Wednesday 4th January 2006

Brooke unveils new sports car

Traditional hand-built British two-seater

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Brooke Cars' Double-R

Brooke Cars is launching a new, Cosworth-powered sports car, the Double R, to be revealed at the Autosport International show next week. This lightweight two-seater has been designed "with a no compromise philosophy to excel on both road and track", according to company spokesman James Booker.

Built in Devon, the handcrafted Double R has been designed around a thoroughly modern, motorsport-inspired chassis and power plant. It uses a tubular steel spaceframe chassis bonded to a composite seating tub for stiffness and lightness -- it weighs under 550Kg, providing a better power to weight ratio than a Lamborghini Murcielago, according to Brooke.

The Double R is powered by a range of 2.0 or 2.3-litre, mid-mounted Cosworth Duratec engines ranging in power from 190bhp to 300bhp and connecting to a transaxle gearbox. This single-seater layout gives excellent weight distribution, handling and grip.

The company demonstrators have already been registered for road use, and are currently undergoing final pre-production testing.

Left and right hand drive versions will be available, and prices are expected to start from £23,995. Deliveries will start this Spring, with initial orders having been secured.

• www.brookecars.co.uk

[GTRene]

Looks like a very nice (toy)racer...BIG fun I think, and also a bit lookig at the very old racecars, but then ofcorse in a new coat...very nice.
Only thing for now is that it should come with cycle wings because otherwise when the track or road is wet you get sprayed al over
GTRene