Ultima Evolution Makes Video Debut with All Its 1,020 Horsepower

Yes, the Ultima Evolution does come from the UK, but it's a common effort between Germany, England and the US. The Americans provide the wonderful engine, the Germans chip in with the transmission while the Brits put it all together under that understated body.

To get into more detail, the car you're about to see uses an LS V8 Chevrolet engine available in 15 different levels of tune starting with a mere 350 hp and ending with you-might-want-to-take-a-seat 1,020 hp. All that power is (barely?) managed through a Porsche-sourced six-speed manual transaxle gearbox that sends it on its way to the rear wheels.

As expected under these circumstances, performance figures for the top-spec version are out of this world: 0-60 mph comes in 2.3 seconds, while 0-100 mph takes a barely believable 4.9 seconds. A speed close to that where most sports cars hit their electronic limiter, 150 mph, comes mighty quick as well - 8.9 seconds. The Ultima Evolution Coupe's top speed is only limited by the laws of physics, which appear to be quite lax in its case, allowing for 240 mph (386 km/h).

To ensure the largest and most grippy contact patch between car and tarmac, Ultima Evolution uses 18-inch forged wheels with 245/35 R18 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires at the front and 335/30 R18 at the rear.

We said this was a supercar and not a track weapon, so that means it's street-legal. Factor in the fact it also looks quite good - not the Pagani Huayra kind of good, but more in the style of Hennessey Venom GT (yeah, we know that's basically a Lotus) - and you've got yourself a very desirable little bullet of a car weighing just 2,094 lbs (950 kg).

With that manual, though, don't expect it to behave nicely as a daily driver. In fact, don't expect it to act nicely at all, under any circumstance.