Wells Vertige - New British sportscar
Discussion
Drive it fix it repeat said:
...thought this was a car forum?
To be fair, nothing ever gets universal praise, and no-one buys the cars they say they like.As always, I suspect projects like this will find homes with buyers who have it in addition to a Lotus or Porsche rather than instead of...
otolith said:
I don't understand why retro external styling means that you wouldn't want modern tech - fitting a pastiche of an old fashioned stereo seems silly.
It makes sense aesthetically. The whole car is a pastiche of an old fashioned car, so a touch screen is a bit incongruous. The tech is useful, granted, but perhaps it could be hidden behind a blind for when it's not actively being used?
Drive it fix it repeat said:
I really like that. Side windows look a bit odd, would rather a normal window. I like the looks, can’t be doing with all the stick on tat with modern cars. Enough performance to be a lot of fun and should handle excellently. 40k doesn’t seem unreasonable when compared against other things either IMO. You’d think people on here would be more supportive, thought this was a car forum?
It is a car forum, but that doesn't stop me thinking that it's an ugly looking car. We’re heading out of lockdown, it’s Friday, it’s summer, England are in the final and there’s a new front engined, RWD, normally aspirated, lightweight, sensibly priced British sports car on the scene… and STILL a load of miserable fish wives aren’t happy 
I despair! I prescribe a good drink followed by a leg over for some of you lot.
Love this car and honestly thought the days of specialist cars made in sheds were long gone, especially with safety regs, the push for EVs etc. Compare this with TVR, sapping away millions of pounds and nothing to show for it. Kudos to this team for getting their project off the ground with no fuss at all.
I despair! I prescribe a good drink followed by a leg over for some of you lot.
Love this car and honestly thought the days of specialist cars made in sheds were long gone, especially with safety regs, the push for EVs etc. Compare this with TVR, sapping away millions of pounds and nothing to show for it. Kudos to this team for getting their project off the ground with no fuss at all.
SpeckledJim said:
otolith said:
I don't understand why retro external styling means that you wouldn't want modern tech - fitting a pastiche of an old fashioned stereo seems silly.
It makes sense aesthetically. The whole car is a pastiche of an old fashioned car, so a touch screen is a bit incongruous. The tech is useful, granted, but perhaps it could be hidden behind a blind for when it's not actively being used?
otolith said:
SpeckledJim said:
otolith said:
I don't understand why retro external styling means that you wouldn't want modern tech - fitting a pastiche of an old fashioned stereo seems silly.
It makes sense aesthetically. The whole car is a pastiche of an old fashioned car, so a touch screen is a bit incongruous. The tech is useful, granted, but perhaps it could be hidden behind a blind for when it's not actively being used?
To design, build and put this on the road with those dimensions, and that performance deserves applause and respect.
PH comments on release of many new cars are along the lines of "if only it was lighter", "if only it was less expensive" etc. This is!
That it is priced atGBP40k, seems astonishingly good value against its peers (Ginetta G40, Exige, Jannerelly etc)
I wish them success and hope that they sell more than the 25 pa aspiration in the Autocar article.
PH comments on release of many new cars are along the lines of "if only it was lighter", "if only it was less expensive" etc. This is!
That it is priced atGBP40k, seems astonishingly good value against its peers (Ginetta G40, Exige, Jannerelly etc)
I wish them success and hope that they sell more than the 25 pa aspiration in the Autocar article.
shih tzu faced said:
We’re heading out of lockdown, it’s Friday, it’s summer, England are in the final and there’s a new front engined, RWD, normally aspirated, lightweight, sensibly priced British sports car on the scene… and STILL a load of miserable fish wives aren’t happy
I despair! I prescribe a good drink followed by a leg over for some of you lot.
Love this car and honestly thought the days of specialist cars made in sheds were long gone, especially with safety regs, the push for EVs etc. Compare this with TVR, sapping away millions of pounds and nothing to show for it. Kudos to this team for getting their project off the ground with no fuss at all.
I'm genuinely curious as to how many people actually want an ultra-low-volume, built-in-a-shed car? If it's track you're after, an Ultima beckons. Or an Atom. Or a Radical. Or an X-Bow. Or a whole load more.I despair! I prescribe a good drink followed by a leg over for some of you lot.
Love this car and honestly thought the days of specialist cars made in sheds were long gone, especially with safety regs, the push for EVs etc. Compare this with TVR, sapping away millions of pounds and nothing to show for it. Kudos to this team for getting their project off the ground with no fuss at all.
A road car, you say? In that case, why would you even consider looking past a Lotus? Elise/Exige etc in all sorts of flavours have been around forever, have proven performance/spares/specialist support, owners club support and an established resale value. Ditto Caterham, though a different sort of car.
I have no problem with someone coming up with a new car, but a total first run of 7 and an annual run of 25 (I doubt they'll ever get beyond the original 7) means that any owners will have to also double as road testers. And I'd not do that for £4000, let alone £40,000.
longblackcoat said:
shih tzu faced said:
We’re heading out of lockdown, it’s Friday, it’s summer, England are in the final and there’s a new front engined, RWD, normally aspirated, lightweight, sensibly priced British sports car on the scene… and STILL a load of miserable fish wives aren’t happy
I despair! I prescribe a good drink followed by a leg over for some of you lot.
Love this car and honestly thought the days of specialist cars made in sheds were long gone, especially with safety regs, the push for EVs etc. Compare this with TVR, sapping away millions of pounds and nothing to show for it. Kudos to this team for getting their project off the ground with no fuss at all.
I'm genuinely curious as to how many people actually want an ultra-low-volume, built-in-a-shed car? If it's track you're after, an Ultima beckons. Or an Atom. Or a Radical. Or an X-Bow. Or a whole load more.I despair! I prescribe a good drink followed by a leg over for some of you lot.
Love this car and honestly thought the days of specialist cars made in sheds were long gone, especially with safety regs, the push for EVs etc. Compare this with TVR, sapping away millions of pounds and nothing to show for it. Kudos to this team for getting their project off the ground with no fuss at all.
A road car, you say? In that case, why would you even consider looking past a Lotus? Elise/Exige etc in all sorts of flavours have been around forever, have proven performance/spares/specialist support, owners club support and an established resale value. Ditto Caterham, though a different sort of car.
I have no problem with someone coming up with a new car, but a total first run of 7 and an annual run of 25 (I doubt they'll ever get beyond the original 7) means that any owners will have to also double as road testers. And I'd not do that for £4000, let alone £40,000.
This is MUCH more interesting than a Lotus. No, it won't be as good a 'product' but if it drives ok and gets a decent write-up in the right places, then it might well find 25 customers a year.
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