...and they also say that if you go with the GM built LS1 V8, that you should also go with the Porsche G50/50 6 Speed Manual!

Anyone know of anyone else who actually drives one of these things? I just sent Ultima an e-mail requesting more information and I also requested a test-drive. (we shall see how that one goes).

Get this:

Top Speed = 220 mph (wind tunnel tested)
0-60 in 3.3 seconds
0-120 in 26.3 seconds
Balance: 60/40 rear/front
Weight Wet: 2310lbs

Car designed to withstand upto 1000hp!

Say goodbye Viper ACR!!! Zooooom.... I want one - I think?





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...and its street legal!



Ouch!

...I'm rolling on the darn floor crying like a baby saying, "but I want one...I really, really want one Mummy".

Will someone please by me this for Christmas? I'll feed and baby-sit your reindeer for a lifetime. Those trips up to the North Pole would take no time at all if I had one of these cruise missiles in my garage.

I used to like the Viper. I really, really used to like the Viper.

I hope the boys and girls at GM are paying attention to what's going on in the world of street legal Sports/Racing Car Design!

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What a really cool and fast car. Are there enough for all of us to get one. It wouldn't be fair if all of us couldn't get one.

I have a 427 LS6 engine being built and should be complete by Feb or March, I do not know if I will put it in my 02' or get an 03' Z06 and put it in there.

Nice kit.

Do you have to buy it assembled, or will they sell you the parts in gel coat only?

Although its cool..I'm not sure I would go for it...A little to kit for me..but hot...for sure

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ULTIMA'S SENSATIONAL GTR
Copyright Ultima Sports Ltd

Launched in 1999, Ultima's new GTR has guaranteed the company the strongest possible start to the 21st century.

The exciting GTR was no less than fourteen months in development and the result is a product that takes the low-volume supercar to new levels of fit, finish and performance. And the GTR really is a supercar in every sense of the word. With a top speed of over 200 miles per hour (using the company's high performance engine option) the new car is more than a match for all but a handful of competitors. Add into the equation the huge cost of any of these alternatives and the short list ceases to be a list at all - you're simply left with Ultima!

The GTR uses the chassis and suspension package already road and race tested in the company's existing Sports model, but from here on the GTR has required a comprehensive redesign. Not a single panel is carried over onto the new car and, whilst the result gives the GTR a smoother more productionised feel, there's considerably more to it than just a fashion upgrade...

Aerodynamic efficiency has been of paramount importance on a car that is capable of over 200mph. Attention has centred around lengthening the rear of the car to help clean up the airflow and thus improve downforce. These developments have been comprehensively tested at MIRA (the Motor Industry Research Association) where the group was so impressed by the results that it was happy to have the Ultima GTR as the centre of its show display at the 2000 Autosport International show at the NEC in Birmingham.

Whilst the GTR can be ordered as a turnkey supercar, it is also available in component form, for assembly by the home enthusiast. As part of the GTR's gestation period, a great deal of time was spent to ensure that this is the easiest of all Ultima's models to put together and enjoy.

The ultra clean look of the GTR has not been achieved through luck, but rather by design. The production car feel of this latest model is immediately apparent, from the specially moulded headlight housings and covers to the immaculate panel fit and lack of any external body catches. Larger 18" wheels front and back help to fill the re-profiled wheelarches while even items such as the purpose-made wing mirrors combine to create the complete picture.

The end result is a car that's causing a real sensation wherever it's seen. David Vivian, one of the UK's leading magazine test drivers recently commented, "Never mind the new 911 Turbo, be unconcerned about any Ferrari, F50 included. The only road car swifter than the Ultima is the McLaren F1, and then not by much. On a performance-per-£ reckoning, of course, the GTR destroys that, too."

Further afield, the GTR is also gaining momentum following major launches in America, South Africa, Australia and Japan. The States, in particular, appears particularly vibrant, with a dedicated website that can be viewed at www.ultimacars.com.

So, whichever way you look at it, the GTR looks set to continue Ultima's tradition for producing some of the most exciting road cars available anywhere in the world today.

For more information, please visit Ultima Sports Ltd.

That can't be right. My car gets from 0 to 120 MPH in right around 13 seconds...misprint? Typo?

