Brabham has just revealed its new supercar, the BT62. And
from the looks of it, it's pretty typical modern supercar design. There are all
manner of cavities from scoops to vents, channels to grilles.
It's a very swoopy, curvy design that almost looks
like a Lamborghini from a world where the company focused on curves instead of
angles. Inside looks very purposeful but well crafted. Everything is in carbon
fiber, and the seats are incredibly close together. Ahead of the racing-style
steering wheel, complete with all sorts of knobs and buttons, is a screen for
instruments, and in the center stack is a screen for other funtions.
Under the carbon fiber skin is a naturally aspirated
5.4-liter V8 making 700 horsepower and 492 pound-feet of torque. That engine
sounds pretty remarkable, too, based on the sound sample the company released
earlier.
It's paired to a six-speed sequential transmission,
and it powers the rear wheels exclusively. An enormous rear wing is capable of
providing 2,646 pounds of downforce, which is over 500 pounds more than the
car's weight of 2,143 pounds. Stopping the featherweight supercar are disc
brakes with six-piston calipers at all four corners.
Brabham will only build 70 of these cars, and
they'll sell for about US$ 1.4 million. The first 35 will wear color schemes based
on race-winning Brabhams of the past. New owners will get training on how to
drive it, and deliveries begin later this year.
