Climax Cars puts Sports Racer on the market in UK

COVENTRY, United Kingdom - December, 18 ... Designed without compromise, the Climax Sports Racer is a stripped-out race inspired performance car that combines up to date automotive technology with dramatic hand crafted aluminium bodywork. It is now on sale in the United Kingdom, priced at GBP 92,000. Only 200 units will be produced.

The Sports Racer is, first and foremost, a performance car but has been designed from the outset to be as environmentally friendly as possible.

The Sports Racer is constructed out of aluminium, the most abundant metal on earth. Constructing the Sports Racer from aluminium makes it significantly lighter than its rivals. Less weight means lower emissions and better performance as well as improved handling.

Whilst aluminium is not as lightweight as composites such as carbon fibre, the use of aluminium increases the ability to recycle, whereas composites are in most cases non recyclable and use chemicals in their production that are harmful to the environment. As well as being recyclable the use of aluminium increases the lifespan of the car due to the reduced amount of corrosion compared to cars built from steel.

Climax Cars have established a working partnership to support the Applied Research Centre of Sonochemistry at Coventry University. This support will constitute close liaison with the researchers, in their endeavours to create new bio fuels using ultrasound.

Climax Cars are also working with Coventry University for the development of alternative environmentally friendly materials for use in both interior and exterior components.

Powered by a 4.6 litre V8 driving the rear wheels the Climax produces up to 345 bhp providing electrifying performance, acceleration from 0-60 takes just 3.7 seconds and is capable of a top speed in excess of 170 mph (273 kph).

The Climax Sports Racer S is equipped with a supercharger producing up to 450 bhp for the ultimate performance experience.

The chassis, made from extruded aluminium, provides the car with exceptional handling and is equipped with fully adjustable suspension to optimise the car set up for either road or track.

The Sports Racer can be specified with options that include ceramic brakes, sequential and paddle-shift gearboxes, engine power upgrades and full race harness seatbelts.