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that is PURE SEX dude.....my gosh. I wouldn't care if that car came with a 160hp Cvic Si engine...I'd pimp it.

 

looks sexy..... but it just doesn;t ooze out ferrai to me...well not their typical cars such as F40, F50, maranello and modenas..... sorry i aint too familiar with their older models...

but its got a very F1 car look..... very sexy...

 

dont get me wrong, i love it too. its like the first time i saw the plymouth prowler..so different its awesome. more pics?

 

a new supercar being built in Auckland, New Zealand. The idea for a Kiwi-made supercar first came to Auckland entrepreneur Jock Freemantle who has been developing the Hulme F1, leading up to its recent release at Wellington's university.

Our story begins in 1967. This was the fifth season Jack Brabham was contesting the Formula One season with cars bearing his own name. His number two driver was Denny Hulme, a New Zealander with a keen devotion to racing. Denny beat his boss by five points that season, and, as a highlight of his career, became the 1967 World Champion.

It is Denny's success which has motivated Supercars New Zealand Limited to make product in his honor. Since the onset of the project, the concept of the Hulme supercar has been a mid engine design with a high-tech power train and chassis. Now that most of the suppliers have been selected, we can tell you that the car will feature a modified BMW M5 engine and AP Racing Transaxle, wrapped in a carbon fiber body.

Coordinating the design team is Tony Parker, Associate Professor and head of the Industrial Design department at Massey University. ''New Zealand has established a reputation for building the best yachts in the world. I believe we also have the technical capabilities and the industrial infrastructure to create a quality, hand built performance car,'' says Parker.

Based off a quarter scale clay model, early sketches by Parker reveal a design language usually reserved for Formula One. While the coveted Enzo might have the F1 nose, the Hulme supercar takes the theme even further with its half-body, open front tires, exposed suspension and four inch clearance. It seems the only 'Formula' items missing from the equation, are the barge boards and rear winglets.

Supercars Limited plans to produce a number of cars for crash testing, with production to start in 2006. A price has not yet been set, but it is expected to sell for somewhere between $400,000 and $600,000.

engine.................BMW M5 V8
position...............Mid Longitudinal
valvetrain............DOHC, 4 Valves per Cyl
displacement......4941 cc / 301.5 cu in
bore....................89 mm / 3.5 in
stroke.................94 mm / 3.7 in
power.................335.6 kw / 450 bhp @ Not Available rpm
hp per litre..........91.07 bhp per litre
bhp/weight........382.98 bhp per weight
redline................7000
drive wheels.......RWD w/LSD
body / frame.......Carbon Fibre Body
front brakes........AP Racing Discs w/6-Piston Calipers, ABS
rear brakes.........AP Racing Discs w/4-Piston Calipers, ABS
front wheels F....48.3 x 21.6 cm / 19.0 x 8.5 in
rear wheels R.....50.8 x 31.8 cm / 20 x 12.5 in
front tire size......235x35-19
rear tire size.......345x25-20
f suspension.......Doube Wishbones w/Pushrod Actuated Inboard Coil over Damper Units
r suspension.......Doube Wishbones w/Coil over Damper Units
weight................1175 kg / 2590 lbs
wheelbase..........2830 mm / 111.4 in
front track...........1665 mm / 65.6 in
rear track...........1605 mm / 63.2 in
length.................4612 mm / 181.6 in
width..................1958 mm / 77.1 in
height.................1065 mm / 41.9 in
transmission.......Quaife 6-Speed Sequential Transaxle



EDIT - apparently PC.com doesnt like just spaces...

 

Its not a ferarri as you can read above ^... I go to these car design forums and this was on there a little while ago and not many people on there seemed to like it. It seems weird to me, I think there too much F1 for it to be a road car, it just seems it doesnt work....Actually, I just realized what might seem wrong, is that F1 cars are perfectly crafted with smooth flowing lines thorughout, this cars corners and angles are too boxy to be called F1 maybe if lines were smoothed and worked over it might look like a real F1 car and might be a practical "F1 street car". Its still a cool idea though.

EDIT- while I stand by my statements above, I took another look at it and it is a pretty sweet car!

 

wow....

that is the f'n new hotness!

 

Weighs more than my car. That's one FAT F1 car

 

Sweet ride.

 

Not this time. Not for me.

 

Very nice looking car. I'd for sure take it over an Enzo. Nice curves, yet the "hood" and door sill wraparound element is a flat and kinda boring. I would have liked it to be a little more incorporated with the rest of the car. But it looks nice nonetheless.

 

i have seen an enzo IRL. must say, it changed my outlook on it.