The prototype was built by Roush Performance, a well known Ford tuner. It uses carbon fiber flesh for its body and aluminium bones for its chassis. Customers will be able to opt for one of the three available hearts: GM’s LS9 638HP supercharged V8 (if it sounds familiar it’s because this is what powers the Corvette ZR1), Roush Ford Racing’s 605HP V8, and for even more “greenness” a H2PG hybrid powertrain. The latter is a combination between an ethanol-running internal combustion engine (E85) and electric motor, delivering a (promised) combined output of 400HP and 500 lb-ft (677 Nm) of torque. This would be built by an Ontario based company with the same name.
The whole green package will retail for price of $200,000. The car is planned to go on sale not only in the US but also in foreign markets.
“I feel it’s time to look ahead, stop the reliance on imported goods, and generate jobs in Michigan,” declared Peter Collorafi, the company’s CEO.
Collorafi mentioned the Veritas RS III and the AC Cars Cobra MkVI replica as competition.
The constant growing number of small supercar makers (we’re talking about cars which actually exist, the kind of automotive rebellious teenagers who help a Lamborghini cross the street even if it doesn’t want to) shows that there’s still hope in the automotive world. This allows us enthusiasts to laugh in the financial crisis’ face, even in only for a few minutes, when reading such news.
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