Spartan V- For Lightweight Chronies

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Yes it's Australian, and until a week or 2 ago I had never heard about it. Basically what it is is a sub-300kg 170hp bike-engined track car (which I'm guessing is just that, a track car, since there are no headlights) but for a track car of such weight it's actually quite pretty. 0-100km/hr in under 3sec, and only 300 will be made (that's two 300 references, get it?). For just $90k it's quite the performance bergain, but since you probably can't take it on the road, the price suddenly seems steep. The whole thing is like a teenager's wet dream.
(Sorry I couldn't find linkable pics, here's their website:
http://www.spartan-v.com/spartan-v.com/Home.html)
 
I can see "I am Sparta!" being thrown on the side of the car. I have also noticed that it does have taillights and mirrors. Could that mean that it's street legal in certain countries? Even so I can't wait to see if this car will be on Top Gear.
 
Dear aussie track-day toy maker friends,

You're doing it right.

Cheers,
 
Worth mentioning the engine in the Spartan - a Ducati V-Twin, rather than the usual swarm-of-bees-in-a-tumble-dryer Japanese fours. Interesting break from the norm and the styling goes hand in hand with the engine.
 
Looks quite nice... how much is $90k AU in £/$ US/€ (currencies I understand :)).

The challenge for this type of car (non-road legal track day specials) is that there are some pretty serious 2nd hand race cars out there that are probably going to be both cheaper and faster.

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No matter I found the exchange rate... $90k AU = c.£54k! Quite a bit considering you can buy a really nice Radical SR3 for well under £20k.... which would leave you £30k to fund a proper race season :)

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2054398.htm
 
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Nice. A real thumbs up to these guys, although how much would it cost for some lights and mirrors? I would at least tack those on the car so I could drive it on the roads.

Ha, I could see someone with like hand mirrors and flashlights taped on that thing! :lol:
 
I'd love to see it in action, maybe Top Gear Australia will test one one day. Someone needs to make a picture of this pushing an Elfin or something into a hole screaming "I am Sparta!".
 

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