Another British Supercar?
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Yet another new supercar company in Britain. Revanant Automotive.
More vaporware of over the top numbers, name drops and grand promises? Not quite
I'm the founder of Revanant Automotive. I haven't gone to any press, made any loud noises as far as this car is concerned. I think personally that the prototype should at least exist, and the company have potential to deliver before making any bold statements.
So what is it?
The first model Aeternis, was initially a V8 twin turbo sourced from Audi into T45 & Carbon hybrid tub with a hefty focus on being able to lap a circuit with reasonable gusto. The interior is like the cars main objective, heavily driver focused.
I've recently gotten in touch with Judd to see if we can get a high revving NA engine in there. Ensuring it's completely made in the UK, any UK company I can entrust I'll happily work with. Whilst the big German would make my power goals, give scope for further power. In order to make it an enthusiasts car it needs a soulful engine.
The gearbox manual or DCT. The options will be there.
Hybrid? Whilst it is planned in the future simply to use the front wheels to torque vector as opposed to a functional EV.
Realistically it's still going to be 1200-1400kg car. Is love for it to be less, and if it is, great. I ain't giving dry weights, noone can use a car dry.
So, why does it exist?
Like many as a kid I've always been in awe of supercars and as a builder of such things starting with replicas, restoring genuine cars ans building things unique. I have always had the overall goal of building my own. More recently I'm just tired of the supercar market. It's too... Same same. Little more horsepower, couple mph more, same sorta look. Where's the focus on driving experience gone? Where's the raw thrill and exciting aura this machines used to have. They're not the poster cars our youth would have on the wall.
That gave me more than "I always wanted to make one", and instead became can I recreate that butterfly in stomach excitement again, generate real enthusiast interest.
How do I intend to do that?
There's no escaping technology. There just isn't. Regulations and legislation dictate it must be there and yet the Automotive industry has used it to make these machines clinical and disconnected. Why can't we reverse the trend? And make technology work with us to give us the feeling we all chase and believe is long lost. I've done just that, I think. I created an entirely new AI powered brain for the car, which may given the precedent already set, put people off the idea but bare with me. It's there to analyse the car constantly and give feedback, when asked, that helps you improve as a driver. It's hooked into the entire car. It knows your damping settings, it knows your brake bias. It encourages you to drive. The more hours its used the better it gets to know you're driving style and can recommend suitable adjustments to set up to help you extract even more, cut the lap time even more. It wants you to drive it.
However, it will never interfere. You're in total control, it will not drive it for you. Highly technical but as analogue as I can make it.
I only intend on making around 30 of this model if that.
Where is it now?
Currently in prototyping. The body was 3D printed. It serves as a large buck to create the carbon panels, as well as give a 1:1 size sturdy body that doesn't require a chassis for me to start positioning components. The chassis has only just begun. The suspension designed in cad with kinematics in keeping with the design brief of a drivers car.
It's a T45 and carbon hybrid tub. Why T45? It means the chassis is already motorsport ready from the outset. I didn't want to build a comfy road car and then force fit it into "race car" mold. I wanted it to be a racer from the off.
The project is entirely self funded and is a culmination of the last 14 years of doing nothing but educating myself, doing, learning and redoing until I had each skill required to execute this mammoth project. I took time out in 2023 and 2024 to do UK Time Attack where I became champion in 23 and despite 4 engine failures in 24, 2nd overall. Each car I've built has always taught me something that I will use in this project. Chassis design, composites, electronics etc etc. It's all been for a longer purpose.
I hope that the experiences I've had and will continue to get, mean that this car isn't a dead end vaporware project out to secure funding and burn cash. It's a common trend recently with supercar startups. Sorry for the long rambling on. It's a lifetime dream task for me and I could talk for hours about it. I'm just tired of the enthusiast being forgotten in the ongoing spec sheet wars. I hope the target for Revanant aligns with enthusiasts here and gives some hope that there are some people out there who haven't forgotten why we love cars so much.
Any questions, comments criticism or otherwise. I'm all ears. Any advice go for it. The only question I can't really answer is cost of it, I'm not entirely sure
Thanks for giving a chunk of your time to read all that.
Andy
More vaporware of over the top numbers, name drops and grand promises? Not quite
I'm the founder of Revanant Automotive. I haven't gone to any press, made any loud noises as far as this car is concerned. I think personally that the prototype should at least exist, and the company have potential to deliver before making any bold statements.
