Norris Design EVO (2-Door, 841HP)

[Niko_Fx]

Amazing New Norris Design Demo Car
The MLR were recently invited to Norris Designs for an exclusive preview of their new demo car. There will be a full write up including an in-depth interview with Simon Norris in the next edition of Wastegate Chatter out on 1st October, but here's a brief rundown of the car and some pictures as the final build nears completion.

Exactly what the new Norris Designs demo car is has been the subject of much speculation and Simon's kept it a closely guarded secret whilst creating what is the most unique Evo ever seen.

Believing that the only way Evo performance can take a big step forward is with drastic weight loss, Norris Designs have built an Evo that should weigh in at just 1080kg. With a power to weight ratio of nearly 800bhp per ton it's almost 300bhp per ton more powerful than the old Norris Design Evo 7 demo car!!

To build an Evo this light has meant the car has undergone some major weight loss and incredible engineering, including a substantial amount of the bodyshell being removed to make the car shorter and lower. In fact it is 10inches shorter and 3inches lower than a standard Evo 9 shell. With the shell customised this much, the rear doors have been removed creating the world's first Short Wheelbase 2-Door Evo....

ND Evo 9 SWB - Basic Spec List:

Power
841Hp & 635LbFt (Klotz 118 Race Fuel)
Target weight 1080Kg (Dry)
Target top speed: 215 Mph+
Target ¼ mile: Sub 9 seconds

Engine, Gearbox, ECU & Brakes
ND 2.3 litre stoker
Garrett GT42R roller bearing turbo
ND 4” WRC style custom exhaust system with side exit
Motec M800 Pro ECU
Holinger dog engagement straight cut gearkit
Ikeya sequential shifter with digital gear indicator
Brembo 8 pot metal matrix calipers front & rear

Body
Acid dipped custom 2 door short wheelbase low roof Evolution 9 shell
Custom T45 full weld in load bearing roll cage
Custom air jack tyre changing system

Interior/Exterior
Carbon everywhere!

4-Door and with a decent color for me please.... Leave the 841hp in there though :)

[Vaigra]

exactly.
Stick two doors back on and change the colour and make sure the front spoiler and bonnet match the rest of the car :)

[Cotterik]

2 door evo eh? well i can say already that it DOESNT WORK. Its like trying to make a ferrari 360 into a 4 door, its not gona happen. Theres no reason to change it n that body colour is awful.

[Vaigra]

yup, 2-doors loses the purity of it, the whole concept.

[Cadillac Imaj]

4 dr with decent colour for me.

[spi-ti-tout]

I agree with Niko, Asif and Rik - but that 841 bhp is so tasty...mmmmnn!!
I think they didn't paint the front bumper, maybe because of weight? In that case they should have left the whole body unpainted.

[Rockefella]

I'll have that in a flat black.

[P4g4nite]

They should have just gone the Mirage-Evo way like the Aussie TUFmirage http://www.tufcars.com.au/ it's no problem at all to get a mirage under a ton even with an Evo driveline.

And the RC developments Evo is still more powerful, 930Bhp and 673lb/ft.

Full marks for originality and determination though Norris.

[kennyknoxville]

wow thats amazing. i like how they concentrated on weight loss instead of just milking out the hp. the color combo is ugly as sin tho. what is that, day glow green?

[Vaigra]

nope it's that "pointless dancing turtle green"

[UCR]

841Hp & 635LbFt (Klotz 118 Race Fuel)
Target weight 1080Kg (Dry)
Target top speed: 215 Mph+
Target ¼ mile: Sub 9 seconds
Id have it.

[Mustang]

ok "were gonna lock that in a box with your mommas titties and your ass and throw it away"

[Vaigra]

ok "were gonna lock that in a box with your mommas titties and your ass and throw it away"
it's "with my mommas titties.." isn't it? lol
god that sounds too dodgy!

[Rockefella]

118 octane... god, damn. No thanks. I take my flat black comment back from above. Maybe I'd keep it for some track days though.

