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Written by Ollie Kew
Using parts and knowledge from Ginetta"s 2019 LMP1 car, the West Yorkshire marque has cooked up this eye-poppingly angry-looking supercar. Here, you"ve got eyes. What do you think of how it looks? Power comes from a dry-sumped, naturally aspirated V8 that"s mounted ahead of the cockpit, but so far behind the front axle it"s practically in the footwell. The block"s milled from billet aluminium, and ought to be good for over 600bhp and 516lb ft, we"re promised. Ginetta says "engine response is immediate and balancing the car on the throttle requires no electronic aids." Eek. The V8 drives the rear wheels through a bespoke six-speed paddleshift gearbox and carbon fibre propshaft. And carbon runs rich through the car the body, crash structures and much of the chassis are all fashioned from lightweight weave. The car"s dry weight is 1150kg, meaning a healthy power-to-weight ratio of well over 500bhp per tonne.
Date written: 27 Feb 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14982
Using parts and knowledge from Ginetta"s 2019 LMP1 car, the West Yorkshire marque has cooked up this eye-poppingly angry-looking supercar. Here, you"ve got eyes. What do you think of how it looks? Power comes from a dry-sumped, naturally aspirated V8 that"s mounted ahead of the cockpit, but so far behind the front axle it"s practically in the footwell. The block"s milled from billet aluminium, and ought to be good for over 600bhp and 516lb ft, we"re promised. Ginetta says "engine response is immediate and balancing the car on the throttle requires no electronic aids." Eek. The V8 drives the rear wheels through a bespoke six-speed paddleshift gearbox and carbon fibre propshaft. And carbon runs rich through the car the body, crash structures and much of the chassis are all fashioned from lightweight weave. The car"s dry weight is 1150kg, meaning a healthy power-to-weight ratio of well over 500bhp per tonne.
Date written: 27 Feb 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14982