Redshift,
How do you know how fast your car goes to 120? OKI, how many times have you gotten it there. It's ok you can tell us.

Kit? Hmmmm.

Check the bottom of my new signature. I've never moved this fast on a new car before. I personally know of some "kit" aircraft that would make any like aircraft's manufacturer look completely silly. Kit's are very good things WHEN they are executed properly. Kit's "can" last longer, perform better, and look better than their mass-produced counterparts.

But, I do not completely classify this one as a "kit". Ultima actually manufactures this bullet much the same way that McLaren manufactures the F1. Now, I'm not saying that the GTR is an F1 on all levels. But, I am saying that there is little difference in the “by-hand” process that each car goes through. Of course, the GTR is run all over the world as a pure racecar. This is version is merely for the street. So, “kit”? Aaaaaaaaa, I don't know about that entirely.

I've already contacted the San Diego, Ca. office and will be visiting their manufacturing facilities on my next business trip to Europe, which is scheduled for June 2002. I am trying to arrange a test-drive now, but my near-term schedule is crazy. My Wife and I are driving the C5 down to Las Vegas, NV, for Christmas. We already have the resort booked, but I plan to extend the stay by two days or so, if Ultima can arrange a visit and test-drive. Blowing down to Southern California before kicking over the Nevada would be nice!

I've already decided to place my order (provided my research goes ok). Keep in mind that I've ALWAYS liked the "Prototype" Sports Car look. ALWAYS! This is exactly the conceptual direction that I wish GM would take for the C7. I'm not saying the C7 should be an exact replica of the GTR. But, I am saying that taking design tokens from the Prototype Racers would be nice. Just look at the GTR as an example of what can be done in concept.

Ever since I've owned my brand new 2000 C5 (dating back to December 22, 1999), I've been getting more and more involved with Road Class Racing. It was not long until I stumbled upon the GT, GTS, and Prototype class races. The LeMans type events that put each class on the same track at the same time. I quickly became enamored with the Audio, Mercedes Benz, Cadillac, etc., "Prototype" cars. Those cars have a very particular appeal to me both on and off the track. I feel like I'm connected with that type of car in a real sense. They simply fit my personality to a "T". I would love to drive one professionally some day, but that is another story.

So, when I stumbled upon the Ultima GTR and everything that it offers for a base price of only $89,000, I almost wet my pants! This car is definitely a poor man's McLaren F1, but if built correctly will out perform the F1, by a measurable margin! In that sense, this car is nobody's kit. It is in fact exactly what they call it: “A street legal GTS class racecar”. I'm not going into this expecting anything less than that. And, with the power to weight ratio of the GTR, it will make the Viper ACR (which I was considering buying for 2003) look like it is standing still!!!

3.3 second 0-60 times! Wow! And, that is WITHOUT turbos!!! You gotta be kidding me. Put Twins on that thing and it IMMEDIATELY becomes a lethal weapon, because 0-60 should be reachable in less than 3 seconds, provided you could keep the rear wheels on the ground! Also, don't forget that this car is designed to withstand a powerplant that can put out 1000hp! At 2300lbs wet, do you realize how fast this car will move with a 1000hp engine!!! Some kit.

Now, of course I do realize I still have a lot of homework yet to do in researching this car: chassis design, suspension design, body construction & design, materials, interior components, features, functionality, warranty, a State side repair facility when things go wrong, options, etc., etc. That is why I won't be ordering until 2003. I'm giving myself a year to finish my homework assignments.

I also want to learn just how big I can go with the engine and what I should really expect from the Porsche® gearbox G50/50 6-speed transmission. I need to find out if Lingenfelter has ever installed Twin Turbo's in this type of configuration given the location of the GTR's engine bay – in the rear. I also want to keep the cost as close to the entry price as I possibly can, accounting for the engine and transmission, of course. There will be the question of insurance as well. Many things have to be looked at over the course of the next year. That's why I'm not jumping into it right now.

I still feel like it is a done deal, however. When all is said and done, I hope to be saying, “Hello World” at about 230 mph!
This is going to be one heck of a project. And, kit or no kit, it will blow the doors off anything in my neighborhood once built. Not to mention, it will look a whole lot better than anything in my neighborhood, too.

Even though, I'm still partial to the looks of my C5. But, that's because I own it I'm certain.