Invicta S1 pix

[jorge]

[T-Bird]

that's a good looking car any specs on it?

[T-Bird]

/\/\ the lister storm?

[jorge]

(from Invicta Press Release) The Invicta Car Company proudly handed over its very first customer car on Saturday 20 September, just 11 months after the prototype all-new 170 mph Invicta S1 sportscar made its world debut at the British International Motor Show in Birmingham, last October.

"We are truly delighted to have delivered our very first customer car," enthuses Invicta Chairman Michael Bristow. "This is the first full production specification S1 model we have completed, after building and testing two prototypes, and our entire team has worked tremendously hard to reach this landmark moment.

"We have firm orders for more than a dozen cars and road-test requests from several hundred potential customers who are serious prospects. We look forward to delivering a new S1 every month in the years ahead."

A keen supporter of the modern Invicta project, James Gray, Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire and Shadow Minister for Countryside & Rural Affairs, attended the first hand-over to personally congratulate the Invicta team on their achievement. "Everybody in Wiltshire should be proud that this superb, high quality Grand Tourer has been designed and built in Chippenham," commented the MP. "The hand-over of the first customer car is a major milestone in the production of this British sportscar and I wish everyone at the Invicta workshops every possible success for the future."

Designed to echo and surpass the effortless performance of pre-WWII Invicta cars, the thoroughly modern Invicta S1 is a front engined, rear-wheel drive coupe, with race-bred suspension, steering and brakes. It is a genuine �Grand Tourer� with a powerful V8 engine, luxurious cabin, cavernous boot and large capacity fuel tank.

The Invicta S1 is powered by an ultra-reliable, 4.6-litre, 32-valve Ford Mustang V8 engine which produces more than 320 bhp and drives the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual gearbox and limited-slip differential. The all-leather trimmed interior provides spacious accommodation for two large adults, the boot will hold two complete sets of golf clubs and the 100-litre petrol tank gives the S1 a range of 500 miles, between fill-ups.

Response to the 74,000 Invicta S1 has been overwhelmingly positive. The S1 is hand-built by a team of highly-skilled technicians, and is produced in strictly limited numbers at The Invicta Car Company´s facility in Chippenham, Wiltshire. For production S1s, the luxurious interior is now created for Invicta by Automotive Trim Developments Limited. The Coventry-based company specialises in the design and development of seats and interior trim for prestigious international and British brands such as Aston Martin, Bentley and Jaguar.

Specifications


Price
approx. $137,000

Weight
2420 lbs

Engine
4.6 liter Ford DOHC V8

Transmission
Borg Warner T45 5-speed man.

Aspiration
Natural

Chassis
spaceframe & carbon comp.

HP
320 hp @ 5900 rpm

Torque
300 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm

HP/Liter
69.6 hp per liter

HP/Weight
7.6 lbs per hp

0-60 mph
5 seconds

Top Speed
180 mph

[T-Bird]

yeah doesn't seem too impresive for the price tag. and only a 5-speed!?!?

[ricky0]

ill never that price tag for a for a mach 1 engine , and i dont llike the styling but it only weights 2420lbs so it should run nicely.

[hemi_fan]

looks american... upon further reading, it has a mustang's engine... I love it!! Kinda reminds me of a Dodge Stealth/Ferrari 550/New Shelby Cobra offspring.

[SilviaEvo]

HAHAHA a $120,000 car with a Mustang V8? i'll pass......that's absurd

I agree who would pay $120,000 dollars for a Ford Mustang?

[frua]

For me , this car looks like it melted in a high temperature.Everything that was straight became curved in a strange way.It looks chaotic and real crap.That one of the ugliest british car of latest time-IMO.

[fabro_s]

Well the front is just a little bit good, the black one looks nice, but it reminds me of the Callaway Corvette........ :roll:

[X-ale]

It's melting!! And it's ugly, not Bangle ugly but still... i like the chopped roof look tho... cant imagine trying to get your milkshake at the drive through... if you'r the kind to put your elbow on the door window bay, it's now gonna be at the height of your ears... and the price Is a luxurious interior worth like 50 000$ What did they put in there? Ivory, platinum and gator skin? WTF. If it comes with an astronaut's suit i'll shut up... "Trip to the space station is an optional 5 million euros of course. If you buy now, you'r elegiable to a sweepstake for the space trip. Offer ends in 5 minutes."

[HeilSvenska]

Originally Posted by everso HAHAHA a $120,000 car with a Mustang V8? i'll pass......that's absurd.

try $480000 Koenigsegg CC8S. Fastest car in production now, and perhaps the fastest production car ever. Even Clarkson liked it.

There is nothing wrong with a Ford V8. It's how you use it. MG SV, Qvale Mangusta, DeTomaso Pantera, DeTomaso Guara, Invicta, Koenigsegg...

Spyker has an Audi engine and Noble M10, M12, M400 and M14 have Ford V6 and they're fine.

[mindgam3]

Originally Posted by HeilSvenska try $480000 Koenigsegg CC8S. Fastest car in production now, and perhaps the fastest production car ever. Even Clarkson liked it.

Not the fastest production car ever, its claimed top speed has never been indepently verified.

As for the S1, although it may be british, i dont like it at all, the body jus looks too plasticy.

[PaulGT2164]

for my 120 grand they had better slap a suprcharger on it or something...320hp for 120 grand...thats ricockulous, like it would just hurt their budget forcast to put a supercharger or something on it....

i dont forsee that one making a big dent in its segment...

[No.1]

Originally Posted by mindgam3 Originally Posted by HeilSvenska try $480000 Koenigsegg CC8S. Fastest car in production now, and perhaps the fastest production car ever. Even Clarkson liked it. Not the fastest production car ever, its claimed top speed has never been indepently verified. As for the S1, although it may be british, i dont like it at all, the body jus looks too plasticy.

Hence the use of the word perhaps the fastest ever.

Oh... and Clarkson hasn't driven the 806bhp (CCR) model yet... he drove the CC8S