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{{Infobox Automobile
{{Infobox Automobile
|name=Ultima GTR
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|image=[[Image:UltimaGTR1.JPG|250px|Black Ultima GTR.]]
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|manufacturer=[[Ultima Sports Ltd]]
|manufacturer=[[Ultima Sports Ltd]]
|body_style=2-door [[coupe]]
|body_style=2-door [[coupe]]

Revision as of 15:28, 12 September 2006

Ultima GTR
Black Ultima GTR.
Overview
ManufacturerUltima Sports Ltd
Body and chassis
Body style2-door coupe

The Ultima GTR is a sports car manufactured by Ultima Sports Ltd of Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, available both in kit form and as a "turnkey" (i.e. assembled by the factory but not road registered) vehicle. The design is mid engined, rear wheel drive layout, with a tubular steel space frame chassis and GRP bodywork. A convertible version called the Ultima Can-Am is also produced. Kit builders are free to source and fit a variety of engines and transmissions but the Chevrolet small block V8 supplied by American Speed mated to either a Porsche or Getrag transaxle is the factory recommended standard, and this configuration is fitted to all turnkey cars. Recently Ultima have focused their marketing efforts on record-breaking activities with a model equipped with a 640 bhp American Speed engine called the Ultima GTR640 (and subsequently a 720 bhp version of the same engine in the GTR720). As a result, they have established the following:

  • Fastest 0-60 time: 2.6 seconds
  • Fastest 0-100 time: 5.3 seconds
  • Fastest 100-0 time: 3.6 seconds
  • Fastest 0-100-0 time: 9.4 seconds
  • Best performance on a skidpad: 1.176g lateral grip in a 200 ft circle.
  • Fastest road car over the 1/4 mile: 9.9 seconds