PressPortal has had the opportunity to have a sneak peak of what seems to be a new breed of Australian performance, the Elfin ‘Type 5’.
With less than one month before the company launches its new ‘Type 5’ (production name still under wraps), PressPortal met with Elfin spokesman Gary Beer, to gain some insight on the new model.
The ‘Type 5’ is a brand new car from the ground up, with buyers expected to get a new chassis, exterior styling, interior design and a newly sourced engine. We were lucky enough to be shown images of the new car, and wow, it takes the style of the existing MS8 and turns it up even more. I last felt this kind of excitement from the design of a track car when Lotus unveiled the now out of production 340R a number of years back.
Following on from the success of the V8 powered MS8 Clubman and MS8 Streamliner, the ‘Type 5’ will enable Elfin to go head to head with track cars such as the Lotus Elise, Caterham 7 and the Ariel Atom.
Whilst Elfin are keeping the ‘Type 5’s’ official details under wraps, we were able to squeeze out some very interesting facts. Expect a weight of approx. 750 kg depending on spec level with a 4 cylinder engine to produce around 200kW of power and 350Nm of torque. Pressportal predicts that the power plant will be sourced from General Motors and is most likely to be the engine that currently powers the Pontiac Solstice and Opel GT / Saturn Sky Redline in Europe and America. In these cars the 2.0L turbocharged engine produces 260bhp and 260ft-lb. These performance figures in the featherweight ‘Type 5’ will be breathtaking to say the least.
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