[Vaigra]

118 octane... god, damn. No thanks. I take my flat black comment back from above. Maybe I'd keep it for some track days though.
hey...live a little. no really...you will live a little if you try exploiting that every day :p

[Rockefella]

hey...live a little. no really...you will live a little if you try exploiting that every day :p
Fine! :)

[whiteballz]

ok "were gonna lock that in a box with your mommas titties and your ass and throw it away"
i watched that movie yesterday..

i would have this evo so very much.

[2ndclasscitizen]

That was one awesome EVO, and EVOs are awesome anyway, so its Awesome, awesome to the max

[DrifterX]

exactly.
Stick two doors back on and change the colour and make sure the front spoiler and bonnet match the rest of the car :)
that car is perfect if i had that much carbon fiber i would never cover it up... leave it like that so people know not to mess with you...

[6'bore]

that car is perfect if i had that much carbon fiber i would never cover it up... leave it like that so people know not to mess with you...

*Scared*"Don't look now, but that guys got carbon fibre :eek: "

[aeprominant]

118 octane??? geeze, i wonder how much a gallon of that would cost

[Zorlox]

118 octane gasoline doesn't make any sense; 100 octane is isooctane - the highest rating possible. thats like getting 118% on a test with no extra credit.

[PBB]

118 octane??? geeze, i wonder how much a gallon of that would cost
In the US, over $8 USD per gallon.


118 octane gasoline doesn't make any sense; 100 octane is isooctane - the highest rating possible. thats like getting 118% on a test with no extra credit.
Gasoline 101 (http://www.tradesignals.com/glossary/Gasoline)

[Esperante]

4-Door and with a decent color for me

4 dr with decent colour for me.

:rolleyes:

[SupraMan22]

I like the evo. Except for the obvious. Like the paint choice and the carbon fiber. But me, i don't like the bronze rims. They are racing wheels yes, but why bronze. Nice car though. I'd take it.

[DrGonzo]

There's no need to mess with an Evo's dynamics. By shortening the wheelbase I'd say it's lost a lot of its handling characteristics - they may as well convert it to front wheel drive now.

Looks ugly too.

[MrKipling]

Have you all gone mad?! That's the perfect colour! If you're going to have a car as lairy as that, you might as well have it in a lairy colour. I like the two door thing too, it looks very complete and cohesive for what is, to all intents and purposes, a cut & shut.

Bravo, gentlemen - more of the same please!

[MrKipling]

Dr Gonzo, with all the 'pooters that thing has on board you could probably cut one wheel off and it would still go quickly.

[Matra et Alpine]

There's no need to mess with an Evo's dynamics. By shortening the wheelbase I'd say it's lost a lot of its handling characteristics.
Ifg permitted under WRC rulse it woudl have been interesting.
Shorter wheelbase makes a nimbler tighter turning car :)
and as GroupB showed a nightmare to keep in a straight line !!!!!

[MrKipling]

"Doob ee doob, driving my Stratos down this straight smooth road - this is gre... ...oh I appear to have miraculously apirated in this bush. And I appear to be facing backwards. That's not right!"

[DrGonzo]

Shorter wheelbase makes a nimbler tighter turning car :)
Not always, especially with 4WD cars.

[Evil Ewok]

I agree with Niko, Asif and Rik - but that 841 bhp is so tasty...mmmmnn!!
I think they didn't paint the front bumper, maybe because of weight? In that case they should have left the whole body unpainted.

Carbon fibre love :P it's going to be ugly anyway you look at it.

[MrKipling]

Yeah, shortening the wheelbase does make a nimbler car. You're hugely decreasing the polar moment, which will make the car easier to spin and, therefore, turn. As Matra said, just look at Group B cars like the Stratos.

[Ganja_Man]

Ulot are made look at da engineering feats that have been acomplishes wicked job much better than a 4 door id hav a black one. ganja_man

[acemotorsport]

hey thanks for bringing a old topic to the top