Todays Ultima Test Drive...

[craig7l]

Tuesday 29th July...dry conditions, did i want full level 10 experience?....yes!....

Fookin rapid road car that handled kart like with stunning brakes. (but you lot know that anyhow)

Why the fook people would want more than 500bhp for a road Ultima i just dont get.. but fair play to those who have lived with 500ish and then upgrade (but they must be brain numb)

Rapid on a country lane is all about the exhilaration effect but i can say its the fastest feeling car (much more than my race radical) that i have been in. (sorry but not on par with my Superkart as that even sh@t D. Culthard up)

I was actually quite shocked on the quality of factory build which was mighty impressive.

I dont like the looks of the front end, never really have, but whats that really got to do with a car like this i suppose

Nest stop: Detroit on Thursday to view the SL-C Aspira before any orders are placed.

Respects

[pilbeam_mp62]

craig7l said:

Nest stop: Detroit on Thursday to view the SL-C Aspira before any orders are placed.

Respects

I couldn't find any info about that car, other than a picture - what's the story with it ? Is it self-build ?

Thanks
Regards

[craig7l]

reason for visit is to gather information and indeed place an order all things taken into consideration. From dialogue can be supplied from rolling chassis to full turnkey
www.exoticrockets.com

will let you know

[LuckyP]

That looks familiar.......a bit like that one Fran was involved with. Wasn't called Aspira though Someone should tell him that they have nicked his design!

Edited by LuckyP on Tuesday 29th July 16:55

[craig7l]

From what i can gather its a company that will/might sell Frans RCR SL-C as a complete turnkey supercar, with his consent of course.

[LuckyP]

Ah, I see.
http://www.exoticrockets.com/

That is a mighty fine shot. Amazing how a bit of CGI can do wonders for marketing. Looks like a proper production super car in that!! They just need to link in a colour selector and some 360 capability and they'd have people falling over to buy.

Hate it that the www.aspiracars.com site doesn't seem to work. Why do companies do that!!??

Edited by LuckyP on Tuesday 29th July 17:00

[craig7l]

i dont buy anything from a photograph.... lots done that in spainish property market.

[d3vine]

As a lot of people might not find the front-end of an Ultima appealing, however, the SL-C isn't perfect as well. It's not attractive from rear. Looks unfinished at that...

[pilbeam_mp62]

craig7l said:

i dont buy anything from a photograph.... lots done that in spainish property market.

Craig,

Have the company got an actual car built that you will be looking at and driving ? It certainly looks smart.
Regards

[LuckyP]

d3vine said:

As a lot of people might not find the front-end of an Ultima appealing, however, the SL-C isn't perfect as well. It's not attractive from rear. Looks unfinished at that...

Nothing a bit of CGI couldn't sort out.

Lots of people do buy from images (read, marketing hype)

Craig's doing it the right way - back to back testing

[LuckyP]

pilbeam_mp62 said:

craig7l said:

i dont buy anything from a photograph.... lots done that in spainish property market.

Craig,

Have the company got an actual car built that you will be looking at and driving ? It certainly looks smart.
Regards

I should think so:

http://www.superlitecars.com/

[LuckyP]

d3vine said:

As a lot of people might not find the front-end of an Ultima appealing, however, the SL-C isn't perfect as well. It's not attractive from rear. Looks unfinished at that...

Just has a look up the ar5e of my fave three 1:18 leMans cars....Porsche GT1, Bentley Speed 8 and the Pug 908...

...It ain't pretty.

Must be a reason why the SL-C just, err, stops. Like that.

[d3vine]

Lucky, I was about to post a link to its rear end. But I knew eventually, you would notice it. The two main things that makes the rear section look horrid, the wing stand, and diffuser. If the wing stand were done in a solid metal plate, rather than steel tubing which look like tree branches, and the enclosed mid section of the diffuser would definitely make it look complete. On top of that, within the section above the diffuser, and where mufflers protrudes, a grille would definitely finish it off. otherwise, the car looks pretty good.

[LuckyP]

Where's Fran for an explanation when you need him?

Post the pic Divine.

[craig7l]

[URL=http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ultimavslcpv5.jpg][/URL]

http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ultimavsl...

beauty in the eye of the beholder....

[craig7l]

think Fran is a bit busy at moment for tinternet, spoke yesterday and he had 300emails to reply to. (been on vacation)

Think there are a few pics around of unfinished rears... shouldnt be too much of an issue to "personalise" the rear.

Edited by craig7l on Tuesday 29th July 20:19

[LuckyP]

Some cunning shadow under the rear wing there craig...

...but it is undeniably, a good looking race inspired motor.

Anyone have a proper pic of this ar5e?

[V8OWNER]

wasnt this it:?


from here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[LuckyP]

'It has a racer's ar5e m'lud'

Functional....with form to follow.

[craig7l]

i have 2 questions: why cant i embed pics properly and who agrees the zonda has the best ar5e on the planet?