Six Things You Didn't Know About the SCG 003

"Matt Kirsch" (makirsch)
03/12/2015 at 11:55 • Filed to: None

The SCG 003 is a no-frills, modular supercar which utilizes a carbon fiber chassis, an HPD-derived 3.5L twin-turbo V6, and bespoke DOT taillights which cost as much as a F430. But you already !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! all of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Here are six things you didn't know about James Glickenhaus's latest brainchild.

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1. Legal road-going cars require mirrors - plain and simple. The problem with automotive mirrors is that they are usually wildly aerodynamically inefficient. The SCG 003's solution? According to a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! tour led by James, SCG designed the mirrors first and foremost to "trim out the wake turbulence of the wing." Cameras placed in the mirrors help serve the conventional function of the mirrors sending video to screens on each side of the steering wheel.

2. While the latest supercars' gauge clusters are hell-bent on providing drivers with every last detail about the cars, the 003's is not. James attempted to build a sort of "jet fighter smart dash" which focuses on telling the driver only what he/she needs to know - current gear, speed, and when to shift. If there is an issue with oil pressure, temperature, or the like, it will alert the driver. If not, there's no reason to know.

3. Perhaps my favorite feature, the 003 contains one large air vent on the dash. According to James, "for a bit of nostalgia, that is an original air vent that was used in the Ferrari P4." Since James owns two of four P4s, he simply removed one of his, reverse engineered it, and 3-D printed it so that it is a perfect duplicate.

4. There are three gauges next to the fuel fill. The top gauge indicates fuel levels. This is especially useful in race trim as it reduces the risk of fuel spills. The middle gauge indicates oil levels. The bottom gauge indicates what position you are in a race because racecar.

5. In race trim, the 003 sports 18" wheels at all four corners. In street trim, it sports 19" front and 20" rear wheels. However, the overall dimensions of the track wheels and tires and road wheels and tires are exactly the same. This means that a street trim car can swap to the sticky race wheels and tires at the track and still enjoy perfect handling characteristics.

6. It's not uncommon for performance cars to include a fire extinguisher with purchase. What about a leaf blower? Every race trim 003 sold comes with an "in pit blower." Fans are included with purchase of road cars. NOTE: SCG employee Sal not included.

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DISCUSSION (100)

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 11:57

Kinja'd!!!

Fighter get from a James Cameron 80s flick????

Cé hé sin > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 11:59

Disappointed by lhd.

Proper race cars are rhd. If LHD had been the intention of the good Lord, the 917 would have been made that way. The P4 as well.

Wheelerguy > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:02

And all of a sudden other hypercars become nothing more than dust in the wind.

DrScientist > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:03

i'm wondering about the pedestrian safety requirements. did the nose of this car have to pass all US regulations or was it allowed some small-manufacturer leeway?

i can imagine that carbon fiber racey nose leaving a mark on my knees if we ever were to meet in a crosswalk.

[disclaimer: i have no idea what such regulations may be for large or small manufacturers]

spanfucker retire bitch > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:03

There's only two things I need to know about it.

I want it.

I can't have it.

Carchick75 > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:09

This might be the most functional car of all time

handyjoe > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:14

Did his daughter call it a sex bomb?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 12:21

I'd let it leave racecar marks on my knees. It's cool.

DrScientist > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/12/2015 at 12:28

Sounds like the start of an abusive relationship.

Matt Kirsch > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 12:29

I honestly have no idea. I was curious about this as well.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 12:30

Yeah, but it's a really nice car. You just don't understand it like I do.

Matt Kirsch > Cé hé sin
03/12/2015 at 12:31

How would you feel about this compromise?

Kinja'd!!!

Matt Kirsch > Carchick75
03/12/2015 at 12:34

I think it very well could be.

Cé hé sin > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:39

Well, Rowan Atkinson liked them...

Milky > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:43

Hey Matt, you wouldn't by any chance, go to U Mich would you?

GOAT__RODEO > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:44

Kinja'd!!!

James Bond ejection seat toggle switch?

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:46

Are those cast iron rotors? That's kind of surprising as you can buy aftermarket carbon disks nowadays. Anyone know what the rationale is (as in know, not pull a reason out of your ass)?

GOAT__RODEO > Carchick75
03/12/2015 at 12:47

... no back seat for shaggin. -2 pts.

CrashMaster > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 12:48

1) There is no US regulation for pedestrian safety. That is entirely a European standard.

2) Even if there were, a car manufactured in a limited quality like this can petition NHTSA to be exempt from crash test regulations, as crashing 20 cars so you can sell 5 would be a little ridiculous. Most of the time petitioning works, but only for a limited time. This is how Lotus sold cars that didn't meet safety regulations for a while (they stopped when their petition time ran out).

darkpuppet > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:49

Why doesn't *EVERY* car come with fuel and fluid level gauges by the filler cap? This is a great idea for most everyone who never pops the hood on their car... Or a light that reads, "Get someone at the gas station to help you top-up your oil before you blow an apex seal"..

