Unloved supercars/ Forgotten supercars/ Rare cars

[andyc.]

Garlick said:

FourWheelDrift said:

You guys realise this thread is called "unloved" supercars?

Don't know what you mean

Thats cheating!

[Gr3g]

Ford Indigo?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Indigo

[bishbash]

have we had this yet?

VW Nardo w12

[Virage166]

As unloved as they come:

Edited by Virage166 on Monday 8th December 08:55

[andyc.]

Virage166 said:

As unloved as they come:

Edited by Virage166 on Monday 8th December 08:55

Unfortunately they are.
Not sure why though.I think they look good ,sound good but are just too slow,in fact very slow ...and the 727 needs a reverse gear pattern,a decent shift kit,higher stall speed converter and ratchet shifter.In fact these would liven up the 330hp by putting it in the right place at the right time.

[ian_c_uk]

[G'kar]

ian_c_uk said:

Absolute cast iron blue chip buy, to my mind.

Couple of Volantes have come up for 70K recently.

They WILL make you money, and I wish I had 70K right now.

[ian_c_uk]

Always had a soft spot for these also..

[LongLiveTazio]

Garlick said:

Back on topic, what about this?

I've said it before but I reckon that with a few well chosen tweaks one of these would be hilariously quick, i.e. take it to Roush for the engine (you could get 500bhp+ quite easily, I'm sure) and get a really good suspension set-up on it from somewhere else. Someone might think, well, what's the point, but it's classic big V8 up front, strong chassis, RWD, lots of exotic carbon and I think it's a great looking car. Made in Modena, too! I think as a design it has a strange purity to it and I liked the Qvale Mangusta before it became this. If I was a lottery winner I think it'd be a cracking project.

Some crazy bloke has actually bought the rights to the SV and is making it again... ish. Good luck to him.

[ian_c_uk]

That reminds me...

[dinkel]

Yuk rimms.

This one then:

[raftom]

ian_c_uk said:

Always had a soft spot for these also..

Of all the stillborns that appear in this thread this is the only one I feel sorry for never coming into production.

[andyc.]

andyc. said:

Squabbler said:

andyc. said:

Ashley1111 said:

Bentley Hunaudieres:

Definately not unloved, cross between xj220 and veyron?

Basically it's the same Audi LeMans prototype in different clothes.

Also this one - Kodiak F1
I think it looks fantastic, very close to Maser Bora, but know nothing about it.

Everytime I look at this thread, I want one of these more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Now we have son of Vector

[bones33]

cough

[Crusoe]

just overpriced, would love a go in a ktm xbow though but something like £80k for a full spec one!!!

[Shahid B]

Audi RS2, only about 2800

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS2_Avant

"With so much power available, the RS2 could run from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.8 seconds, and achieve a maximum speed of 163 mph (262 km/h) (electronically restricted), despite weighing over 1600 kg (3527 lb). In a road test conducted in 1995, British car magazine Autocar timed the RS2 from 0 to 30 mph (48 km/h) at just 1.5 seconds, which they confirmed was faster than both the McLaren F1 road car, and also Jacque Villeneuve's Formula 1 car of that time. Even by more modern standards, its performance is exceptional; it could accelerate on-par with the C5 generation Chevrolet Corvette, and was only a tenth of a second slower to 60 than a 996 generation Porsche 911."

Edited by Shahid B on Tuesday 9th December 15:28

[williamp]

Shahid B said:

Audi RS2, only about 2800

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS2_Avant

"With so much power available, the RS2 could run from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.8 seconds, and achieve a maximum speed of 163 mph (262 km/h) (electronically restricted), despite weighing over 1600 kg (3527 lb). In a road test conducted in 1995, British car magazine Autocar timed the RS2 from 0 to 30 mph (48 km/h) at just 1.5 seconds, which they confirmed was faster than both the McLaren F1 road car, and also Jacque Villeneuve's Formula 1 car of that time. Even by more modern standards, its performance is exceptional; it could accelerate on-par with the C5 generation Chevrolet Corvette, and was only a tenth of a second slower to 60 than a 996 generation Porsche 911."

Edited by Shahid B on Tuesday 9th December 15:28

Yes its a great car, but I would'nt call is unloved or forgotten as its well known and well-loved. And 2,800 is quite populous for that sort of performance- most of the cars listed here have single-figure production numbers. Still, any excuse to show a picture of an RS2!

[BOR]

Did any of these ever get sold ?

[dinkel]

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Only 2 made: a black and a white one. Turboed 500 Cid V8!

[Mark-C]

Just thought of another one having looked at another thread.

The Saleen S7 - always loved the race cars ... never seen a road one but then I'm not sure how many (if any) ever got sold in Europe.