Wells Vertige - New British sportscar

[Esceptico]

It seems that the Emira is not the only British sportscar to be launched this week:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-br...

NA motor, small, only 850 kg and manual gearbox. A pity that no main stream manufacturer can or wants to offer something with similar specifications for that price.

[VS02]

Sounds good, looks dated, sorry

[PH User]

That's an ugly little car, so it's a no from me.

[longblackcoat]

Where’s that Sniff Petrol “new British sports car” chart when you need it?

[10126 Torino]

I like it ,except the side window .

[Pistaaah]

Vanity project?

[Every day a journey]

Looks ste.

[InitialDave]

I quite like it.

[shih tzu faced]

Superb effort and a total surprise when opening the link. A very welcome counterpoint to all the flashy over sized status symbols we usually see these days. Not a one trick pony track day special either. British too.

No connection to me whatsoever but I really wish this enterprise every success.

[Boosted LS1]

40K for something that could have come from the 70'ies. Forget it.

[MrGTI6]

Well I love it. Perhaps it does look dated, but it's refreshingly different to the dross most manufacturers are churning out at the moment, and I bet it's fantastic to drive. And I think £40k sounds like a bargain. Taking inflation into account, that would have been the same as about £23k in 2000.

If I had £40k burning a hole I'd be seriously tempted to buy one, and it's not often I say that about a new car!

[Boosted LS1]

40 k would buy you a classic.

[FourWheelDrift]

Boosted LS1 said:

40 k would buy you a classic.

Or for a fair bit less.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1358741
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1359335

[Riley Blue]

I really like the look of it externally but the dashboard doesn't work at all; the switches, vents and dials are an ugly mis-match and the touch screen isn't needed at all.

[Macron]

Bloke said

Then a few years ago, I set out to buy the ideal sports car – and nothing appealed.

Which is a great reason to build your own, if nonsense as it won't be anywhere near as good as the. Claimed benchmarks, especially as it looks like a 12k kit car, not 40k's worth.

[Esceptico]

Boosted LS1 said:

40 k would buy you a classic.

Probably favourite car I’ve owned was a classic 911 (1972 hot rod). However those are closer to £100k and you can only drive them 6 months a year as they are very prone to rust.

[Esceptico]

Riley Blue said:

I really like the look of it externally but the dashboard doesn't work at all; the switches, vents and dials are an ugly mis-match and the touch screen isn't needed at all.

Horses for courses. For a car I’m going to use everyday I do care about the interior - it should be comfortable, practical and preferably good quality. Conversely I’m less fussed how it drives and fuel efficiency, safety, reliability and cost are top concerns. For a fun weekend car it is all about how it drives. Really I only need a steering wheel (preferably no PAS), three pedals, a gearstick and the minimum of gauges. The only “extra” I think is really worth having is AC.

[Fink-Nottle]

Ugly? That car is one peachy little gem.

[samoht]

I like the looks, like the size & weight. The looks remind me of the Vemac RD180 which I really liked, but seemed to evaporate without trace.

Riley Blue said:

the touch screen isn't needed at all.

It's a Sony head unit with Apple CarPlay. So you can listen to all your music and podcasts, take calls hands-free, and have navigation, up to date traffic, speed camera warnings etc.

For a couple of hundred quid / grams, that's a pretty useful set of functionality.

[av185]

Always wondered what happened to the old Rochdale Olympic presses.....
now we know.