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KTM’s X-Bow road legal track car is a step closer to reality, as these scale models show. Although it looks like a finshed car, a close inspection reveals that it is a dummy of the Audi-powered car that KTM hope will beat rivals such as the long-running Caterham Seven and the Ariel Atom.
The 1:2.5 scale model was chosen specifically to fit into wind tunnels for aerodynamic testing. KTM say the car is almost ready, with a few tweaks to the cooling and downforce needed before the car is unveiled later this year.
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MEV (Mills Extreme Vehicles Ltd) is British kitcar manufacturer. Last year it presented its first sportscar named R3 It is three-seater, powered by 2968cc V6 Ford Duratec engine developing 240-300 bhp. This car weights only 720 kg so power-to-weight ratio is stunning 416 BHP per ton! 6 speed manual gearbox is also mounted for R3. This car built at home for about £5995 while turnkeys cost £29950 (240 BHP OPTION) and £36300 (300 BHP OPTION).
MEV has currently announced that is planning to launch new model later this spring. It is called...
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Contemplating splurging on an Ariel Atom? Think fast. The minimalist sports car’s maker, Brammo Motorsports is upping the roadster’s base price by around $4,500.
Brammo says that it will honor 2006 pricing on all orders received and deposits made as of December 29, but cites an increase in engine pricing from General Motors as the reason behind the not-insubstantial pricing bump. The car’s GM-sourced Ecotec four-cylinder was apparently promotionally priced, and effective January 1, that deal ends, so Brammo is having to pass on the...
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