Niche Australian car maker Saprtan has launched this Ducati V-Twin-powered lightweight track special.
The two-seater Spartan V is claimed by the company to be a superbike with four wheels offering Ariel Atom V8-rivalling performance; it uses a 168bhp 1198cc Ducati V-Twin engine mated to a six-speed sequential gearbox to help propel it from 0-60mph in less than 3.0sec. Its top speed is a claimed 173mph.
See official pics of the Spartan V
Its tubular spaceframe chassis and carbonfibre bodywork help contribute to an overall claimed weight of less than 300kg. It has no roof, no doors and a speedster-style windscreen.
Just 300 units of the car will be made, each costing $90,000 AUD (£75,000).
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Re: Australia's 'four-wheeled superbike'
A common misconception. Aussies don't drink that s**t. We sell it to the Brits and then laugh about it all the way to the bank. You can't buy Foster's in an Australian pub.
Which just means that they were drinking a bit too much of whatever is big in their state - VB, Tooheys, XXXX, Cooper's, Swan or Cascade, most likely...
Re: Australia's 'four-wheeled superbike'
Ha ha ha, it's an unwritten rule of the internet that almost every forum thread can go off topic within 2 pages.
Back on track, they say they're making 300 eh, good luck to them but bear in mind Ariel has done 850 Atoms in 10 years and they are much cheaper and you can drive them in the dark.
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