RE: BAC launches new Mono R

[TartanPaint]

HeMightBeBanned said:

Name another naturally aspirated engine that makes 138bhp / litre (or more).

Just about every sports bike engine for the last 30 years or more. Don't forget to restrict the question to cars.

[DEAN7231]

Stuff it in your Lid of course!!!

[ecs0set]

This meets almost all of the PH forum criteria:

• Manual gearbox - check (sequential counts right?)
• Light weight - check
• Quick - check
• Available brand new for less than 30k - um...

If only it were cheaper. Could we not have the same single-seat concept and looks but with spaceframe, GRP and the engine, brakes and suspension from a Mondeo? Or have those days passed? *wistful stare into the distance*

[kambites]

ecs0set said:

This meets almost all of the PH forum criteria:

• Manual gearbox - check (sequential counts right?)
• Light weight - check
• Quick - check
• Available brand new for less than 30k - um...

If only it were cheaper. Could we not have the same single-seat concept and looks but with spaceframe, GRP and the engine, brakes and suspension from a Mondeo? Or have those days passed? *wistful stare into the distance*

There are single seater kit cars out there, but if you're expecting them to have anything like the build quality or looks of the BAC you're going to be sorely disappointed.

[ecs0set]

kambites said:

There are single seater kit cars out there, but if you're expecting them to have anything like the build quality or looks of the BAC you're going to be sorely disappointed.

I'd settle for half way between the two.

[anonymous-user]

i think "multi-product" company might just be pushing it a little ......


"oh yes sir, we make many different cars, you can choose freely between red ones, blue ones and even green ones"........ ;-)

[donteatpeople]

RumbleOfThunder said:

otolith said:

Twoshoe said:

"the highest naturally-aspirated specific output of any road-legal car. Ever."

Eh? Plenty of n/a cars have had >345bhp. Or am I missing something?

Specific output means per litre. So 345/2.5 = 138bhp/l.

Seems that someone has forgotten about the Light Car Company Rocket, which was road legal and had a 160bhp/litre bike engine.

https://www.evo.co.uk/trackdays/trackdaycars/24513...

Hmm how many of those actually made it into customers hands? I think you need to draw the line somewhere. BAC while low volume are a functioning, successful and now long running business.

It seems 55 were made, almost twice the planned production of the Mono R.

[seefarr]

PH said:

Just 30 Mono Rs are set to be built, with the entire production run having been exclusively available to existing BAC customers - before it sold out, that was, which is already has.

The fact that 30 people who already had a BAC Mono in the garage have gone back and put a deposit down for this one probably says a great deal about the quality of the product.

[Nano2nd]

HeMightBeBanned said:

Twoshoe said:

"the highest naturally-aspirated specific output of any road-legal car. Ever."

Eh? Plenty of n/a cars have had >345bhp. Or am I missing something?

Name another naturally aspirated engine that makes 138bhp / litre (or more).

Ariel Atom V8

[emperorburger]

Nano2nd said:

HeMightBeBanned said:

Twoshoe said:

"the highest naturally-aspirated specific output of any road-legal car. Ever."

Eh? Plenty of n/a cars have had >345bhp. Or am I missing something?

Name another naturally aspirated engine that makes 138bhp / litre (or more).

Ariel Atom V8

Westfield Megabusa

[RumbleOfThunder]

Can we stop naming stty bike engines please.

[Arsecati]

Pretty much exact same price as the new Dallara? Now there's a choice for you (though my theoretical moolah would be heading to Italy!).

[Wammer]

Ariel Atom V8 is 158 bhp per litre.

[Robinus]

ArmouredBiscuit said:

My want for this HUGELY outweighs my ability to drive it. Or afford it.

I know EXACTLY what you mean . . .

[otolith]

RumbleOfThunder said:

Can we stop naming stty bike engines please.

If they're in a car, they're a car engine!

[VanquishRider]

seefarr said:

PH said:

Just 30 Mono Rs are set to be built, with the entire production run having been exclusively available to existing BAC customers - before it sold out, that was, which is already has.

The fact that 30 people who already had a BAC Mono in the garage have gone back and put a deposit down for this one probably says a great deal about the quality of the product.

Might mean a sudden rush of 30 on the secondary market also. Price crash? Or am I hoping too much.

[VanquishRider]

Will they ever build a Tandem or Duo? A Duo might even keep most of the MONO cars looks.

[HugoM46]

HeMightBeBanned said:

Name another naturally aspirated engine that makes 138bhp / litre (or more).

LCC Rocket, Ariel Atom 500

[treeroy]

RumbleOfThunder said:

Can we stop naming stty bike engines please.

Ariel Atom V8 is not a bike engine.

[otolith]

But apart from the Ariel Atom V8, LCC Rocket, Westfield Megabusa and Westfield Megablade, what have the Romans ever done for us definitely the highest specific output NA road car ever.



Not knocking the Mono, I think it's absolutely fantastic, just the PH copy.