Mexican sports car manufacturer VUHL has announced that its track-focussed sports car, the VUHL 05, will go into production in limited numbers in November.
The VUHL 05 was revealed last month at a private event at the RAC Club in London and made its public debut at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed where it was driven up the famous Goodwood hill by Mexican F1 driver Esteban Gutierrez.
VUHL Automotive director Guillermo Echeverria said: "Our aim for Goodwood was quite specific -- to accrue sufficient orders for a batch of 20 'Edition One' (top specification) models and, with the serious enquiries already received from the UK, central Europe, USA and Mexico, we are well on the way to achieving that and more.
"Production will therefore commence in November as planned, with the first cars due to enter customers' hands during the spring of next year."
The VUHL 05 is a mid-engined, lightweight, track-day sports car which is powered by a 2.0-litre Ford EcoBoost engine which develops 285bhp. 0-62mph takes 3.7 seconds and top speed is 152mph.
Asked about the company's future plans for the 05, Escheverria said: "We've been asked everything from whether a coupe version is on the cards to whether the roadster will form the basis of a one-make race series. The answer is 'watch this space', for anything is possible!"
Unfortunately, there's no word yet on how much the VUHL 05 will cost; however, a list price somewhere in the region of £70,000 seems likely.
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