Newswheel staff :: 03 October 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Caparo, Caparo T1, Europe & UK
“Fantastic achievement…proud moment…special team…strong message…”
No, not excerpts from the latest party political conference. But
bullish noises from supercar upstart Caparo following the first
shakedown test of a T1 prototype. Caparo recently completed the first
of two development prototypes of the ultra-lightweight carbon-fibre
sportscar. The second is due to be built by Christmas and the first customer car scheduled to roll off the production line in March
next year. Pretty ambitious, then…
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Newswheel staff :: 22 April 2006 :: Filed under Mid / rear engine sportscar, Caparo, Freestream, Europe & UK, US
A power to weight ratio of 1,000bhp per tonne. A scarcely believable all-in kerb weight of 500kg. Zero to sixty mph in just 2.5 seconds. And a shopping car-busting fuel consumption rating of 32.5mpg. That’s the Caparo T1, on paper a little bit nippy and now apparently a reality following an unveiling ceremony yesterday in Monaco conducted by none other than His Serene Highness Prince Albert II. Previously known as the Freestream T1, this most hyper of supercars now has backing from Caparo Plc, a multinational corporation that supplies car parts to manufacturers across the globe. Production starts later this year with first deliveries in 2007, possibly…
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