Slovakian start-up car-maker Brutal has launched its S1 supercar and expects to deliver up to six examples a year.
Inspired by the Ariel Atom, weighing less than 900kg and powered by a 221kW (300hp) Subaru STI-sourced 2.0-litre turbo boxer engine, the S1 is claimed to hit 100km/h in less than 3.9 seconds.
That’s not terribly quick by today’s supercar standards, there’s no word on right-hand drive production and Brutal founder Marian Lu?pai is yet to announce exact pricing.
What buyers get, however, is a hard-core, mid/rear-engined compact coupe complete with roof-hinged gullwing doors and a paintjob by renowned German automotive paint specialist Spies Hecker.
A decade in the making, the two-seat S1 rolls on a tubular-frame chassis and wears a body constructed from fibreglass, carbon-fibre and special ‘Airex’ foam.
The low-slung, wedge-shape body was designed by Jakub ?tarman, who was a student at the Academy of Art and Design in Bratislava at the time, but now works for Skoda.
There is no power steering, power windows, anti-lock brakes or, we suspect, any advanced driver safety aids.
Lupai, a trained engineer, has received a number of expressions of interest in the car, but admitted the S1 is not for everyone.
Slovakian start-up car-maker Brutal has launched its S1 supercar and expects to deliver up to six examples a year.
Inspired by the Ariel Atom, weighing less than 900kg and powered by a 221kW (300hp) Subaru STI-sourced 2.0-litre turbo boxer engine, the S1 is claimed to hit 100km/h in less than 3.9 seconds.
That’s not terribly quick by today’s supercar standards, there’s no word on right-hand drive production and Brutal founder Marian Lu?pai is yet to announce exact pricing.
What buyers get, however, is a hard-core, mid/rear-engined compact coupe complete with roof-hinged gullwing doors and a paintjob by renowned German automotive paint specialist Spies Hecker.
A decade in the making, the two-seat S1 rolls on a tubular-frame chassis and wears a body constructed from fibreglass, carbon-fibre and special ‘Airex’ foam.
The low-slung, wedge-shape body was designed by Jakub ?tarman, who was a student at the Academy of Art and Design in Bratislava at the time, but now works for Skoda.
There is no power steering, power windows, anti-lock brakes or, we suspect, any advanced driver safety aids.
Lupai, a trained engineer, has received a number of expressions of interest in the car, but admitted the S1 is not for everyone.