James Glickenhaus > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter
03/12/2015 at 12:50

Race regulations for GT3 don't allow carbon rotors.

"Mirrors" trim "Wake" Turbulence of wing not "weight" turbulence.

electricbikequestion > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:51

Kinja'd!!!

This is a one mans vision type of automobile. Also known as, I don't need your advice I'm paying for this project well arrange the buttons how I see fit! I wonder how easy it is to use all those switches in real time???

James Glickenhaus > Cé hé sin
03/12/2015 at 12:52

255

If you want RHD we can do RHD.

iNvDrZiM > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:52

Kinja'd!!!

DANGER TO THE MANIFOLD!!!111!

Kevin Barrett > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:53

Kinja'd!!!

Reminds me of the Italdesign Scighera.

Kinja'd!!!

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Wheelerguy
03/12/2015 at 12:54

Why?

DrScientist > CrashMaster
03/12/2015 at 12:54

hey... thanks for the response! and i'll assume by your name that you do know what youre talking about.

So US safety regulations are all focused on the driver/passenger and drivers/passengers of other cars?

i suppose that makes sense, since it is our duty to ensure people are driving instead of walking, to keep those oil companies in business and the pharmaceutical companies churning out diabetes drugs.

FiveLiters1 > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:55

Kinja'd!!!

I get the connection as stated in the article,but...this has to go. It reminds me of one of those 'Stick-Ups' air fresheners. Or a wayward pizzelle. At least make it the same color as the dash!

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 12:55

This car takes everything I loved about the Caparo T1 and hated about the Bugatti Veyron and takes it a step further. Vestigial mirrors, aero kit a la LMP car, small twin turbo for power. Driver's seat/cockpit designed for situational awareness. Everything made out of carbon fiber as God and nature intended. The only thing that I might expect in the next iteration is some really crazy active aero.

DaveStruve > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 12:55

Not likely, This would likely be registered as a kit or custom built car. In which case your requirements are to the bare minimum. Headlights, Taillights, Signals, Mirrors. DOT really only steps in on mass produced cars.

James Glickenhaus > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 12:56

The only way one can be road registered in the US is under the Homebuild laws of various US states.

WarShrike > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 12:57

Mmm, S&M Racing, where the relationship gets off to a bumpy start at Sebring.

SonictheGT > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter
03/12/2015 at 12:57

Nice catch... I didn't even notice that. That makes zero sense, because I can configure ceramics on a friggin Porsche Cayenne Diesel haha.

James Glickenhaus > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter
03/12/2015 at 12:58

Active aero is not allowed on real race cars.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 12:59

Thanks. So a road-going version could conceivably equip them?

sebdel > Cé hé sin
03/12/2015 at 12:59

Rally cars are not rhd, your point is invalid??

humz > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:01

This marks the first time in the history of the internets that this meme is being used in a completely non-sarcastic, and straight-forward manner. Like, I honestly want to read pages and pages about this car. Also, I want to drive it. I'd probably kill myself, but I would die happy.

Kinja'd!!!

phydeaux > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:02

I have often wondered how feasible it would be to replace my side mirrors with tiny cameras, linked to small display screens in the 10 and 2 positions above my steering wheel. Minimal head turns to see traffic on either side. Plus, if my wife, a full 12" shorter than me, gets in, there is no need to adjust those mirrors, the camera are already aimed for optimal view. Automatic glare reduction can be worked into the software, so a huge truck, or even the sun, won't blind you. Get a wide enough range in the camera, and you increase visibility at night, too. And all while creating a vehicle with smoother lines, and a reduction in drag. Sure, in my MINI, I'm going to guess that the amount of drag caused by side mirrors is quite minimal, and the cost to go the camera route would be way over the top of any fuel savings I might gain, but hey, because technology?

Kevin Barrett > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:02

Kinja'd!!!

Aaaaaaaaah! Who did this CFRP layout?!

James Glickenhaus > electricbikequestion
03/12/2015 at 13:03

Having driven exotic cars for over 40 years I've come to learn a thing or two about that.

Unlike my 275GTB this defogger works.

Unlike my 308GTB you can turn on the heat/ac without contorting your arm.

Unlike my TR the seatbelts are usable.

Etc., Etc., Etc.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 13:04

Thanks! I'm aware of the prohibition against active aero, and understand the impetus for not equiping the SCG003, I was referring more to the status of the SCG003 as being the "ultimate" road going car (as perceived by the public).

Also, I think you, of all people, should not have comments greyed out!

