RE: Irmscher Seven
Friday 11th May 2007
As much as 260bhp for the Irmscher SevenThis is one car that passed us by at the recent Geneva Motor Show. Irmscher, the Opel/Vauxhall tuner from Germany has come up with a ‘Lotus Seven style’ replica with a modern GM group engine.
Irmscher Seven
Opel tuner launches a Lotus Seven
As much as 260bhp for the Irmscher Seven
Powering the plastic bodied, tubular steel chassis roadster is the two litre turbocharged four cylinder unit from the Vauxhall Astra. As an option, Irmscher will fit the 237bhp engine from the Astra VXR complete with a meaty 236lb ft of torque and then tune it further to around 260bhp if you wish. With a total kerbweight of just 725kg, that should make the Irmscher Seven respectably brisk.
Otherwise, the spec of the Irmscher Seven is quite straightforward, with height adjustable KW suspension – double wishbone front/independent rear – four pot brakes, 16” wheels and a five speed gearbox.
Prices start from around £37,000…
Source: Autoblog Italy
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Discussion
grahambell said:
Irmscher Seven? If that's its official name rather than journalistic phrasing then it looks like Caterham's lawyers will be getting a bit more work...
Graham,
I remember seeing this car at the Geneve Autoshow in 2002, with their other concept car called the Inspiro, a retro design based on the seven chassis.
I had always wondered what had happened to them and the car..........
Edited by fuoriserie on Friday 11th May 13:25
It is now a 7, used to be 77. And it's been in production from times immemorial (more than 10 years, if memory serves) so they would have done so long ago, if they were interested, or if suing was possible. I am not sure Caterham, or Lotus before that registered the name in Germany and I definitely doubt that any Irmsher Sieben's have been sold to the UK, where it could be an issue.
If this is for sale in Europe then I assume that this meets EU IV and EOBD emissions and at 237 - 260 hp this does offer something that is as yet (I beleive) unavailable from Caterham.
For the UK however and IMHO the Caterham has it hands down just on 'brand' power let alone any other factors.
For the UK however and IMHO the Caterham has it hands down just on 'brand' power let alone any other factors.
oppressed mass said:
If this is for sale in Europe then I assume that this meets EU IV and EOBD emissions and at 237 - 260 hp this does offer something that is as yet (I beleive) unavailable from Caterham.
For the UK however and IMHO the Caterham has it hands down just on 'brand' power let alone any other factors.
For the UK however and IMHO the Caterham has it hands down just on 'brand' power let alone any other factors.
CSR 260?
MrKipling43 said:
oppressed mass said:
If this is for sale in Europe then I assume that this meets EU IV and EOBD emissions and at 237 - 260 hp this does offer something that is as yet (I beleive) unavailable from Caterham.
For the UK however and IMHO the Caterham has it hands down just on 'brand' power let alone any other factors.
For the UK however and IMHO the Caterham has it hands down just on 'brand' power let alone any other factors.
CSR 260?
AFAIK the CSR 260 is SVA only and therefore cannot be sold in Europe. The closest is the CSR 200 which I think is Euro compliant.
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