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;) i like this...kinda looks GTR Prototypeish though! "700BHP...WoW"
Video ~~> [url]http://www.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,31200-hellcat_p13362,00.html[/url]
Info and links ~~> [url]http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=13999[/url]
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WOW and igre with him whole heartedly he shouldve pushed this to get the go ahead years ago then wed have already seen the fnished and polished of ferrari beater :p
For that price and the figures you get plus the grit of a british sports car you know its going to be something special :p
Cant wait to see it more of it and at the Le Mans.
looks ugly, sounds interesting.
Melling Hellcat - the result of combining a Chrysler Crossfire with a Marcos GT2 :p
wow... sounds hella agressive.. 0-60 under 3 seconds is impresive...
kinda looks like a messed up and re done Mazda MX5...
The guy is a bit of a genious with engines, but like all these other engineers (Lee Noble, are you listening?) should stay well away from styling.
As Morgan proved, if you can't afford a "proper" designer - get some student to do it on the cheap. Some of them are really quite good.
^^^ obviously they did do that they got the famous ALI BABA to design it for them :p
[QUOTE=Zytek_Fan]Melling Hellcat - the result of combining a Chrysler Crossfire with a Marcos GT2 :p[/QUOTE]
Looks more TVR than Marcos to me.
Sorro to gp against the grain, but other than that 'Hi, I'm a quasi-ricer and I can't afford to paint this bit yet but I'm going to fit it on the car anyway' bonnet bulge - I actually quite like it.
I'd be really interested to see the are end - but I can't download that video or find any pics.
Great name too :D
Does anyone know the dimentions of the car?
[QUOTE=Ferrer]Does anyone know the dimentions of the car?[/QUOTE]
Judging by the looks of it from the video, it's not a particularly big car. I would say maybe a little bit bigger than a TVR Sagaris or a Marcos. Definitely not full blown supercar size like a Merc SLR or Carrera GT for example.
From what I can tell Melling doesn't have an official website with info on, which would be very useful. :rolleyes:
As for whether I like the car or not, I'm a little undecided. It looks OK (although the colour scheme is not particularly exciting), but it seems to be a bit of a pastiche of a number of different independent British sportscars. There is definitely a hint of the new Marcos GT2 in there, and the front lights remind me a bit of both the TVR Speed 12 and also T350c. In the shape of the 'cockpit' with that wrap around front screen there is more than a hint of the Bristol Fighter. And the rear end styling reminds me of the Invicta S1. It's not a particularly bad looking thing, but it won't win any awards for originality in the styling department.
The engine appears to be an absolute beast though, and it'd be interesting to see if any other bigger companies show an interest in it. 700bhp V10 in an Aston Martin anyone? :D
[QUOTE=Jack_Bauer]Judging by the looks of it from the video, it's not a particularly big car. I would say maybe a little bit bigger than a TVR Sagaris or a Marcos. Definitely not full blown supercar size like a Merc SLR or Carrera GT for example. [/QUOTE]
Isn't it a bit heavy then for its size?
[QUOTE=Ferrer]Isn't it a bit heavy then for its size?[/QUOTE]
:confused:
Well I don't know what the official weight of the car will be, but Pistonheads.com suggested that 1200kg would be roughly what it will weigh. That's not very heavy in my book. It's a little heavier than a TVR for example, but like I said it does seem a little chunkier than a TVR, and the engine is pretty gargantuan too. What weight figures have you heard quoted for it?
[QUOTE=Jack_Bauer]:confused:
Well I don't know what the official weight of the car will be, but Pistonheads.com suggested that 1200kg would be roughly what it will weigh. That's not very heavy in my book. It's a little heavier than a TVR for example, but like I said it does seem a little chunkier than a TVR, and the engine is pretty gargantuan too. What weight figures have you heard quoted for it?[/QUOTE]
No I read 1200kg too, but for a smallish fully carbonfibre car, isn't it a bit let's say overweight, rather than heavy (of course 1200kg isn't heavy on my book either;) ). I mean Pagani manages 1230kg on a biger car with a bigger engine and Koenigsegg even lighter with 1180kg quoted for the CCX. And the TVR's might be smaller by they are not made out of carbonfibre, but you're right that the engine might compensate for this, though I don't know to what extent.
here are a few stats on it...very impressive sounding beast if you ask me!
[quote]Its weight will be some 1,200Kg and, as a result, performance is likely to be stunning, with 60mph coming up in an F1-rivalling 2.8 seconds, and a Vmax of 200mph-plus[/quote]
More news on the car from Pistonheads today...
[quote=Pistonheads.com]Engine guru Al Melling's new car, the Hellcat, has surfaced -- and it could be a Veyron-beater.
The two-seater was unveiled this week, powered by Melling's stunningly powerful; [B]four-turbo, 6-litre V10 producing 1,200bhp at 7,200rpm and a mind-bending 880lb-ft of torque[/B]. All that power is shifted through the rear wheels via a transaxle setup. The engine itself is milled from solid aluminium billets, and was originally slated to produce only 700bhp -- but that's not an unusual amount of power in today's power-crazy automotive world so Melling upped the ante.
Underneath is a steel spaceframe, independent suspension clothed in a carbon-fibre and aluminium body. With no creature comforts to speak of, the whole could weigh less than 1,200Kg according to the story in Autocar, and Melling reckons it'll rocket to 225mph -- or probably more. Whether your fillings would travel with you is another story, as the car is said to reach 60mph from rest in 2.6 seconds...
Expect it to cost under £200,000 and the first of the 20 cars Melling will build to be united with their new owners later this year.[/quote]
1200bhp?!?! Talk about overkill, that thing will be completely undriveable. :rolleyes:
Anybody remember how much hassle Bugatti had getting the Veyron drivable? With only the rear wheels powered and a fraction of the budget and cost per unit, I can't see it working, no matter how much I'd love it to.
I think there's a catch. There definitely has to be one. Anyway the original car was more than enough.
more details of offiical engine spec: (sorry f its already been posted)
1200hp @7200rpm
880lb.ft @5400rpm
5990cc 75 deg V10
bore/stroke 93mm/88.15mm
4 turbos, 2 intercoolers
dry sump
Unfortunately people don't really like high-end cars unless they look good. Including myself.
[QUOTE=Egg Nog]Unfortunately people don't really like high-end cars unless they look good. Including myself.[/QUOTE]
A prestigious is often more important the looks if you want to sell it, in my opinion.
[QUOTE=Ferrer;667162]A prestigious is often more important the looks if you want to sell it, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
Ex: Buggati Veyron?
[QUOTE=The_Canuck;667637]Ex: Buggati Veyron?[/QUOTE]
In short, yes.