Have you rev heads seen or heard of this little Aussie beauty?

[GTO Assassin]

No engine bay pics, sorry. What a little machine.

















http://autoweb.com.au/cms/A_100943/titl ... ticle.html

SPECIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

Drivetrain


Holden 5.7 litre Gen III alloy V8
From 245 kW (engines prepared to purchaser specification)
Holden 6-speed manual gearbox
Holden limited slip differential
Safety

Traction control
ABS braking system
Cruise control
Suspension

Fully independent rear suspension with top and bottom wishbones plus toe link adjustment
Front suspension with top and bottom chrome moly, unequal aerofoil wishbones
Fully adjustable race specification rose joints throughout
Elfin alloy uprights (front and rear), fully adjustable for camber, caster and toe
Coil over Koni shock absorbers, adjustable for bump, rebound and ride height
Brakes

Slotted and ventilated four wheel disc brakes
Front: 32 x 343mm discs
Elfin aluminium billet machined 6 piston calipers

Rear: 18 x 315mm discs incorporating handbrake
Elfin aluminium billet machined 4 piston calipers

Steering/Pedals

Rack and pinion with adjustable steering column
Fully adjustable alloy pedal box with brake bias adjustment
Wheels/Tyres

Alloy 18" wheels
245 x 40 tyres
Construction

Jig assembled, hand crafted multi-tubular space frame
(Square tube frames are a design characteristic of the Elfin Sports Car Company)
GRP body panels

Dimensions
MS8 Clubman MS8 Streamliner
Length 3200 mm 3500 mm
Width 1700 mm 1710 mm
Wheelbase 2290 mm 2290 mm
Front Track 1460 mm 1460 mm
Rear Track 1430 mm 1430 mm
Kerb Weight (est) 875 kg 950 kg

[Duck Vader]

Wow. Looks like it would be a freakin blast to drive.

[GTO Assassin]

At no more than 950 kilo's, she'd be a little more than unstable at times!

[Duck Vader]

My fat ass would weight it down enough though.

[GTO Assassin]

Ha Ha.

Those pics taken with my N95. I'm no Princess Melis of the photography world, so they will have to do.

[JagdStealth]

That looks like a ton of fun!

Holden...I think we need to petition them to bring that over here, looks much better than the ugly Elise, and should be just as fun to drive

[GTO Assassin]

[quote=""JagdStealth""]looks much better than the ugly Elise, and should be just as fun to drive [/quote]

Thankyou! They shit me how ugly they are and how many people go wowzers over them!

Scotty

[Jeff V.]

I've seen it before, but it's been a while.

To me, it's sort of like an Aussie take on the Viper or Shelby Cobra. I like it.

[GTO Assassin]

Actually Jeff, when I walked past the dealership, I figured you'de know about this, but I knew you wouldn't be too upset to see more pics.

Scotty

[JagdStealth]

[quote=""GTO Assassin""]Thankyou! They shit me how ugly they are and how many people go wowzers over them!

Scotty[/quote]

I know!! It's ugly as sin!! Glad we have some like-minded people here

[Dark-Hawk]

The front reminds me a bit of the TVR:

[GTO Assassin]

Most definetly has a TVR look to it.

[Jeff V.]

I love the Elise. Sometimes the beauty of a car goes past its simple aesthetic value. Knowing things like the technology and engineering and capabilities that went into a car can give it a whole other kind of appeal.

That said, I also think it looks cool

[Chris GTO TT]

[quote=""Gatecrasher""]I love the Elise. Sometimes the beauty of a car goes past its simple aesthetic value. Knowing things like the technology and engineering and capabilities that went into a car can give it a whole other kind of appeal.

That said, I also think it looks cool [/quote]

I agree....though the regular Elise looks a little girly compared to the Exige.

[GTO Assassin]

Bah! Jibberers! :

[Wolf_Zero]

I don't like the way it looks. But sounds like it'd be a fun car to drive.

[JagdStealth]

[quote=""Gatecrasher""]I love the Elise. Sometimes the beauty of a car goes past its simple aesthetic value. Knowing things like the technology and engineering and capabilities that went into a car can give it a whole other kind of appeal.

That said, I also think it looks cool [/quote]

Even knowing everything behind it and driving one at the track for a while, I still don't like the thing

It's a blast to drive and a lot of fun (until you're trying to power down the straight and everything catches back up to you), but I just can't get past the looks. I can't think of many other sports cars that are uglier. If I want something that performs well and is ugly, I'm gonna get a Caterham or something

[Caffinated Soap]

[quote=""GTO Assassin""]Those pics taken with my N95. I'm no Princess Melis of the photography world, so they will have to do. [/quote]I thought they were good.

I'd love to take a spin in it. I still haven't set my heart on something besides the 3S.

[BleedScarlet]

[quote=""Dark-Hawk""]The front reminds me a bit of the TVR:
[/quote]
Took the words out of my mouth
[quote=""Caffinated Soap""]I thought they were good.

I'd love to take a spin in it. I still haven't set my heart on something besides the 3S.[/quote]
Spoken like a true wise man.