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It’s from the company in France that claims to be the leader in microcars and ‘Zenn’ stands for ‘zero emissions no noise’.
The car has been developed in collaboration with Canada’s Feel Good Cars and is being launched in the UK. The plant where the Microcar Zenn is manufactured is in western France and is around a 30-minute drive from Nantes.
Microcar SA is a member of the Beneteau group which has interests that go from the manufacturing of leisure products to yacht construction, with emphasis on the racing ones. Read the rest of this entry »
Five minutes behind the wheel of this bolt of white lightning is enough to prove once and for all that horsepower is like money, sex, and vacation time: a lot is great and too much is better.
The 1992 LT1 produces 300 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque right off the car carrier. Ego-enriching output, to be sure, but barely a trickle charge for John Lingenfelter. Race-engine preparer since 1972, holder of eleven NHRA titles, and builder and seller of high-performance street engines since 1984, Lingenfelter is a committed Corvette crazy to whom 300 horsepower is merely "a good starting point." Proof can be seen in the Lingenfelter creations that have previously graced these pages, including a monster 6.3-liter Vette (December 1989) and a king-of-the-hill quashing ZR-1 (July 1991). Read the rest of this entry »
So Team Lotus have bought Caterham, but what is the story behind the acquisition of the name? At any rate, it is a story that is rich in tradition and sums up what British motor racing is all about.
In other European countries, the name of Caterham Cars Limited may be familiar only to aficionados, but for Her Majesty’s subjects, it represents the epitome of traditional British motorsport. The UK-based constructor has produced just one single model for as far back as anyone can remember: the Lotus Seven designed by the company’s legendary founder back in 1957. Read the rest of this entry »