As with so many other 'fledgling' a cut-and-paste Lambo-alike supercars, this was a car with dramatic performance claims (in this case 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds and a 211mph top speed) sourced via the almost-inevitable GM V8 (in this case a 6.2-litre LS9 with 650hp and 605lb ft).
Unlike many supercar projects, however, this one is actually real and, as they promised us last year, it's earmarked for production later in the summer.
Impressively, Arrinera has also managed to steer clear from the temptation of a huge price tag - starting for a reasonable (in supercar terms) £100,000.
Oh, and one other nugget for you - under that is-it-a-Lambo-or-not body is a high-strength steel chassis and a multi-link independent suspension that was designed by Lee Noble. Yes, that Lee Noble...
Not a bad looking car, very Knight Rider from the rear end!
Hearing the name Lee Noble and cars around £100,000 brings a smile to my face, when are Noble going to stop messing around with the crazy priced, unnecessarily aerospace materiald M600, which embarrassed itself on Top Gear and start producing cars we knew and loved them for in the past, especially considering the frailty of the Lotus position at the moment! What an opportunity! They were supposed to put the M15 into production for between 60-80k for the more regular sports car purchaser but that idea seems to have died a death..... Shame for the British Niche Car Industry. But clever polish for a good price point by the looks of it.
I never understand why people take so much time getting things right and then visually run out of ideas to the point they start making something look like a kit car derivetive of a well known outdated car. Creating something stunning is half the battle in this segment.
I bet it'll handle alright mind, and go like stink. They could have a winner on their hands if they make it look finished stylistically. There will be a few badge snobs out there who will not give it a second thought, and until we see a real car the build quality is an unknown.
The Noble M600 (another car Lee worked his magic on) had a similar issue of unknowns, but the proof of the car was in the driving.
Not a bad looking car, very Knight Rider from the rear end!
Hearing the name Lee Noble and cars around £100,000 brings a smile to my face, when are Noble going to stop messing around with the crazy priced, unnecessarily aerospace materiald M600, which embarrassed itself on Top Gear and start producing cars we knew and loved them for in the past, especially considering the frailty of the Lotus position at the moment! What an opportunity! They were supposed to put the M15 into production for between 60-80k for the more regular sports car purchaser but that idea seems to have died a death..... Shame for the British Niche Car Industry. But clever polish for a good price point by the looks of it.
Led Noble designed the original blue prototype M600 Hammond drove on Top Gear way back. Lee Noble left his own company in 2009!!!
Not a bad looking car, very Knight Rider from the rear end!
Hearing the name Lee Noble and cars around £100,000 brings a smile to my face, when are Noble going to stop messing around with the crazy priced, unnecessarily aerospace materiald M600, which embarrassed itself on Top Gear and start producing cars we knew and loved them for in the past, especially considering the frailty of the Lotus position at the moment! What an opportunity! They were supposed to put the M15 into production for between 60-80k for the more regular sports car purchaser but that idea seems to have died a death..... Shame for the British Niche Car Industry. But clever polish for a good price point by the looks of it.
Led Noble designed the original blue prototype M600 Hammond drove on Top Gear way back. Lee Noble left his own company in 2009!!!
forgive him, this is a man that believes everything he sees on Top Gear.
Simply doesn't look like a finished product but more a kit car in my eyes with some nice touches(read copying).
Yes, it does look like a kit car to me too. Suffers that very common low volume sports car manufacturer's problem of looking like the design hasn't been done by a professional, so you get all sorts of odd clashing details, like a lack of attention to shutlines, getting the lines right but not spending enough time on getting the surfaces right, windows that don't look like they were made for the hole they're plugging, and so on, making it look cheap. These were the kinds of things that TVR did so well to pay attention to, and they got it spot on.
In this case though at least it looks like it has the potential to be polished into something that looks fantastic.
