Not a lot of people understand the hard work it takes to build a
car, let alone one that develops 500 horsepower and hits 320 km/h at the drop of
a hat. But the people over at Sin Cars understand what it takes to hit these
levels of performance. That’s why the company has succeeded in building a
special supercar called the R1.
But that’s what makes the R1 impressive, it was made by young
designers with plenty of experience in motorsport racing. The combined
knowledge and understanding of the industry made this supercar what it is now
and that’s a credit to the folks who worked hours on end to see this project
through.
There’s a lot of "supercar-ness" to it: the
swooping hood, the sharp angular nose, the raised arches, the flat body, the
cockpit-style cabin and, of course, that adjustable rear wing. However, when we
compare it to the design of the exotics we’ve seen recently from all these
design houses, the R1 looks a little, shall we say, pedestrian.
It’s lightweight at just 1,200 kg and the 60:40 weight
distribution gives it enough balance to handle well in high speeds, but for the
most part, we’ve seen plenty of other super cars have the same design look to
them that’s similar to the R1.
The interior SIN R1 is relatively simple, so expect little in the
way of fine luxury. The positioning is geared towards pure racing fun, which
explains the presence of an FIA roll cage, racing seats, and a racing steering
wheel and luggage space on the front end, seeing as the engine is neatly
positioned just behind the seats.
The Sin R1 carries a devilish power train in the form of a
GM-sourced, 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 engine that packs 525 horsepower with an
estimated 500 pound-feet of torque in it. This GM powerplant links to a
Graziano six-speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear wheels.
With its low weight, the R1 has no problem hitting 100 km/h at a reported 2.5
seconds with top speed expected to hit 320 km/h once its fully stretched its
legs.
