The Viper-Engined VLF F1 Roadster Has Been Spotted A Week Before Its Launch
You’re looking at the 745bhp VLF F1 Roadster, caught undisguised in the open the week before its official debut at the Shanghai motor show.
The small-volume soft-top supercar has a Dodge Viper engine under the bonnet, which means a normally-aspirated 8.4-litre V10 bolted to a good ol’ six-speed manual. Nice. Torque is, err, ample, with 638lb ft treating the rear tyres like an electric cheese grater treats a block of cheddar.
That means performance to shout about, with 0-62mph dispatched in less than three seconds, its makers claim, and a top speed of 210mph. That’s slightly down on the 218mph hard-top version, but do you really care?
VLF, a joint venture between Henrik Fisker, former General Motors vice-chairman Bob Lutz and racing driver Ben Keating, launched the coupe version of the car last year. Since then it has proved especially popular in China.
We don’t have prices for the Roadster yet, but it’s going to be a healthy amount more expensive than the £215,500-ish hard-top. There’s a lot of competition for that price, but even the McLaren 720S can’t match the sheer brute force of the VLF.
Via: Autocar
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Only thing that comes in mind when looking at it is : “How long will these wheels last on our roads’’
Damn that’s epic.
Looks like a gta render of a viper 😂. Looks sick though!
The last picture looks so similar to a Jaguar F-Type to me
Make a long wheelbase version and name it “Regalia”.
FF XV fans will understand.
Also add suicide rear doors
“Vipers in disguise”
How did they manage to mess up the vipers gorgeous looks
This is a cool car, I but if people buy this, their will be that one idiot that was wine in the wine holder and gets drunk and crashes..
it looks like an anime character in mid sneeze