Mirage Countach - any good?

[Speed.deman]

How accurate are these things (bodywise) to the real thing? To my untrained eye, this looks quite close!

Wonder what it's like to drive with a BMW V12...

http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/2014--lamborgh...

[Robert W]

As someone who has been mad on the real thing for over 30 years, every single replica looks like a replica. Even in photos. This one is one of the best I've seen, but still it does not look like the real thing.

[Ferruccio]

I remember when you could buy Anniversaries for £30-35k.............

[DanPhoto]

From the photos, the car looks pretty good externally. I wonder how much it would cost to take this, put in a modern dash and interior and replace the engine with something newer like the Audi V10. So you don't go down the route of pretending its a real Countach, but instead its unashamedly a modern 'homage'.

[Galsia]

I'd love to see somebody put a Ferrari V12 in one.

[rubystone]

Ferruccio said:

I remember when you could buy Anniversaries for £30-35k.............

Me too. 2009. Not that long ago.... turned down a 5000S for the same money too!

[Adam B]

Went for £57k apparently - seems crazy money for a kit car fake.

that said this one looks a very close copy and they have actually got the interior reasonably accurate, wonder why they didn't put a more powerful engine in though, something closer to the 455bhp of the real thing

Edited by Adam B on Thursday 6th April 08:51

[Ferruccio]

Nuts.

[Yipper]

Think ~95% of people would be unable to tell the difference. Bet if you drove it into yer local Shell and told the curious onlookers it was a £500k real Countach, few everyday folk would challenge it. Of course, you'd still know deep-down it's a cr*ppy overpriced replica.

[Ferruccio]

They normally ask you to lift the engine cover........

[Sine Metu]

Even if it's a kit, it's still a lot of car.

[Ferruccio]

Isn't it like the difference between a beautiful, elegant woman and an inflatable one?

[medieval]

Ferruccio said:

Isn't it like the difference between a beautiful, elegant woman and an inflatable one?

Yes, but the point is that the last one will cost you a lot less in the long run I guess