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The Ultima GTR has become a by-word on the British performance motoring scene. It has everything going for it - world records to its name, power, speed, reliability and mean, purposeful looks. Designed as the successor to the very successful [[Ultima Sports]], the GTR was a highly modified evolution built to move the Hinckley, Leicestershire concern into the 21st Century. | |||
==New Model, New Name== | |||
The GTR was launched in 1999, after a full 14-month development period, in which the company beavered over a new design, and new engineering practices for their new model. Ted Marlow decided that, for the new car, the Sports tag was too tame, and as such the GTR name was coined. | |||
Although the Sports looked stunning when unveiled in the early-1990s, it was beginning to look a bit dated by the dawn of the new Century. Marlow and his team used a Sports bodyshell. | |||
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| Ultima GTR | |
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| aka | Ultima GTR |
| Production | 1998- |
| Class | Sports |
| Body Style | Two-door fixed-head coupe |
| Length | 4013 mm |
| Width | 1854 mm |
| Height | 1854 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2641 mm |
| Weight | 990 KG |
| Transmission | 5-speed Manual, rear-wheel drive |
| Engine | 5.7 litre Chevrolet V8 by American Speed Enterprises |
| Power | 350-720 BHP |
| Similar | Ultima Can-Am |
| Designer | Ultima Design |
The Ultima GTR has become a by-word on the British performance motoring scene. It has everything going for it - world records to its name, power, speed, reliability and mean, purposeful looks. Designed as the successor to the very successful Ultima Sports, the GTR was a highly modified evolution built to move the Hinckley, Leicestershire concern into the 21st Century.
New Model, New Name
The GTR was launched in 1999, after a full 14-month development period, in which the company beavered over a new design, and new engineering practices for their new model. Ted Marlow decided that, for the new car, the Sports tag was too tame, and as such the GTR name was coined.
Although the Sports looked stunning when unveiled in the early-1990s, it was beginning to look a bit dated by the dawn of the new Century. Marlow and his team used a Sports bodyshell.
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GTR · Can-Am · Sport · Spyder · Mk. 1 · Mk. 2 · Mk. 3 Include notable internal links here | ||
| Ted Marlow | Corporate Website | independent |