James Glickenhaus > FiveLiters1
03/12/2015 at 13:04

Every car we build is bespoke so if you want a different vent that's not an issue.

posigrade > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 13:05

50 Shades of Glick

Matt Kirsch > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 13:09

Fixed "weight" to "wake." My apologies

Tommy861 > CrashMaster
03/12/2015 at 13:11

I believe the NHTSA crash testing only needs like 3 cars. However this made a big deal for Pagani IIRC because each car was like $1 mil and they couldn't afford to destroy 3 of them. I'd imagine the SCG falls into that category as well.

This is just from what I remember, I could be wrong.

drdude > CrashMaster
03/12/2015 at 13:11

Thank you for answering everything completely and correctly... saved me some typing. lol.

James Glickenhaus > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter
03/12/2015 at 13:12

119

Basically our idea is a car you can drive to a race, easily convert in the pit, race a real race, reconvert and drive home.

This is something I'm actually going to try to do with mine. Drive her to the Nurburgring in road trim. Convert her to full race. (Wing etc.) Race the 24 Hours of Nurburgring, reconvert her, and drive her to the Concours at Villa d'Este the weekend following the 24.

Matt Kirsch > Milky
03/12/2015 at 13:12

Sure do!

Johnnyazz > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:13

Kinja'd!!!

This is awesome

TooManyCarsMike > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:13

1 thing you did know about the SCG003.

1: You cant afford it.

James Glickenhaus > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter
03/12/2015 at 13:13

No problem if that's what you want.

James Glickenhaus > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:14

I've seen worse. :) Thanks!

James Glickenhaus > Kevin Barrett
03/12/2015 at 13:15

We did in house.

CaptainBoss > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:16

I wouldn't be surprised if this side view mirror workaround starts to become commonplace.

ThatbastardKurtis > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:16

7. That in that color and and that picture, the SCG 003 looks like mutated Le Mans version of the Nissan GTR Concept Car.

Kinja'd!!!

Johnnyazz > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 13:17

Every racecar relationship is abusive.

hapakcm > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/12/2015 at 13:17

A Lifetime Movie presents, Auto Battery

CounterTorqueSteer > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
03/12/2015 at 13:17

Because actual racecar

icelandr > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 13:17

The "kit car" probably bypasses these regulations like the Factory Five Racing cars.

Johnnyazz > Kevin Barrett
03/12/2015 at 13:18

Awefulesome

Dr_Watson > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 13:23

It's not a big problem, we're all too fat to use our legs anymore so we just live our lives going from chair to chair.

365Daytonafan > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:24

Pedantic but point 3 is incorrect as Jim doesn't own a P4. He has P3/4 0846 and 412P 0854. Unless he has brought two of the three P4s and not told everyone yet :)

willmederski > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:24

"Since James owns two of four P4s..."

this man is my hero/enemy all in one.

ScoobsMcGee > iNvDrZiM
03/12/2015 at 13:25

As a Subaru enthusiast I feel safe correcting this to "Danger to #4 rod bearing." It is always #4.

1337HPMustang > Cé hé sin
03/12/2015 at 13:25

what chu talking bout? How is RHD beneficial in a race?

Charles Marzette, Jr. > DrScientist
03/12/2015 at 13:27

Normal passenger cars strike the knees... Jimbo's SCG-003 is low down and dirty, it will undoubtedly go for the shins...

Dr_Watson > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 13:27

Will you film that for us?

FlipperB > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:28

Does the in-pit blower imply that there wouldn't be enough airflow to keep cool in, say, a traffic jam?

Matt Kirsch > FlipperB
03/12/2015 at 13:32

James may chime in (and I hope he does) but I don't believe so. The 003 was built to be just as effective as a street car as a race car. Blowers are standard practice with track/race cars and I believe that is why they are included.

Dr. Steve Brule > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 13:32

WELL THEN.

James Glickenhaus > Dr_Watson
03/12/2015 at 13:33

We will.

WaxhawBrad > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:33

I appreciate that the pedals ore only as large as they need to be. I'll go dykem the wear pattern of my Tilton assy. and will then determine that the untouched sections are superfluous and cut it off, because SCG!!

450X_FTW > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:34

The mirrors - do they have to be functional, visible from all seating positions, or do they have to be present on the car to be legal?

C-5M Load Smasher > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:34

GO BUCKS!

ChrisMSF > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:35

Kinja'd!!!

This looks ridiculous. Like it belongs in an arcade. Or like Knight Rider 2: Cockpit Boogaloo.

GrauGeist > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:37

I love the passion behind the car, and the callback to the P4.

The taillights are a bit odd - couldn't find something off a truck to steal, a la F1? ;)

Milky > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:37

If you ever see a red Crossfire in town driving like an ass ….. Im sorry.

