new news and details about Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus's bespoke cars (his retail cars)

"mr_gofast" (jake_berenshteyn)
08/28/2014 at 09:55 • Filed to: GLICKENHAUS

The new car will simply be titled the 003, and both road and racing versions are planned. The latter will be entered into the 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours where SCG is targeting the overall win. Previously, SCG came 12th overall and first in class in the grueling race using its !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Now, Glickenhaus has dropped some major details on the 003. The racing version will feature SCG's own engine design, though one loosely based on the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 built by Honda's HPD motorsport division. At present, two 003 race cars have been confirmed for production, and both will be entered in next year's N24 race.

As for the 003 road car, SCG will offer buyers a choice of engines ranging up to a twin-turbocharged V-12. But brute power won't be the 003's key trait. Instead, lightweight construction and aerodynamic efficiency are the main goals. SCG even promises that some 003 configurations will allow a Koenigsegg One:1-rivaling power to weight ratio of one horsepower for every kilogram of weight (2.2 pounds).

So how much can you expect to pay for an 003? SCG quotes a starting price of 2.1 million euros (approximately $2.77 million) for the road car. More exotic engine configurations like the blown V-12 will inflate this figure, however. Racing versions will roughly cost an additional 750,000 to 1 million euros ($988k to $1.32 million). At present the 003 has only been confirmed for China, Europe and the Middle East, but SCG says a U.S. launch is also possible. Regulations here are a bit tougher—fellow niche supercar brand Pagani's first model, the Zonda, never made it to these shores and even its second model, the Huayra, took three years to reach local showrooms.

DISCUSSION (5)

Audi-os, Amigos! > mr_gofast
08/28/2014 at 10:22

The Zonda was never sold in the States?

mr_gofast > Audi-os, Amigos!
08/28/2014 at 10:23

nope - couldnt pass safety or emissions.

TheCraigy > mr_gofast
08/28/2014 at 10:51

Not couldn't, just simply didn't.

mr_gofast > TheCraigy
08/28/2014 at 10:56

i thoughtg they couldnt pass...why would of they willingly skipped out on the US market.

TheCraigy > mr_gofast
08/28/2014 at 11:02

Costs a lot to federalize a car... time, attorneys cost, regulatory red tape. You have to essentially sacrifice another entire chassis to do it, among other things. When they first launched the Zonda they were a complete startup company and I don't think they had the resources.