Ginetta delivers first G60
It's taken a decade, but the car that started out as a Farboud, became a Farbio and ended up a Ginetta has finally found a customer
"I am very happy to receive the car today, it sounds great, has great performance and I love the 'race car' feel of no assisted brakes," says an understandably chirpy Hubert Krae. "Whilst the car was in production I flew over about three times and tested the car to give my input on how things were developing.
"It is very important for me to use a car company which talks to the customer and listens to the things which they want and don't want. I would take the car out for a while and come back with my feedback which ultimately resulted in a car designed specifically designed around what I wanted."
The delivery of a car to the customer must be quite a relief for Ginetta, even if it is one of only three road-registered G60s in existence (the other two belong to Ginetta), as the gestation of the car has been protracted to say the least.
It actually started life as a Farboud in 2002, named for its creator Arash Farboud, before being bought out by former Marcos man Chrish Marsh and morphing into the Farbio GTS with significant changes under the skin. It then became the Ginetta F400, before undergoing a complete under-skin redevelopment (again), with a new engine (Ford Cyclone 3.7-litre V6), new chassis and a significantly revised interior.
Engine – 3.7 litre V6 (3721 cc)
0-60mph - 4.9sec
Top speed - 165mph
Economy - 31mpg (average)
Weight (kerb) – 1080kg
Location – Mid-rear transverse
Power – 310bhp @ 6500rpm
Torque – 288ft/lb @ 4500rpm
Power-to-weight – 305.6bhp/tonne
Transmission – 6 speed manual
gearbox coupled to an Automatic
Torque Biasing (ATB) limited slip differential
Engine – 3.7 litre V6 (3721 cc)
0-60mph - 4.9sec
Top speed - 165mph
Economy - 31mpg (average)
Weight (kerb) – 1080kg
Location – Mid-rear transverse
Power – 310bhp @ 6500rpm
Torque – 288ft/lb @ 4500rpm
Power-to-weight – 305.6bhp/tonne
Transmission – 6 speed manual
gearbox coupled to an Automatic
Torque Biasing (ATB) limited slip differential
I know looks are subjective and all that noise, but my god its not a looker.
But in comparison to the G40R (itself a very pretty car) it just looks a bit awkward and low-rent kit car. And I don't see why saying 'well its good to drive' should be a valid excuse for poor build or design.
Or maybe it's just the choice of images on the article that aren't particularly flattering, and that I'm being overly critical of something I've not even seen in the metal
Nothing wrong with wanting a car to look good, but it's always going to compromise it somewhere else. You don't get anything for free.
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