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No not the shit Stallone F1 film but i drove this last night



Its fucking bonkers mental.

Who owns this btw?

mik wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:08 pmWho owns this btw?

My mate Chris. Also has the SLK AMG55.

Will it drift?

They're still available..ish; https://carver.earth/en/

nuttinnew wrote: Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:31 am
Will it drift?

They're still available..ish; https://carver.earth/en/

Quite frankly fuck that. If you did get it into a bit of a drift then you could be in all sorts of trouble.

scotta wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:22 pm

mik wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:08 pmWho owns this btw?

My mate Chris. Also has the SLK AMG55.

Chris seemed quite level headed… what drove the desire?

And where is your write-up?

I've watched a few reviews of these. How was it?

mik wrote: Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:54 am

scotta wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:22 pm

mik wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:08 pmWho owns this btw?

My mate Chris. Also has the SLK AMG55.

Chris seemed quite level headed… what drove the desire?

And where is your write-up?

He was looking for something "a little different!" Had toyed with a Morgan 3 wheeler then this came up.

Its like nothing ive ever driven before. I consider myself to be a fairly confident driver but this was a genuine back to school experience.

You need to plan ahead to turn and trust the lean. Steering wise you have to be very precise with your inputs. A jerky input will unsettle the hydraulics and you'll be bouncing up and down. I wouldn't fancy having to take evasive.

Will it drift - That I fear would end in a fiery death. As the rear slid you would need to dial in some oppo to catch it. This would then send the hydraulics a message to stand the cab up which would in turn shift the weight balance. Bad things would follow.

Is it quick - pass, Most i used was 3rd gear and half throttle. I would need loads more seat time to get confident enough to push it. Its got a small turbo lump in it so I imagine it could be reasonably quick.

As you can see from the photo's we went to a large disused carpark for me to have a shot. Which was a great idea as i could push it into the max lean in a reasonable safe environment. When its leaning you spend most of the time looking out the side window.

Utterly utterly bonkers. EVERYONE stares at it. I followed Chris in the X5 and it stopped almost everyone in their tracks. There was a guy talking on the phone who stopped his conversation when it drove past

Turbo motor?

Ah, I wondered about the 08 plate. Aren't they all electric now?

JonMad wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:13 pm Turbo motor?

Ah, I wondered about the 08 plate. Aren't they all electric now?

Yes and no. The guy that runs the owners club bought the job lot of parts from carver. Allegedly has enough to make 8 new cars.