[Ginetta G40R Pictured Above]
Unless you are into boutique car manufacturers, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Ginetta. Yet the British company has existed for more than half a century: it was founded by four brothers (Bob, Ivor, Trevers and Douglas Walklett) in 1958.
Since this isn’t a history lesson, we’ll move forwards a few decades. More specifically in 2005 when Ginetta was acquired by LNT Automotive, a company owned by businessman and racing driver Lawrence Tomlinson. Soon after, the moved the company to new premises and introduced a new car, the G50, while also announcing a one-make racing series.
This year seems to be a busy one for Ginetta. After unveiling the G55 racer in February, it subsequently launched the G40R lightweight (just 795 kg) road car that is powered by a 175HP, 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
Now the carmaker has announced that it is planning to unveil another, more hardcore road car. The company Spartan press releases says that it will be “a £68,000 ($78,000 USD), full carbonfiber bodied, 3.7-litersports car, weighing less than 1,100 kg and delivering 310HP with a top speed of 165 mph and a 0-60 mph time of around 4.0 seconds.”
The company declined to give away any more information other than the fact that the new car’s launch was “imminent”.
If you look at the G55 specs , you will find many similarities between the racer and Ginetta’s announcement. Therefore, it is possible that it’s a street-legal and slightly more civilized version of the G55.
Story sources: Ginetta via Autocar
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