OV9

nuttinnew wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:33 pm Also, Silverstone Auctions now Iconic Auctioneers

Do they offer a curated selection of hand picked artisan automobile works of art ? If not I'm very definitely oooot.

Did the rebranding come with a higher auction fee?

Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:14 pm
For the record - I love the idea of an Ultima but they look too big

Length
Evora 4.39m
Ultima 4.00m

Width
Evora 1.97m
Ultima 1.85m

Height
Evora 1.21m
Ultima 1.07m

Are you sure ?

mik wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:27 pm Length
Ultima 4.00m

My Compact - COMPACT - is according to the internet 4.21m. Some of my other cars are ~4.4m. So 4m dead is absolutely tiny ??

Yeah, so OK, they're miniature. I misunderstood. This:

https://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Previous/UltimaSports

Says 3880mm !

That's slightly shorter (length) than my previous MINI Clubman, and over 300mm shorter (height) and with several hundreds mores horespowerrssss.

And means I probably don't fit into them anyway. I honestly thought they were GT sized.

Terrible photo, but yeah - they are small and definitely look it beside normal traffic. Part of me lusts after one, and part of me hates the looks at the top of the screen, and feels that whilst lack of TC and ESP are understandable, the absence of ABS is a step too far back in time. (Hence I am really surprised that the new Noble M500 doesn’t have it either).

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Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:35 am Professing that your M44 engine is giving you Fastest Time of the Day is a strong move.


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I see it more as m44 fitted, which is fine

I’ve never really liked the ultima, I understand their appeal for being bonkers fast ‘racecar’ but to my eyes they’ve always just looked like a weirdly proportioned kitcar version of a proper gt race car.

@integrale_evo You're not alone.

The basic design dates back to the early 80's (!), but they did actually race them. See https://www.ultimasports.co.uk/History/1983

Fast Lane mag tested several Ultima GTR's in the 80's and 90's, and confirmed that they are extremely quick. Growling/howling V8 soundtrack and the kit-car* price tag - there is still a lot to like there for mik, in a "this could easily end in tears" extreme vehicle.

*in a similar way to Caterham's being kit cars.



The one in the pic above now looks like this, and was supposed to be at an event I took a mate's son too recently. Owned by the organiser. I was hoping to have a poke about it, but he didn't make it on the day.

Pretty sure at one point a big-lunged Ultima was the fast car for 0-100-0

Then it got eaten alive by a Caterham Superlight R or similar featherweight, and more recently the electric stuff has taken over that IIRC.

Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:42 pm Yeah, so OK, they're miniature. I misunderstood. This:

https://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Previous/UltimaSports

Says 3880mm !

That's slightly shorter (length) than my previous MINI Clubman, and over 300mm shorter (height) and with several hundreds mores horespowerrssss.

And means I probably don't fit into them anyway. I honestly thought they were GT sized.

S1 is 3726mm according to Wikipedia. I love how small the Elise is.

I love Ultimas unsurprisingly.

The latest Ultima evo has 1020hp! Jeez!

Beany wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:53 pm Pretty sure at one point a big-lunged Ultima was the fast car for 0-100-0

Then it got eaten alive by a Caterham Superlight R or similar featherweight, and more recently the electric stuff has taken over that IIRC.

Think it belongs to koenigsegg again now

Few spotters tonight although it’s a shopping centre so doesn’t count much.
New Model 3 and Model X

Both were LHD.
And there’s a Fisker dealer here too now

Looks like a futuristic Evoque with a wide body kit, seemed about the same size too but it’s packing a 100+ kWh and does over 400 miles. Decent specs for an EV and pricing too.
Might be a decent Tesla alternative if it’s put together alright.

Mito Man wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:14 pm Looks like a futuristic Evoque with a wide body kit...

If you'd told me it was the latest Chinese MG, I wouldn't have argued.

This can’t be real can it?

I’ve just noticed from the picture that the vinyl stickers on the bonnet run straight to the bumper without being cut so you can’t open the bonnet
Piss poor whoever did that!

Same car has been on the C&M insta today.