Charles Marzette, Jr. > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 13:38

SCG-003 Metamorphasis. I too have morphed, from a hater to a believer!

gm5778 > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 13:38

James, I live in Westchester NY and have had the rare pleasure of seeing your P4/5 on 684. Also I've seen you a few times in your 8C Alfa. I am a huge fan and love what you're doing! May I ask why you went with a HPD derived V6 over say any other manufacture motor? At the risk of sounding as uninformed as I am, I thought a Ford racing or GM LS motor would have been a no brainer. Why not Ferrari derived? All the best!

saucers > Cé hé sin
03/12/2015 at 13:39

What JG meant to say was "fuck you, pay me"

James Glickenhaus > FlipperB
03/12/2015 at 13:40

No. Remember that on a race track you get everything COOKING HOT.

On the road if you rarely go from flat out to bumper to bumper but if you did cooling fans which all road versions will have will take care of traffic.

That said letting a turbo car idle for a while to cool down is always a good idea before shutting it off but at The Ring because the pits are so busy for safety you have to shut down without idle cool down so aux pit cooling is needed. That's why we also have two separate starter motors. Hot starting a race motor is a bitch and by the end of a 24 your starter motor is often cooked so we fit 2.

GreatPower > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:44

I like just about everything this car has going on - even the sort of divisive "ugly Enzo" exterior aesthetic which seems very form following function. I even like the interior choices...including the one vent.

What I do not like? The vent appearing to be made out of Big Gulp white plastic! I'm not saying it needs to be carbon fiber etc. And I'm not saying that it's appropriate for this car to try to ape the bejewelled-aluminum interior design of a Pagani....but I do think some sort of metal would be appropriate for this vent from an aesthetic angle. Aluminum, steel, titanium, or even something weird like Copper plated.

Leon > iNvDrZiM
03/12/2015 at 13:45

SHUT UP! (CLOSES THE LAPTOP)

ovjho > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 13:45

Disappointed by 2.7 million dollar price.

Proper race cars are $500. If 2.7 million dollars had been the intention of the good Lord, the rusted sunfire I "race" would have been made that way. The rusted mazad protege as well.

(worth a shot I guess)

bryan40oop > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:45

Kinja'd!!!

Jawsome

bryan40oop > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:46

Kinja'd!!!

BECAUSE RACECAR

PheeNoIVI > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:47

Has Mr. 458 ordered one of these yet?

bryan40oop > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:47

I really really really want this car on assetto corsa

JimSlade > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:48

this right here. I want to see this in person. And I want to see more gear heads with the proper means to build something...not just buy another lambo or McLaren.

He REVERSE engineered the damn vent!?!? Then 3d printed it.

Mind blown on the details here

It's a "Porch-uh" > Kevin Barrett
03/12/2015 at 13:48

I was thinking the same thing. Especially the difference between the fuel door and the body. That alone would make me paint the car, which is sad since raw CF is hawt.

Leon > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:48

It seems Jim got his cockpit clues from machines that work on a stress level, a bit like race car + airplane fighter. I dig it.

It would be funny to see some faux wood tho.

Alex87f > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:49

Kinja'd!!!

How???

James Glickenhaus > gm5778
03/12/2015 at 13:51

This is a very good race motor with huge torque which is what you need to push a very high downforce car through the air.

We are developing road motors and assuming one can pay fit a TTV8 or a TTW12 as well as our TTV6. As road version will weigh about 1100kg personally I think our TTV6 with about 650HP and 750 nm of torque will be nice but if you want 1500hp we can do that for you. Do remember that the life span of a 1500hp motor is about that of Jimi Hendrix (relatively).

Alex87f > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:54

I really like the overall design but the street wheel choice disturbs me as I really don't like them. Probably more a matter of tastes though!

Have any performance figures been made public? I hope to see it run in person at the 'ring 24h!

James Glickenhaus > 450X_FTW
03/12/2015 at 13:54

From what we understand be there for race cars but ours meet vision requirements. You can use them but the screens are easier to see.

FlipperB > James Glickenhaus
03/12/2015 at 13:55

Much obliged!

Makes sense that the roadgoing guise would include fans.

Can't wait to see this on the track. I grew up revering the McLaren F1 as the pinnacle of supercar engineering; my son will have SCG to power his automotive imagination.

Art > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:56

It ain't pretty by any means. I have no interest in this, since beauty moves my soul I don't know why.

Collin Maley > Cé hé sin
03/12/2015 at 13:57

Dude, it makes no difference whatsoever. They will drive exactly the same, so suck it up.

71Europa > Matt Kirsch
03/12/2015 at 13:57

Kinja'd!!!

This isn't jet fighter, it's amateur hour!

Aldairion > Kevin Barrett
03/12/2015 at 14:05

Good call! I still hold the Schigera to be one of the prettiest designs I've seen.