RE: Spartan-V: The 300kg Bike-Engined Track Car
Discussion
Twincam16 said:
God that's beautiful, reminiscent of the Maserati 'birdcage'. Ducati engine should sound fantastic too. Pity it won't be road-legal as I could see this bridging the gap between the likes of Caterham and the Elise.
That was my feeling, no headlights not road legal... a pity... I would love to drive a duc powered car on the back roads and scare the sh*t of bikers like me...ManOpener said:
mrmr96 said:
How on earth can it weigh sub 300kg?
I read somewhere about someone building a mid-engined IS200 for Time Attack using a space-frame and carbon bodywork. He claimed that the entire body including space-frame and rolling chassis only weighed 80-odd KG.If that's true then I can believe this is true.
Edited to add- didn't the old Porsche 909 weight something like 325kg with a hulking great flat 8?
Edited by ManOpener on Thursday 16th September 11:32
80kgs for the frame and bodywork maybe, none of the rolling bits.
If this is 300kgs I will eat my hat.
I thought cars were subject to really high taxes in Australia. Perhaps this might be exempt as it wouldn't be registered for road use, but still it could be that the price in UK/Europe ends up somewhat less than that.
For example a Lotus Elise 1.6 starts at 70K AUD. But then the fancy materials would not be within such a budget I suppose.
For example a Lotus Elise 1.6 starts at 70K AUD. But then the fancy materials would not be within such a budget I suppose.
Edited by ptopman on Thursday 16th September 14:25
I'm confused:
article said:
a 170 horsepower 1199cc Ducati motor to power along a steel spaceframe chassis and carbon fibre body that weighs a scarcely credible 300kg.
Spartan-V tech spec said:
WEIGHT: Less than 300kg
Is it the whole car that's supposed to weigh 300kg or just the body and chassis?k-ink said:
Stunning!
I suspect the use of carbon fibre, titanium and magnesium casting will be used to keep the mass that low.
Daft name though. I initially thought it was a play on words of it being rather bare and minimal.
Read the article, mild steel spaceframe, carbon fibre bodyworkI suspect the use of carbon fibre, titanium and magnesium casting will be used to keep the mass that low.
Daft name though. I initially thought it was a play on words of it being rather bare and minimal.
Reload said:
I'm confused:
Good point - I can see how that could be confusing. I believe the tech spec means 30kg for the lot (like people are saying, though, I find that hard to believe)article said:
a 170 horsepower 1199cc Ducati motor to power along a steel spaceframe chassis and carbon fibre body that weighs a scarcely credible 300kg.
Spartan-V tech spec said:
WEIGHT: Less than 300kg
Is it the whole car that's supposed to weigh 300kg or just the body and chassis?Why is 300kg hard to believe?
Think of it as a 4 wheeled track bike rather than a light weight car...you've basically got 140kg 'spare' to play with for the additional brakes, wheels/tyres etc etc.
No road safety or car emmitions stuff to contend with...it's like gordon murry's light car company rocket but with a bigger body...nothing new really...
Think of it as a 4 wheeled track bike rather than a light weight car...you've basically got 140kg 'spare' to play with for the additional brakes, wheels/tyres etc etc.
No road safety or car emmitions stuff to contend with...it's like gordon murry's light car company rocket but with a bigger body...nothing new really...
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