Now that's our idea of a City Rover...
Those crazy French folk at Lazareth who brought us the
Wazuma V12 quad bike
earlier this year have obviously not stopped taking the happy pills.
The latest fruit of their deranged imagination is this Twingo V8 Trophy, under whose radically extended bodywork lurks a mid-mounted version of that hot-rodder's favourite, the ubiquitous Rover V8. Sadly, Lazareth is only quoting 180hp for the lump as installed, which we can't help thinking misses the point just a little bit - a front-engine transplant from a Clio 182 donor would have delivered just as much performance with a lot less work!
...although not much room for shopping!
Still, judging by the company's previous efforts, we reckon this 180hp version is probably just the starting point and the Twingo V8 Trophy definitely looks the part with those enormously flared arches, matt grey paint and minimalist interior.
The V8 is mounted on a custom built tubular subframe, and the front suspension has been replaced with an independent set-up, while the rear end features a five-speed racing transaxle.
The car runs 18ins alloy wheels, with 230mm and 320mm wide Yokohama slicks at the front and rear respectively. The price for this piece of motoring mayhem is a cool £65,000, says Lazareth, which specialises in one-off vehicles for film and promotional work.