Zolfe Orange GTC4

[Ferrer]

ZOLFE ORANGE GTC4 All New British Sports car makes production debut

Zolfe Orange, the latest all new British sports car, is making its production debut at Autosports 2009 on the Evo Magazine stand. Combining stunning good looks with lightweight design, the Zolfe is set to challenge more established competitors in this market sector. The front engined rear wheel drive car will provide vice free handling and astonishing performance. The fruits of a new collaboration between Midlands business entrepreneur and car enthusiast Nic Strong and former Caterham Technical Director, Jez Coates, the Zolfe will be available to purchase at the show.

Assembling the Dream Team

Zolfe’s key partners include Stadco, MTCe, Simpact, AP Racing, Avon Tyres, Powertorque Engineering and KN Engineering.

Stadco

Stadco are a tier one supplier to the high volume car industry with customers that include Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Ford. Stadco have engineered and set-up North American production of the Ford GT, the recent re-incarnation of the multiple Le Man winning icon, the Ford GT40. The GT’s aluminium space frame is testimony to Stadco’s wide ranging capability in vehicle structure design.

Ergonomics

Zolfe has taken full advantage of Stadco’s extensive whole vehicle development experience to engineer several critical aspects of the Orange. The original design has been benchmarked against competitor vehicles including the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster, to ensure the production version can accommodate a 95 percentile male complete with racing helmet. The seating position ergonomics and relationships with steering wheel, gearstick etc. conforms to strict EEC standards and all legal requirements in terms of vision angles.

[Matra et Alpine]

hmm looking at the dimensions and the history of those involved I think this'll turn out to be a Caterham spaceframe chassis with a body fitted over it

[cargirl1990]

looks like a Corvette in the back, a Mustang by the C pillars, and a 240Z in the front. the conclusion? i think i like it...

[LeonOfTheDead]

More of a Spyker in the back.

[digitalcraft]

It looks like a toy model.

[whiteballz]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

hmm looking at the dimensions and the history of those involved I think this'll turn out to be a Caterham spaceframe chassis with a body fitted over it

If so, Epic.

bodywise, it almost reminds me of a few one off MX-5's you see floating around japan.

[Dantera22B]

I remember reading about this in EVO magazine last year, still sounds like a very promising little sports car.

[Wenkel]

But will it suffer the same fate as TVR or will it prosper like Ariel? That is what worry's me about these backyard projects. They start off well in the paper but when it's time to come out and prove that you are for real, most of them crash and burn.

But anyway, best of luck for a car that such a good pedigree and stunning looks.

[Wenkel]

Adendum to my previous post: the front lights and hood remind me of a Porsche 997 or / and a Porsche 911.

[DesmoRob]

They must've been inspired by the Ford Daytona Coupe. Nice car.

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by Wenkel

But will it suffer the same fate as TVR or will it prosper like Ariel? That is what worry's me about these backyard projects. They start off well in the paper but when it's time to come out and prove that you are for real, most of them crash and burn.

But anyway, best of luck for a car that such a good pedigree and stunning looks.

But isn't that a speciality of the british sportscar manufacturers...?

Let's remind ourselves of some good ol' Sniff Petrol greatness.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Originally Posted by Wenkel

But will it suffer the same fate as TVR or will it prosper like Ariel? That is what worry's me about these backyard projects. They start off well in the paper but when it's time to come out and prove that you are for real, most of them crash and burn.

But anyway, best of luck for a car that such a good pedigree and stunning looks.

I'm not sure if I would call TVR a "backyard projec" though.

[092326001]

looks good, but ridiculous name...
does it come in other colours?

i like the "can accommodate a 95 percentile male" bit

[LeonOfTheDead]

Originally Posted by 092326001

looks good, but ridiculous name...
does it come in other colours?

i like the "can accommodate a 95 percentile male" bit

according to some shots of the production line, nope, only orange .
Seriously there seems to be a black one under assembly:
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