Monday 31 May 2010

The supercar from Down Under


Talk about exclusive! It’s being built in New Zealand – about as far from the UK as it’s possible to get – and only 20 are being made. But for £300,000+ you’ll get a genuinely sensational machine, plus two business class return tickets to capital city Auckland with a week’s luxury accommodation while you have a personal fitting in the car. The machine in question is the Hulme CanAm (above), a 200mph supercar named in honour of NZ race legend and F1 World Champion Denny Hulme. It’s a mid-engined roadster, designed for both road and track use, and based around an ultra-lightweight carbon composite tub and bodywork. The chassis, suspension and braking are all race-derived. Power comes from a 7.0-litre Corvette engine developing 600bhp and 600Nm of torque, fed through a six-speed manual gearbox with paddles or a sequential shifter. The 0-60mph time will be under 3.5 seconds. Each car will be hand-built for delivery from autumn next year and will be individually numbered. The price includes a guaranteed certificate of authenticity, a photo-dossier of the build, and a 1/8 scale exact replica finished in the same livery and specification.

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