Engineering:Zolfe Orange
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| Manufacturer | Zolfe |
| Model years | 2009 |
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| Body style | Coupe |
The Zolfe Orange is a car announced at the Autosport show in January 2006 built by Zolfe in Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom .[1][2][3]
The car has a spaceframe chassis and composite body, with rear-drive. As shown originally the car had a Suzuki motor cycle engine but it was decided to lengthen the wheelbase for greater practicality and production cars have either a Mazda engine or a 2.3-litre Ford Duratec engine in various states of tune up to 300 bhp. The transmission is based on that from a Mazda MX5. A production rate of 30 cars a year is hoped for. A special feature of the car is its very low weight of under 700 kg.
For production cars the name was changed to the Zolfe GTC4. Four variants are offered: the Sprintz is the basic road car; the Speedz is intended for track use and has a six speed gearbox and limited slip differential; the Sportz is a road going version of the Speedz with a little extra comfort and the Zolfster will be an open version of the car.[citation needed]
The company is dissolved on 16 August 2016.[4]
References
- ↑ Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider". "Zolfe Orange – Hayabusa Powered Car". Thekneeslider.com. http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/01/24/zolfe-orange-hayabusa-powered-car/.
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- ↑ Text: John Barker / Photos: Chris Rutter (2009-01-08). "Zolfe Orange | evo News | News". evo. http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/233268/zolfe_orange.html.
- ↑ "companieshouse.gov.uk". https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06831581.
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