Aeromaster
LMP
Aeromaster,
a kit car company based in Sofia, Bulgaria, have just announced details
regarding their latest creation. Called the Aeromaster LMP, the car is a
replica of the 2003 Le Mans race winning Bentley Speed 8 prototype race car.
And while the Aeromaster LMP clearly won’t have anywhere near the performance
of the Bentley, it is a fairly accurate replica from the outside. At the very
least it should get you some attention on a trackday!
The
Aeromaster LMP features a steel space frame chassis and fiberglass body.
Aeromaster say the body panels are all designed to quickly and easily bolt on
to the chassis. The body itself was designed using CAD software and is 80
percent accurate to the Bentley. Modifications were made to make it easier to
build and maintain. The molds for the bodywork were made using large-scale CNC
milling machines for millimetre perfect tolerances.
Sadly
the drivetrain of the Aeromaster LMP isn’t quite as impressive as that used in
the Bentley Speed 8 – which was fitted with an Audi-sourced 4.0 litre
twin-turbocharged V8. The standard Aeromaster LMP is designed to accept the PRV
(Peugeot, Renault, Volvo) V6 engine – oddly the same engine used in the DMC
Delorean. This unit produces a rather anemic 136 horsepower and is mated to a
5-speed Renault manual gearbox. Hopefully Aeromaster will figure out a way to
get some more exciting drivetrain choices on offer, and soon, as that’s a
fairly monumental let down for what is otherwise quite a beasty-looking kit.