So what is it?
The first model Aeternis, was initially a V8 twin turbo sourced from Audi into T45 & Carbon hybrid tub with a hefty focus on being able to lap a circuit with reasonable gusto. The interior is like the cars main objective, heavily driver focused.
I've recently gotten in touch with Judd to see if we can get a high revving NA engine in there. Ensuring it's completely made in the UK, any UK company I can entrust I'll happily work with. Whilst the big German would make my power goals, give scope for further power. In order to make it an enthusiasts car it needs a soulful engine.
The gearbox manual or DCT. The options will be there.
Hybrid? Whilst it is planned in the future simply to use the front wheels to torque vector as opposed to a functional EV.
Realistically it's still going to be 1200-1400kg car. Is love for it to be less, and if it is, great. I ain't giving dry weights, noone can use a car dry.
So, why does it exist?
Like many as a kid I've always been in awe of supercars and as a builder of such things starting with replicas, restoring genuine cars ans building things unique. I have always had the overall goal of building my own. More recently I'm just tired of the supercar market. It's too... Same same. Little more horsepower, couple mph more, same sorta look. Where's the focus on driving experience gone? Where's the raw thrill and exciting aura this machines used to have. They're not the poster cars our youth would have on the wall.
That gave me more than "I always wanted to make one", and instead became can I recreate that butterfly in stomach excitement again, generate real enthusiast interest.
How do I intend to do that?
There's no escaping technology. There just isn't. Regulations and legislation dictate it must be there and yet the Automotive industry has used it to make these machines clinical and disconnected. Why can't we reverse the trend? And make technology work with us to give us the feeling we all chase and believe is long lost. I've done just that, I think. I created an entirely new AI powered brain for the car, which may given the precedent already set, put people off the idea but bare with me. It's there to analyse the car constantly and give feedback, when asked, that helps you improve as a driver. It's hooked into the entire car. It knows your damping settings, it knows your brake bias. It encourages you to drive. The more hours its used the better it gets to know you're driving style and can recommend suitable adjustments to set up to help you extract even more, cut the lap time even more. It wants you to drive it.
However, it will never interfere. You're in total control, it will not drive it for you. Highly technical but as analogue as I can make it.
I only intend on making around 30 of this model if that.
Where is it now?
Currently in prototyping. The body was 3D printed. It serves as a large buck to create the carbon panels, as well as give a 1:1 size sturdy body that doesn't require a chassis for me to start positioning components. The chassis has only just begun. The suspension designed in cad with kinematics in keeping with the design brief of a drivers car.
It's a T45 and carbon hybrid tub. Why T45? It means the chassis is already motorsport ready from the outset. I didn't want to build a comfy road car and then force fit it into "race car" mold. I wanted it to be a racer from the off.
The project is entirely self funded and is a culmination of the last 14 years of doing nothing but educating myself, doing, learning and redoing until I had each skill required to execute this mammoth project. I took time out in 2023 and 2024 to do UK Time Attack where I became champion in 23 and despite 4 engine failures in 24, 2nd overall. Each car I've built has always taught me something that I will use in this project. Chassis design, composites, electronics etc etc. It's all been for a longer purpose.
I hope that the experiences I've had and will continue to get, mean that this car isn't a dead end vaporware project out to secure funding and burn cash. It's a common trend recently with supercar startups. Sorry for the long rambling on. It's a lifetime dream task for me and I could talk for hours about it. I'm just tired of the enthusiast being forgotten in the ongoing spec sheet wars. I hope the target for Revanant aligns with enthusiasts here and gives some hope that there are some people out there who haven't forgotten why we love cars so much.
Any questions, comments criticism or otherwise. I'm all ears. Any advice go for it. The only question I can't really answer is cost of it, I'm not entirely sure
Thanks for giving a chunk of your time to read all that.
Andy
Edited by AndyH701 on Tuesday 12th August 10:09
thank you for taking the time to write this. It sounds very interesting and I wish you luck bringing it to fruition. I too am bored with modern supercars, as are many others I think. Manual with a high-revving engine and 1.3t or thereabouts sounds very enticing. Even manual with a characterful turbo engine will still get plenty of people excited imo.
Please keep us updated on progress.
