Factory
Five has provided the world with its first proper glimpse of its latest
track-ready supercar dubbed the F9R. First
previewed at SEMA last month as a rolling chassis, these renderings reveal that
the vehicle will have a shape somewhat similar to the Aston Martin Vulcan.
Up
front, your eyes are immediately drawn to the slim LED headlights and gaping
wide air intakes and grille. There’s also a pretty serious air vent in the hood
to ensure the powertrain remains cool. And what a powertrain it is. Found
beneath the hood is an LS3-based engine from Australian company Race Cast
that’s been morphed into a 9.5-liter V12 delivering 755 HP and 940
Nm of torque.
As
the Factory Five F9R is essentially a kit car, customers don’t have to opt for
this gargantuan engine, as Ford and Chevrolet crate engines also available. No
matter which powertrain customers go for, they also get a massive wing, four
huge tailpipes, and a bold diffuser that’ll surely produce more than sufficient
amounts of downforce.
Interestingly,
Factory Five has revealed that the F9R has yet to be approved for production
and still needs to see how it performs during testing and determine whether or
not it will be cheap enough to produce and sell in high enough numbers to make
business sense. The very first prototype will be constructed early next year
and be put through its paces shortly after.
