The Mono features a carbon fiber skin that covers a space-frame steel cell. It’s as aerodynamic as a shark is hydrodynamic, but this pales in comparison to the fact that it is powered by an engine from the famous British manufacturer of all things fast, Cosworth. The 2.3-liter four-pot puts out 280 bhp at 7,700 rpm and 280 Nm (207 lb.ft.) at 6,000 rpm. It comes coupled to an F-3 spec 6-speed sequential gearbox from Hewland.
If that impresses you, than wait until you hear this: the Mono reaches 60 mph (97 km/h) in just 2.8 seconds and offers a top speed of 170 mph (274 km/h). That sounds like a whole lot of bug splatter on your helmet. While we’re on the subject of impressive figures, we might as well mention the price - £79,950 (including UK taxes). This isn’t exactly as cheap as a Honda Civic, but it's still very desirable.
"MONO is the culmination of a 12-year dream for us – the car we wanted to own but nobody else made. All cars are built to order on a first-come, first-served basis and our flexible production facility has the capacity to manufacture between 50 and 100 vehicles per year – or more if demand requires. All I can currently say is, the early response has been extremely encouraging," said company co-founder Ian Briggs.
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