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pepper ronni 08-22-2011 09:24 AM
Ginetta G40
 
just saw this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiqFG...&feature=feedu on youtube and while watching it i had to think about the ft86. so many parallels.

Matador 08-22-2011 10:00 AM
Whoa. The parallels are indeed uncanny. I think however, the FT-86 will be quite a bit more refined than that and I guess you trade off mass production and added weight for a few thousand quid.

That's pretty cool.

Type[R]+ 08-22-2011 10:56 AM
Thats old model. And a race car. Have a look at the G55!
It only looks similar, just like ferrari 599.

pepper ronni 08-22-2011 11:22 AM
http://www.ginetta.com/cars_g40r

it's a roadgoing verion of the racecar and brand-new. released this month.

  • 1999cc in-line 4-cylinder, 16-valve, DOHC
  • Electronic fuel injection
  • Petrol developing 175bhp and 190Nm at 5000rpm
  • 0-60mph: 5.8s
  • Top speed: 140mph
  • Weight: 795kg
  • Mpg average: 29mpg
  • Emissions CO2: 181g/km

Marrk 08-22-2011 11:43 AM
I like that very much. :thumbsup:

Does "6 piece composite gel coat bodywork" = "plastic"?

But $48k USD means it's in a different class from the FT-86 or even the forthcoming, lightened up MX-5.

Type[R]+ 08-22-2011 11:55 AM
gel coat = fiberglass, just like boats.

bofa 08-22-2011 01:49 PM
Very cool. I don't see the FT coming in under 1800 lbs, especially given the safety reqs these days.

tranzformer 08-22-2011 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by bofa (Post 55845)
Very cool. I don't see the FT coming in under 1800 lbs, especially given the safety reqs these days.
Yeah but I don't see the FT coming in at $48k no matter how cool it will be.

VenomRush 08-22-2011 02:38 PM
that car looked sexy on those turns

bofa 08-22-2011 03:56 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tranzformer (Post 55849)
Yeah but I don't see the FT coming in at $48k no matter how cool it will be.
Yeah, I look at that as more of a cheaper Lotus than a more expensive FT.

Marrk 08-22-2011 03:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by VenomRush (Post 55853)
that car looked sexy on those turns


Not to be bitchy about it, but I thought it looked a little under-suspended. A little soft. Easily fixed, of course.

tranzformer 08-22-2011 04:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bofa (Post 55864)
Yeah, I look at that as more of a cheaper Lotus than a more expensive FT.

For sure. If I had the chance I would take one for a test drive.

oneday 08-22-2011 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Marrk (Post 55866)
Not to be bitchy about it, but I thought it looked a little under-suspended. A little soft. Easily fixed, of course.
I was thinking the same thing. It's soft and under-damped. It looks a lot like how a Miata with the factory Bilstein shocks would going over similar undulations--which is to say planted but floaty (if that makes any sense at all).

At one point the driver tried to put is sideways and couldn't...@2:34 it sort of sounds like a clutch-kick attempt.

Type[R]+ 08-22-2011 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by pepper ronni (Post 55838)
it's a roadgoing verion of the racecar and brand-new. released this month.
Sweet. I just watched the link, I couldn't at work...

Don't forget UK calls these road cars too! :bow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyrO0-yTdJE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVfFCH-7_c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ozFxP4jxt0&feature=fvst


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