The new
Danish sports carmaker dubbed Agile Automotive currently preparing to launch
two intriguing and lightweight models.
It was understood that both the SCX and
SC122 were powered by Toyota engines but the company has just confirmed to us
that it recently ditched the Toyota-sourced engines in favour of powerplants
from Ford.
Starting with the stripped-back SCX, Agile says it
is powered by a 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine delivering 250 hp, a significant
increase over the 180 hp offered by the 2.0-liter Toyota engine previously in
development. Mated to the new Ford unit will be a 6-speed manual transmission
and thanks to the full carbon fiber chassis and bodywork of the SCX, the car
weighs a mere 600 kg.
Whereas the SCX can be viewed as Agile’s
street-legal but track-focused rival to the Ariel Atom, the SC122 is its
competitor to the most potent Lotus Exige models. The SC122 is a
two-seater but adopts a more traditional sports car shape. It will utilize an
unspecified Ford engine delivering 425 hp and again mated to a 6-speed ‘box.
Agile presented the SCX model at the Kolding
Motorfestival over the weekend and plans on revealing the SC122 by the end of
this year or in early 2018.
