RE: Ginetta delivers first G60
Discussion
HeMightBeBanned said:
kambites said:
In a perverse kind of way that's a good thing for me, as are the poor panel gaps. It shows they've spent the money on the bits that matter to me, not on employing some over-paid artist to put a few weird curves in the bodywork.
I'd worry that they'd skimped on everything else too, tbh.kambites said:
In a perverse kind of way that's a good thing for me, as are the poor panel gaps. It shows they've spent the money on the bits that matter to me, not on employing some over-paid artist to put a few weird curves in the bodywork.
Or it shows they haven't had the money to develop it?3 cars with one eventually being sold to a client.
How many cars were included in the sale of Farbio?
I do like this car but there seem to be telltale signs of all not being well when you look at it in the cold light of day.
MarJay said:
I think it looks awesome (forgive me for sounding so... American).
If it was £40k or even £50k it would sell by the boatload, but £70k is pretty steep IMO.
Sounds pretty good too.If it was £40k or even £50k it would sell by the boatload, but £70k is pretty steep IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pawmdwhBQDQ , from about 1:20
And what does it feel like?
"Like an NSX Type R", sayeth Sutters.
I had a good look at one last week (Ginetta owned presumably!) and was impressed. It is very compact, looks good in orange (in my opinion) and I certainly didn't think the panel gaps were too bad. Whilst it may be expensive Ginetta seem to be quite happy that they are only going to sell a few so that is not a problem, there should be the 50 customers they are looking for that don't want a Porsche or Lotus or anything else made in higher volume. Also, as it has been developed by a company owned by someone who won his class at Le Mans (LMP2 I think) and is a very successful businessman and wants to remain so, I suspect it will be well developed and priced accordingly.
If it fitted my requirement for a car and I had the money it would be very high up my shopping list.
If it fitted my requirement for a car and I had the money it would be very high up my shopping list.
I'd really like to see a fully finished one properly road tested. I actually like the look of it. 0-60 and 0-100 times etc would be interesting. I've never believed any manufacturer that claims 4.9secs 0-60.
70k is a bit steep, but if the reviews are positive I'm sure they'll sell well, or at least as well as a Lotus Evora
70k is a bit steep, but if the reviews are positive I'm sure they'll sell well, or at least as well as a Lotus Evora
Ian974 said:
Just a shame that it's taken so long to get on the road. It looked excellent when it first appeared, but I think it lost everyones interest.
If it was 2002 it was first shown, this body design is older or a similar age to the ferrari F430, Porsche Carrera gt and noble M12.
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I think the C-GT and the Noble have aged pretty well, though. If it was 2002 it was first shown, this body design is older or a similar age to the ferrari F430, Porsche Carrera gt and noble M12.
Speaking of Noble, I'm thinking that adding a couple turbos to that 3.7 V6 could make this one serious performance car.
70 grand does seem a lot for the performance, but at least you'd probably never see another one on the road, as compared to a Cayman/911.
For someone who wants a unique, bespoke sports car, this seems to tick all the boxes.
There are 3 G60/F400 in existence.... There is also a Farboud in existence....
a handful of Farbio GTS350's and one Farbio GTS400 out there as well.
They are ALL different cars.... The Farbio was a fairly hefty redesign of the original Farboud concept with a different
engine and MANY under the skin changes and Ginetta have now done the same again.
For me they peaked with the white Farbio GTS400... WIth it's tuned supercharged V6 the performance figures were
far more impressive than the G60 (more than a second faster 0-60) and the handling is superb.
And 3 years later it's still mine... so I MAY be biased!
:-)
a handful of Farbio GTS350's and one Farbio GTS400 out there as well.
They are ALL different cars.... The Farbio was a fairly hefty redesign of the original Farboud concept with a different
engine and MANY under the skin changes and Ginetta have now done the same again.
For me they peaked with the white Farbio GTS400... WIth it's tuned supercharged V6 the performance figures were
far more impressive than the G60 (more than a second faster 0-60) and the handling is superb.
And 3 years later it's still mine... so I MAY be biased!
:-)
mollytherocker said:
I absolutely LOVE it.
But 70k? Nonsense. Its what killed TVR.
MTR
TVR had a business model reliant on more than 50 cars being sold, Ginetta don't.But 70k? Nonsense. Its what killed TVR.
MTR
Lawrence Tomlinson apparently considered buying TVR but a certain Russian got in with a higher bid. A shame really as LNT appears to have pretty good business acumen and is a true petrolhead so maybe we would still have TVR had he been successful.
andyps said:
mollytherocker said:
I absolutely LOVE it.
But 70k? Nonsense. Its what killed TVR.
MTR
TVR had a business model reliant on more than 50 cars being sold, Ginetta don't.But 70k? Nonsense. Its what killed TVR.
MTR
Lawrence Tomlinson apparently considered buying TVR but a certain Russian got in with a higher bid. A shame really as LNT appears to have pretty good business acumen and is a true petrolhead so maybe we would still have TVR had he been successful.
MTR
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