VLF Automotive Force 1 V10
Alongside the Destino saloon, VLF
Automotive has debuted its striking Force 1 V10 at the 2016 Detroit Motor Show.
Limited to just 50 units a year, the supercar gets a 745 bhp 8.4-litre V10 from
the Dodge Viper.
VLF Automotive is a new company formed
with Henrik Fisker (who built the ill-fated Karma and is credited with
designing the Aston Martin DB9), former GM boss Bob Lutz and racing driver Ben
Keating. With those names behind it, it could be a Force to be reckoned with.
The styling won't be to everyone's
tastes, with a mass of slits and grilles at the front giving the car a
distinctive face. The rear end reveals its Dodge Viper connections, with the
same cab-rearward layout and super-wide rear tyres.
It even gets the same side-exit exhausts
as the Dodge, but VLF insists it's more sophisticated under the skin. The
computer-controlled active suspension is straight from Keating's racing Vipers,
while the tan leather-lined cabin even gets a champagne bottle holder between
the seats.
It's not all talk, however, as VLF
promises a hypercar-worrying top speed of 218 mph and a 0-60 mph time of three
seconds flat. That naturally-aspirated V10 feeds the rear wheels through a
six-speed manual gearbox, with a six-speed automatic optional.
Considering that performance, its
starting price of US$ 268,000 almost seems like a bargain. Production begins in
April 2016, but expect those 50 units to sell out fairly quickly.
