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Aspid GT-21 Invictus
Aspid
- as it was set to unveil a new and secretive sports car. Up until that point,
the only car that Aspid manufactured was the SS, which is a semi-open-wheel two
seater more known for its agility than anything else.
Well,
now Aspid is prepared to expose this all-new sports car to the world, and it
has sent us a few PR images and a ton of info via email. Doing what we do best,
we will critique this car and find out if it is really up to the task of
competing with the Porsches and other sports cars of the world.
While
this car looks very awkward and a little bit like something out of a Sci-Fi
flick, it is actually rather conventional when sat next to its sibling, the
Super Sport. In terms of performance, this new Aspid certainly talks a really
big talk, but does it really have the bite to match up with its bark?
All
in all, the exterior is stunning, but a little bit out of the norm. Then again,
Aspid is the last car company anyone would expect to produce a “normal” car.
Under
the hood of the Aspid GT-21 is a BMW-sourced 4.4-liter V-8 that pumps out 450
horsepower at 8,300 rpm and 325 pound-feet of torque at 3,900 rpm. Given that
high peak horsepower rpm – 2,800 rpm higher and 50 horsepower higher than the
BMW 550 – the engine has obviously been tweaked. The significant drop on torque
– 125 pound feet – from the 550i means that this 4.4-liter likely does not
boast the twin turbochargers that the 550i does and is likely naturally
aspirated.
Tossing
the power to the rear wheels is your choice of either a 7-speed dual-clutch
automatic or a 6-speed manual.
While
all of the numbers so far seem pretty much standard for most sports cars today,
the Aspid’s shining point is the fact that it only weighs 990 kg (2,182 lbs),
which equals out to just 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) per horsepower. This allows the
Aspid GT-21 to hit 60 mph in under three seconds and hit a top speed of 330
km/h (205 mph).
