Minerva
J.M. Brabazon
Minerva,
a long dead Belgian car manufacturer has risen from the grave. And they’ve
returned with a bang with a supercar named after the British racing driver and
aviation pioneer Lord John Moore Brabazon.
The
Minerva J.M. Brabazon is a fancy bit of kit too. This is no cobbled together
contraption with a posh name but shed engineering. The body work is carbon
Kevlar, and it sits on top of a carbon fiber monocoque chassis.
The
drivetrain is equally impressive, being a hybrid setup which comprises of a
mid-mounted twin-turbocharged V-12 engine assisted by two electric motors which
power the front wheels. Other highlights include a 6-speed sequential
transmission, limited slip differential, and 5-mode driving setup, including economy,
normal, sport, race and safe.
Minerva
say the J.M. Brabazon is capable of topping 248 mph (400 km/h), which if true,
puts it in the top echelons of supercar performance.
Unfortunatley,
despite Minerva’s valiant efforts to create a high-tech machine capable of
running with the best. They’ve neglected the exterior design. Leaving them with
a rather generic-looking machine which doesn’t do justice to the impressive
engineering underneath.
