G50 road car ever?

[PiB]

Will the Ginetta G50 ever be made as a road car? Has it been made as a road car?

Sure would make a pretty platform similar to a Ultima GTR.

[dandarez]

Well, they have made a 'road' car, one came to Mallory 50th...
sounded awesome - but very quiet on that side now, so has it been dropped...????

[Truckosaurus]

If paddock rumours are to be believed, the tie-up with Zytek will be leading to something VERY special (and groundbreaking) on the road going G50 front...

[geeeman]

well they were planning on G50 zytec engined version..

[nicktowe]

Is a recession with high albeit falling fuel prices, a good time to produce a new sports road car thats going to cost up to £50k. Much as I would love to see Ginetta produce the G50 as a road car, (I can't afford one now but I would have bought one before being made redundant), i wouldn't like to see them go under as a result of producing it. I suspect many people are looking after the pennies. My prudent commercial side, says Ginetta would be misguided to do it now.

[ccharlie6]

well if ginetta still want to pursue FIA racing then they will have to produce the road car, although from interviews ive read on DSC, the road car will be a car you drive to the circuit but will be very much a race car for the road. the zytek v8 engined one will be very very special though! 500hp flat plane v8 circa 800kg

[GTRene]

They seem to make them for the road, though i guess with a V6, sadly no prices for that car or specs yet like weight and power stuff like that...anyone know what such G50 would cost as a road car...also what a V8 version would cost?

here the link

http://www.ginettacars.com/roadcar_range.php






they also sell EV cars in a G50 body...

http://www.ginettacars.com/roadcar_range_details.p...



GTRene

[jpf]

No interior pics? I wish they did the door handles like the third generation Mazda RX7.

[jamesG20V6]

Read a press release today stating available sping 2009.

[GTRene]

Ah...they are fast @ Ginetta I wrote them a mail maybe one hour ago, and allready got an answer

here it is

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Dear Rene,



Many thanks for your email.



The G50R v6 is currently a prototype hence the reason why there are limited specifications on the car.



Please see the information on a G50 race car for more accurate spec ie width, power etc of what the G50R will be.



We are aiming for the car to cost between £50,000 - £60,000 and hope to see customer version into the middle of next year.



The car is NOT available in LHD at the moment and we have no plans to in the short trem.



With regard to a v8 we do have a Zytek V8 in development in a G50 race car, but currently this is not currently part of the road car project.



If you sign up to our new newsletter services at www.ginettacars.com we can keep you updated on the progress of all our Ginetta projects.



Kind Regards

Charlie Kemp



Ginetta Cars

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So I did write up today
GTRene

here some details about the G50 cup car>>

G50 Cup Car Spec

Price: £45,200 + VAT

Engine: Front-mid mounted Ford 3.5 litre V6 delivering300BHP

Transmission: Sequential gearbox, Rear wheel drive

Weight: 950kg

Dimensions:
Length: 4105mm
Width: 1890mm
Track: 1600mm
Height: 1134mm
Wheelbase: 2450mm

Safety:
FIA approved fuel cell, FIA approved rollcage, Fire extinguisher

The G50Z is a different animal though...with a V8



Ginetta G50ZGinetta’s G50 Z is the ultimate G50 racing machine. 400 BHP using Zytek’s 4 litre V8 engine, the car retains the front-mid engine layout. Its transaxle Hewland gearbox is controlled by an electronic paddle shift system on the car’s steering wheel.

Rear wheel drive, loads of power – this car isn’t just going for class wins; it’s out to win overall. And glory will be yours at just a fraction of the cost of your rivals!

(sounds good )

Edited by GTRene on Friday 12th December 16:17