Founded in the UK in 1958 by four brothers, Ginetta has mostly existed since as a kit car and one-off race car builder. While it has gone through various phases of inactivity, after new ownership purchased the brand in 2005 Ginetta has been focused on making about 300 cars a year. Now Ginetta announce the G60, a mid-engine car based on its predecessor the F400 but with some advancements and — in a most unusual move in these high-tech obsessed automotive times — some technological subtractions. Meaning that in order to go back to a more thrilling and visceral (and dangerous) driving experience, Ginetta has “purposely engineered-out any and all superfluous electronic gadgetry”, meaning say goodbye to the servo brakes, power assisted steering, ABS and traction control. A supercar that ditches traction control?! Say it ain’t so! To most purist drivers, this addition by subtraction is a godsend. The carbon fiber-bodied G60 shares the same 310bhp 3.7-litre Ford Mustang-sourced cyclone engine as its 185 mph GT3 racing cousin, and features a 6-speed manual gearbox with an ATB limited slip differential, a re-designed suspension incorporating unassisted rack and pinion steering and aluminium billet uprights for stiffness and improved handing. The results are a visually striking, challenging, utterly natural carbon fibre sports car with a top speed of 165+ mph and a 0-60 time of 4.9 seconds. Only 50 G60s will be built, weighing in at a gaunt 2,380 lbs (1,080 kg) each with a pricetag of about $104,900 (£68,000), and will be officially unveiled at the Ginetta Championship Finals at Silverstone next Friday, October 14th, 2011.
More of the stripped down Ginetta G60 Supercar after the Jump…
Great job on the blog, it looks great.
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