Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) boss Jim Glickenhaus has confirmed that the American company's new SCG004S supercar will use a twin-turbocharged V6 from the Nissan GT-R.
The 3.8-litre unit, which replaces the blown 5.0-litre V8 that the car was announced with, will produce 690bhp in the entry-level variant, with more power offered via a high-performance package.
Power in the supercar is sent rearwards through a six-speed manual gearbox. A paddle-shift automatic gearbox is offered as an option.
In an exclusive interview, Glickenhaus told Autocar that the engine change had been made because the Nissan unit was "lighter" and "practically bulletproof". He said that the engine would also be used in the SCG004S racing model (pictured below), which will first compete at the 2019 Nürburgring 24 Hours alongside a race-prepared road version that will make the journey to and from the circuit itself.
“I will drive the car to the track and we’ll stick a race engine in it,” he said. “We’re doing it like they used to.”
Even in road trim, the SCG004S is an extreme machine. It has a carbonfibre chassis and weighs just 1179kg, giving it a power-to-weight ratio of 585bhp per tonne - 85bhp more per tonne than the McLaren 720S.
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Look at the Interior
While I do appreciate the futuristic styling... the interior looks outright old and hideous. They should have spen more time on a better interior and shouldn't have copied it from the Spyker C8 (or at least the steering)
Well, I have to say...........
out McLaren-ing Mclaren........?!, this looks good, someone’s made an effort to make it a looker, I see Ferrari in its DNA, and having a central driving position is genius!, now, if it only goes , handles better than the opposition.......!
Oh dear. Another 'supercar'
Oh dear. Another 'supercar' that's been smashed about by the ugly stick in the pursuit of aero efficiency that will make little difference to the fatcats that buy them but makes everyone who makes eye contact with it wince in horror.
I saw Lotus, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Yamaha before my eyes started to burn. Technically it's great, the F1 seating looks tremendous, the low weight is great, the engine should allow it to tootle on at a fair lick but just look at it...