Jannarelly Design-1 UK Edition revealed

[Black S2K]

PhantomPH said:

£100k for a weekend toy is perhaps a bit pricey for me these days, but I must say that this looks the absolute business! Really like the UJ treatment on the rear deck. I think I'd have that done even if I wasn't one of the first 5 to buy.

Then again, you'd pay a lot more for a genuine Ferrari 250TR, with its antiquated (and sensitive!) mechanicals.

Does sort of work, though.

[Rumblestripe]

unsprung said:

Jon_S_Rally said:

stuckmojo said:

Billy_Whizzzz said:

Be fine without all the union Jack rubbish, particularly at a time when it is utterly shameful to even be associated with the UK.

The state of this post.

Quite. What utter nonsense.

+1

Trust me on this one: There are more people over here, the other side of the Pond, who are pleased to be associated with the UK, than there are people in the UK.

OK Boomers

Like the look of these. Lottery win only for me though and I do think they look better without the Union Jack/Flag frippery regardless of jingoism.

[WCZ]

lovely car, just a tad too expensive imo

re: the uk - I think it's probably closer to 40% of people who are embarassed to be part of the UK atm and wouldn't want the flag.

[lotuslover69]

unsprung said:

Interesting. Can your share what you'd improve?

For example:

. . . a) Appears unfinished? Raw interior, impractical?

. . . b) Bit of a bodge? Yawning gaps, vibration, kit car fitment?

. . . c) Out of tune? Engine and transmission at odds, suspension not doing its job?

probably in the way the car handles and feels on the road. What does this company know about making cars handle well?

[Leftfootwonder]

It's says alot when this thread about a 2 seater sports car made for driving pleasure has 25 comments and another about a VW SUV has 4 times as many...

[VR6 Eug]

If my lottery numbers came up, I'd buy one.

[Europa1]

Leftfootwonder said:

It's says alot when this thread about a 2 seater sports car made for driving pleasure has 25 comments and another about a VW SUV has 4 times as many...

One of which was a bizarre comment regarding shame at being associated with the UK.

[otolith]

Amusing to look at the old thread when people were thinking it was going to be a $55k car...

[Gameface]

Same as the mid engine Corvette thread with people converting dollars to pounds (and also forgetting all the other expenses involved).

[dinkel]

VR6 Eug said:

If my lottery numbers came up, I'd buy one.

The Jannarelly is the one contemporary roadster I'd have in my garage. Wow.

[Venturist]

I’m glad this exists, and I love the modularity of the roof and windscreen... but something about it’s long bonnet design coupled with being mid engined just feels bizarre!

[GTRene]

looks like fun, the sound seems ok as well, a bit like a classic ferrari :-)

[rootsandculture]

unsprung said:

rootsandculture said:

Not entirely convinced it was a well resolved car.

Interesting. Can your share what you'd improve?

For example:

. . . a) Appears unfinished? Raw interior, impractical?

. . . b) Bit of a bodge? Yawning gaps, vibration, kit car fitment?

. . . c) Out of tune? Engine and transmission at odds, suspension not doing its job?

A bit of b) ... petrol filler cap in the wrong place for use in the uk for example. Stuff you could live with if you wanted to.

But more c) :

brake pedal needed weighting better - although I understand this can be an observation with US restomods that use these wilwood brake systems. Its actually too low for Uk roads.

Clutch quite light, but gear shift very chunky, so not a particularly sweet / natural feeling combination.

Engine note is big rather than sweet (but I’d level similar accusations at things like the alpine)

Absolutely all things that I expect could be or will be dialled in better with a bit more time.

Also, the representative was really open to this kind of feedback which made a huge difference compared with the utter drivel you have to hear from sales reps at the bigger brands to do them the honour of buying yourself a car.

Goes like st off a shovel. Damping with the nitrons was really good, overall feels like a sketchy exige 380 or similar (once you get your head around the weight being in a weird place).

[Gameface]

rootsandculture said:

A bit of b) ... petrol filler cap in the wrong place for use in the uk for example.

Can you explain this more clearly?

[Rumblestripe]

Gameface said:

rootsandculture said:

A bit of b) ... petrol filler cap in the wrong place for use in the uk for example.

Can you explain this more clearly?

Yup, that has me puzzled too. My mini fills on the right, my wife's Toyota on the left, I've had a Scimitar that filled on the rear and the old VDub filled at the front.

[rootsandculture]

Rumblestripe said:

Gameface said:

rootsandculture said:

A bit of b) ... petrol filler cap in the wrong place for use in the uk for example.

Can you explain this more clearly?

Yup, that has me puzzled too. My mini fills on the right, my wife's Toyota on the left, I've had a Scimitar that filled on the rear and the old VDub filled at the front.

I think it was that the position is tucked tightly inside of the c pillar fairing that it would have been a bugger to get the nozzle at it (from either side). As you say, I did think it was odd that, that would be a Uk specific issue as I assumed there was a euro / global standard. But, that’s what the chap was saying and that they were planning to change the position for UK release (this car was LHD). Or, I may have misunderstood him. Or he may have misunderstood that rhd cars often fill from both sides. Or both.

Go and give one a whirl

[Gameface]

I used to have a TVR Tuscan with the fuel filler in the boot so the Janarelly wouldn't faze me!

[Heartworm]

Gameface said:

I used to have a TVR Tuscan with the fuel filler in the boot so the Janarelly wouldn't faze me!

This was hilarious the first time I went to fill my Tuscan up and then realised I didn’t know where the filler was.

This looks fantastic.

[unsprung]

rootsandculture said:

A bit of b) ... petrol filler cap in the wrong place for use in the uk for example. Stuff you could live with if you wanted to.

But more c) :

brake pedal needed weighting better - although I understand this can be an observation with US restomods that use these wilwood brake systems. Its actually too low for Uk roads.

Clutch quite light, but gear shift very chunky, so not a particularly sweet / natural feeling combination.

Engine note is big rather than sweet (but I’d level similar accusations at things like the alpine)

Absolutely all things that I expect could be or will be dialled in better with a bit more time.

Also, the representative was really open to this kind of feedback which made a huge difference compared with the utter drivel you have to hear from sales reps at the bigger brands to do them the honour of buying yourself a car.

Goes like st off a shovel. Damping with the nitrons was really good, overall feels like a sketchy exige 380 or similar (once you get your head around the weight being in a weird place).

An illuminating response. Thanks for this uncommon level of detail.

And how refreshing, the open-minded conversation with that company sales rep. Probably a lesson in that for other brands -- and not just those that make and sell cars.

[rootsandculture]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I don’t know much about the powertrain layout of the 350z it’s lifted from so couldn’t say what they had to alter I’m afraid. Imagine they had to some engineering to go mid engined with it. I would have had to seen on a lift to know a bit more.

I loosely remember thinking it looked like the majority of weight was on rather than over the back axle. but it was just very different (for me) to then have the long bonnet driving position.