Please keep us updated on progress.
Hoofy said:
Good luck. Hope it's well-received when you're done. Keep us updated.
I wonder if I should ask the price but I suspect it's out of my budget given what you've written!
Honestly, no idea yet. I'll build it first. I've had figures in mind, I've had those figures challenged, upwards oddly. Once it's built and it does what it's meant to, I can try and place it in the market somewhere.I wonder if I should ask the price but I suspect it's out of my budget given what you've written!
That said I've strongly considered a smaller sports car to attempt to rival the legendary MX5. Little sports coupes have died
keo said:
Sounds brilliant good luck!
Thank youbennno said:
Not entirely sure this applies to me. I have a car and the tech I proclaim to have,, not just renders. Something many new startup's don'tMDL111 said:
thank you for taking the time to write this. It sounds very interesting and I wish you luck bringing it to fruition. I too am bored with modern supercars, as are many others I think. Manual with a high-revving engine and 1.3t or thereabouts sounds very enticing. Even manual with a characterful turbo engine will still get plenty of people excited imo.
Please keep us updated on progress.
Thank you. It's not something I've rushed into that's for sure. Laid plenty of foundation out to begin with.Please keep us updated on progress.
I've got a 2nd model planned also, which will be turbo. If it doesn't work as a business I get two unique cars for myself. Which ultimately is fine by me.
MisanoPayments said:
Very impressive indeed, self-funded too!
Look forward to reading updates, as if you weren't busy enough though!
Whilst funding would certainly speed it up. I've convinced myself that anyone who would fund it would want to mold it to something I don't want it to be. This way I'm in total control not at the mercy of shareholders opinion. It's unlikely an investor would say "build it how you want to" but I'm happy to be proven wrongLook forward to reading updates, as if you weren't busy enough though!
Updates I'm awful with. I'm about 4 months behind on the social media side and even that's limp wristed. At least the cars progressing if updates are not
AndyC_123 said:
Cool, best of luck with it.
Thank youWCZ said:
very cool, gl!
ThanksAndyH701 said:
I created an entirely new AI powered brain for the car, which may given the precedent already set, put people off the idea but bare with me. It's there to analyse the car constantly and give feedback, when asked, that helps you improve as a driver. It's hooked into the entire car. It knows your damping settings, it knows your brake bias. It encourages you to drive. The more hours its used the better it gets to know you're driving style and can recommend suitable adjustments to set up to help you extract even more, cut the lap time even more. It wants you to drive it.
However, it will never interfere. You're in total control, it will not drive it for you. Highly technical but as analogue as I can make it.
Sounds great, as you suspect I'm suspicious of the AI aspect - seems like you're making an AI race engineer?However, it will never interfere. You're in total control, it will not drive it for you. Highly technical but as analogue as I can make it.
Oh, and also not too keen on it if we have to "bare" with you
Reminds me of getting to Baskerville Hall on the wrong weekend...ex-devonpaul said:
AndyH701 said:
I created an entirely new AI powered brain for the car, which may given the precedent already set, put people off the idea but bare with me. It's there to analyse the car constantly and give feedback, when asked, that helps you improve as a driver. It's hooked into the entire car. It knows your damping settings, it knows your brake bias. It encourages you to drive. The more hours its used the better it gets to know you're driving style and can recommend suitable adjustments to set up to help you extract even more, cut the lap time even more. It wants you to drive it.
However, it will never interfere. You're in total control, it will not drive it for you. Highly technical but as analogue as I can make it.
Sounds great, as you suspect I'm suspicious of the AI aspect - seems like you're making an AI race engineer?However, it will never interfere. You're in total control, it will not drive it for you. Highly technical but as analogue as I can make it.
Oh, and also not too keen on it if we have to "bare" with you
Reminds me of getting to Baskerville Hall on the wrong weekend...
Yes in short it's an AI powered race engineer. I've fed it existing lap data and so far I can't fault it's results. I remain as suspicious as you. It's new tech and it never works perfectly right out of the box. Still working out the kinks with it but it develops independently of the car.
With the display showing how much as a percentage you've used the brakesrfor example you can see in a clear visual how much your using. Added to the analytics being summarised in plain English in case looming through pages of data isn't for you. Making data acquisition and understanding that little bit easier
Trev450 said:
Best wishes and good luck.
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