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Brabham, one of the oldest names in modern motorsport, made a triumphant return under the spotlight in 2018, after several years of absence, with the announcement of a track-only supercar. Called BT62, the machine has begun rolling off assembly lines this week.
There will be only 70 such cars ever made to keep the exclusivity at a high level. The first to be built, which was destined for a Britcar team that goes by the name of Horsepower Racing, got delivered this week.
Brabham calls this variant of the BT62 Competition, a lighter version than the stock machine. However, power in all of the 70 BT62s comes from the same naturally-aspirated V8 engine, which is linked to a 6-speed sequential transmission and develops a total of 700 hp.
“The growth of Brabham Automotive over the last couple of years is a testament to the up-front planning that we put in place operationally and the depth of infrastructure that we can call upon from the broader Fusion Capital group,” said in a statement Dan Marks, Brabham CEO.
“This ensures that we can scale Brabham to meet demand and as future vehicle variants come on line. The Brabham Automotive team is highly skilled and has shown great resilience in what has been a trying time for everybody around the world. We are extremely proud of what has been achieved.”
Despite the limited production run, there are several versions of the BT62 available. Half of the batch, for instance, will be made unique with the use of the special livery of the so-called Celebration Series - 35 cars painted differently in honor of each of the 35 Formula 1 wins for the builder.
The BT62 was initially designed as a track-only build, but Brabham eventually decided to offer road-legal conversions, with changes and even registration of the cars to be made in the UK.
Brabham calls this variant of the BT62 Competition, a lighter version than the stock machine. However, power in all of the 70 BT62s comes from the same naturally-aspirated V8 engine, which is linked to a 6-speed sequential transmission and develops a total of 700 hp.
“The growth of Brabham Automotive over the last couple of years is a testament to the up-front planning that we put in place operationally and the depth of infrastructure that we can call upon from the broader Fusion Capital group,” said in a statement Dan Marks, Brabham CEO.
“This ensures that we can scale Brabham to meet demand and as future vehicle variants come on line. The Brabham Automotive team is highly skilled and has shown great resilience in what has been a trying time for everybody around the world. We are extremely proud of what has been achieved.”
Despite the limited production run, there are several versions of the BT62 available. Half of the batch, for instance, will be made unique with the use of the special livery of the so-called Celebration Series - 35 cars painted differently in honor of each of the 35 Formula 1 wins for the builder.
The BT62 was initially designed as a track-only build, but Brabham eventually decided to offer road-legal conversions, with changes and even registration of the cars to be made in the UK.
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