- A small British firm will sell the Feroxa with an N/A V8 and a 500 hp V12.
- A lightweight carbon fiber body means the car is lighter than a Vantage.
- Pricing details for the Feroxa speedster have yet to be announced.
It seems a growing number of startups want to cash in on demand for limited-run hand-built sports cars, and hailing from the UK, the Larkin Feroxa is the latest. Recently presented at the Goodwood Festival of Speed as a prototype, the Feroxa is a sleek and sexy speedster that will be capped at just 10 examples. So, what exactly is this car, and why should you care?
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The speedster is the brainchild of British engineer Douglas Larkin, who operates a 3D scanning and reverse engineering business known as Capture Point. Although it may look like a ground-up creation, the Feroxa is actually based on the Aston Martin Vantage, built from 2005 until 2018.
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Thanks to its familiar underpinnings, Larkin hasn’t had to bother with developing its own engine, and instead, uses the Aston Martin’s 4.3-liter naturally-aspirated V8, which has been tweaked to deliver an extra 40 horsepower for a grand total of 420 hp. The British firm will also sell the Feroxa with a V12 delivering 500 hp, presumably the same engine as the old Vantage V12. All models will come standard with a manual transmission.
All of the original bodywork has been removed and replaced with lightweight carbon fiber panels. The firm is targeting a curb weight of under 2,866 lbs (1,300 kg), which should make the car very spritely indeed.
Visually, the Feroxa ticks all the necessary boxes for a high-powered speedster. The front end includes a set of sleek headlights incorporated neatly into the hood, while a pair of circular LED daytime running lights has also been added. The rear-end is very attractive, sporting two voluptuous buttresses, LED taillights and a sleek-looking diffuser.
The prototype presented at Goodwood was still a work in progress, and as such, did not have a finished interior. There’s also no word on how much the car will cost, but given that it’s hand-made, it’ll inevitably come at a significant premium over a regular Vantage.
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