The Murtaya - TVR Alternative?

[Wildwood]

Having recently purchased an Impreza 2.5 estate I stumbled across this "kit" roadster?

OTR for under £30k!

http://www.murtaya.com/CarInformation.shtml

eta...threads like these need piccies!!

Edited by Wildwood on Wednesday 29th April 11:12

[Pupp]

There's a couple of cracking vids on You Tube (I think), seem to go pretty well

[D14 AYS]

[Wildwood]

D14 AYS said:

Now come on!
Just coz its got a 400bhp subaru engine in it and AWD, doesnt make you go does it!?


mind you, it might

[esso]

What a pile of st!~IMO

Edited by esso on Tuesday 28th April 18:39

[Chris71]

Don't quite understand the negative reaction? Some people say the looks are a touch conservative for a kit, but the performance of a Murtaya with a big turbo makes the average Griff look distinctly pedestrian.

Of course with four wheel drive and electronically adjustable diffs it's much less work in the process, which you could argue spoils the fun a little, but for shear pace it's in a different league. The only thing I've driven which beats it for sheer ferocity is a VTEC powered Ariel Atom.

Don't get me wrong - it offers a very different experience to a TVR and as such one will never be a direct replacement for the other, but don't knock it 'till you've tried it.

[clive f]

its got a lotus elise arse and the front looks like a beefed up honda s2000, no thanks

[Don1]

Featured in EVO many moons ago - and I would.

[Grodecki]

Ugly as sin.

[Ballistic Banana]

0-60in 3.2 looks fun though

[Chimjunkie]

Saw one at a show and thought the principle was really good! Just needed more work with the design. The interior was a mess. I agree that this has huge possibility, but the madness of a TVR makes it fun for me. Not 4wd sensibility.

[scotty_d]

I like it would be fun to build it. + keep the chim

[jammy_basturd]

Looks OK in my opinion, and I'm sure its a fine car to drive, its got most of the right ingredients.

But having said that, for me it hasn't got the class and elegance of some TVRs, or the outrageousnous of others.

[BCA]

Fibreglass monocoque convertable.

Pass.

[jams33]

TVR alternative.....not a chance IMO......Z4 alternative....yes

[grahamw48]

Looks interesting.

[Chris71]

jams33 said:

TVR alternative.....not a chance IMO......Z4 alternative....yes

Nah, Impreza alternative I'd say in truth.

I think comparing it to a Z4 is missing the point even more than comparing it to a TVR.

[V8 GMS]

Having driven one, I have to say it's an awesome machine.
The Murtaya had geniune 'supercar beating' performance and was a very involving drive!

As a 4WD comparable, I recently drove an R8...
As impressive as the Audi was, I'd rather buy a Murtaya!

[Wildwood]

So why did you buy a z4 instead!?

[V8 GMS]

Wildwood said:

So why did you buy a z4 instead!?

90 miles a day commute.


Don't get me wrong the Z4M is no TVR... but that said (not wishing to divert this thread too much), the Bavarian muscle car does have an awful lot going for it!!!