HSV's Elfin Sports Cars To Release New GM 2.0L Turbo Powered Model

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Originally Posted by asylum

hahahah AWESOME!

so this is basically a solstice with no body panels!?

i wonder how something like this will compete against things like the Arial Atom etc

Well, that is its mission, so I hope it compares well.

Elfin is like a Australian version of the Chapman era Lotus. Started by Garrie Cooper, who was a racing driver, to build racing cars. Branched out with some kit cars for the road. The clubman that this replaces had been around, off and on, for many many years. In case Clubman is a foreign term in NA, a Clubman is how we refer to the Lotus 6 & 7 style of car, carried on by things like the Westfields of the world. There is/was a Clubman category for racing for this style of car, though they evolved to be less and less like the road cars. They fly though, power to weight ratio being the key I think. Low capacity and power, very low weight.