

 

[Kaido]

2.7 seconds, dang!

 

[_Rick_]

Why not get an Atom right away then?

 

[Tweak155]

Nice looking car too, wow.

 

[JCH13]

$120,000 in base form [...] "Our profit margins are small, but our goal was to make it appealing to the average auto enthusiast."

How utterly asinine. $120k is not even remotely accessible or appealing to the average auto enthusiast.

 

[_Rick_]

Actually,talking of average auto enthusiast, that <20k Caterham 160 is probably the car for that kind of person, when considering a new purchase of a track car.

It'll be slow, but it should be a great learning tool (not just for driving, but also for repairing, since you build it at home over three to four weekends).
And it's probably also reasonably easy to work on, and even tires will be super cheap.

That car is very hard to just write off as idiocy, as it's just so damn cheap, for a hell of a toy

 

[MixMasterTang]

How utterly asinine. $120k is not even remotely accessible or appealing to the average auto enthusiast.

It's in the range of ZR1's, GTR's and Porsche 911's. More attainable than Ferrari's and Lambo's but yeah they may be stretching a little there.

 

[Imported]

120k? So many other cars I'd rather have.

 

[Kaido]

How utterly asinine. $120k is not even remotely accessible or appealing to the average auto enthusiast.

That was exactly my thought when I read that sentence

 

[TridenT]

How utterly asinine. $120k is not even remotely accessible or appealing to the average auto enthusiast.

lol, this.

$120k is about 4 times the cost of what the "average" auto enthusiast can afford.

Also, I'd just buy the atom since it's both lack a roof and proper enclosure to withstand the elements. (wind being one of them)

Looks a lot like the new corvette crap.

And for $120k, I'd buy a GTR.

 

[JCH13]

Here is something more aligned with what an enthusiast would get.

http://stalkercars.com/kits/

Top-end turnkey kit is $46k and has 525hp from an LS3. No forced induction (can you say 'durability'?).

Presumably this engine is the one that powers its 0-60mph time of 2.4s, noted here: http://stalkercars.com/models/m-spec/

So, less than 40% the cost, faster (at least in a straight line), and probably more durable and maintainable given the proliferation and track record of LSx and GM v6 engines. I'll take two, please, and have enough money left over to buy a whole other car.

 

[jlee]

120k? So many other cars I'd rather have.

MR2 Turbo, Mk4 Supra TT, 03-04 Cobra, and an 09+ CTS-V, plus cash left over?