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VUHL hypercar teased
Mexican road-legal trackday special will be unleashed in July at the Goodwood Festival of SpeedWe’ve come across some silly car names before, but this specialist supercar – dubbed VUHL 05 (pronounced ‘vool’ and short for ‘Vehicles of Ultra- lightweight and High-performance; the 05 isn’t a Peter Brock reference) – arguably takes the cake.
Be that as it may, what you’re looking at (partially) is a road-legal lightweight supercar that’s claimed to be “precision-engineered for the track and endowed with exhilarating performance”.
The specialist sportster will be launched at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, (from July 11-14), but for now its maker is keeping mum on the vehicle’s mechanical specs and tech details.
It’s a genuinely multinational project as the 05’s handling was optimised in the UK, while its bodies will be fabricated in Canada, and the chassis production and final assembly conducted by the advanced manufacturing concern Adman Leku in Mexico City
The list of collaborators includes high-profile concerns such as Magna Steyr, Multimatic and Ford, while the company’s “blue-chip” backers include private investors and the Mexican Government, so we’re speculating the project has at least some legs.
VUHL is said to be the brainchild of brothers Iker and Guillermo Echeverria, whose Mexican/American design agency, Etxe, penned the 05.
The brothers allegedly inherited their passion for cars from having a hands-on role in the GT and formula racing cars built and campaigned over a 30-year period by their father, Guillermo Echeverria senior.
“We intend VUHL products to be renowned for their effective simplicity and aesthetics guided by a purity of function. The 05 and its successors will also be notable for uncompromising build quality, rigorous attention to detail and a driving experience par excellence,” said Iker Echeverria.
At this stage we’re not quite sure what to make the VUHL, but watch this for further updates as its manufacturer releases more info.
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