Tuesday 11th March 2008

New British Supercar For April

Bold claims for secretive new Brit supercar

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A new British supercar is to be launched on St George’s Day.

Details are sketchy but Keating Supercars claims that an early prototype of their ‘sports GT’ broke the world speed record held by Bugatti at the time.

The car has been eight years in development and will be launched as a two model range, both sharing the same body.

Keating says the top of the range TKR ‘boasts more power than an F1 race car but with tractability for the road’, while the 400bhp SKR has been tuned for touring.

The car will be launched on April 23 at an English manor house on the North West coast although Keating is making it a private affair and keeping the exact location secret.

‘The event will include a descriptive launch and reveal, followed by acceleration and high speed demonstration drives at a nearby RAF airfield and cruising drives on fast public roads,’ the company said in a statement.

[imclueless]

Is Lee Noble involved by any chance?

Edited by imclueless on Tuesday 11th March 13:54

[Lordbenny]

Anything to to with a guy called Ronan!

[ian_c_uk]

http://www.sniffpetrol.com/BritSupercarForm.gif

[Demure]

ian_c_uk said:

http://www.sniffpetrol.com/BritSupercarForm.gif

NOOOOOOOOO!

Happens EVERY time the words "British Supercar" are mentioned on PH!

[proscriptus]

Check the "Ford V8" box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBc0KLAC4fs

[proscriptus]

Being built by "Breckland Technology" of Mosler MT900, Leading Edge 420RT, Garaiya and Tommy Kaira ZZ fame.

http://www.brecklandtechnology.com/index.htm

Ah yes, and another video
http://www.keating.tv/tkr.wmv

[GAFF1974]

Dream On!

[dinkel]

http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2008/03/11/keating-...

This vid shows the turbo 427 engine dynoed: well over 1500 brake.

[TheYeti]

Utterly pointless and if any of these pics and vids are anything to go by, it looks like the usual "kitcar" fair.........

I really want to have a go.......... ;-) LOL!!!

[Fetchez la vache]

I know I'm not an intended buyer, but IMHO it isn't exactly a looker...

[timewatch]

Here it is ?

they tell me it will run on fairy farts ! very green :he he:


http://time-blog.com/curious_capitalist/car.jpg

Tw>>>

[fuoriserie]

just found this info...

http://www.filepreview.co.uk/beautyroom/emails/sal...

[fuoriserie]

is the chassis of this new supercar based on the

SSC Ultimate Aero TT ?

[Dr S]

should I laugh or should I cry?

[900T-R]

Demure said:

ian_c_uk said:

http://www.sniffpetrol.com/BritSupercarForm.gif

NOOOOOOOOO!

Happens EVERY time the words "British Supercar" are mentioned on PH!

And for a good reason.

Edited by 900T-R on Tuesday 11th March 14:06

[fuoriserie]

Dr S said:

should I laugh or should I cry?

it depends....

[fuoriserie]

Fetchez la vache said:

I know I'm not an intended buyer, but IMHO it isn't exactly a looker...

an euphemism for ....but I agree with you.

[g60_go]

I think launcing the car on the 1st of April would be more appropriate

[Zumbruk]

Fetchez la vache said:

I know I'm not an intended buyer, but IMHO it isn't exactly a looker...

No uglier than a Zonda.

[900T-R]

A Zonda may be no conventional beauty and a bit OTT in some respects, but at least you have to admire the originality and painstaking attention to detail. Now this looks like the one hundredth GRP copy of a generic 'supercar' shape originating smewhere in the early '90s with garish detailing, very erm, 'aftermarket' seats and on cheap looking bling wheels that you'd normally suspect on some truck-framed SUV mostrosity with loads of chrome and blacked-out windows.