Brooke ‘Double R’ - supercharged and superlight

Discussion in 'European Cars' started by KRSONe1, Jan 10, 2008.

  1. #1 KRSONe1, Jan 10, 2008
    Brooke Cars will be launching a new flagship model dubbed the ‘Double R’ in Birmingham in the next couple of days. Don’t feel bad if you haven’t heard of Brooke before, as they’re a small-scale manufacturer specializing in superlight cars in a similar vein to Caterhams and Ariels.

    The car is expected to weigh in at around 500 kilos and features a supercharged engine putting out around 300hp to give it a power to weight ration of 580bhp/tonne and a 0-60mph time of around three seconds. Maximum speed is around 165mph according to Brooke Cars. The engine is a custom built Ford Duratec, exclusively developed by Noble Motorsport for Brooke Cars.

    The 2008 Brooke Double R also features a tubular spaceframe chassis made entirely from round tube. It comes fitted with roll bars as standard which are welded into the chassis, and also a foam filled fuel tank fitted with a rollover valve.

    Recently a non-supercharged Brooke came second at Autocar’s 0-100-0 test, and managed to top the field in braking going from 100mph to 0 in just 3.98 seconds. A supercharged model is expected to perform even better in future tests.

    The Double R will cost around £40,000 pounds but there are plans for entry level models featuring non-supercharged 2.0L engines for around £23,000 pounds, putting it smack into the territory of the established superlights such as Caterham.
     
  2. #2 srsocx, Jan 10, 2008
    Sweet christ, is that ugly.
     
  3. #3 smellygruby, Jan 10, 2008
    rather have an atom
     
  4. #4 Porsche addict, Jan 11, 2008
     
  5. #5 MooSquad, Jan 12, 2008
    I keep getting reminded of that Grinal Scorpion thing of over a decade ago. I'm not even sure if I have the name correctly anymore, that long ago.
     
  6. #6 Tafster, Jan 12, 2008
    didn't the scorpion only have three wheels? with one at the rear?
     
  7. #7 MooSquad, Jan 12, 2008
    Originally, yes, but they developed the Scorpion 4 later on too <A BORDER="0" HREF="http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?displayFAQ=y"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="pitlane/emoticons/PnutSpecial.gif"></A>

    edit: just looking at it now again, I'm sure, the Scorpion looks a thousand times better lol
     
  8. #8 TrueSportsCarMechanic, Jan 12, 2008
    the colour choice isn't helping it not look like a giant turd.
     
  9. #9 He11o, Jan 12, 2008
    Too many cars in the class these days and this is not the best looking to say the least.
     
  10. #10 LamBoy, Jan 12, 2008
     
  11. #11 Veyronman, Jan 12, 2008
    I remember seeing a Grinnall 3 once, and it was the best thing in the whole world. a million times better than the fkin T-Rex thing. ugh
     
  12. #12 henriksjostedt, Jan 12, 2008
    I like the looks. It's like a 2 seater version of old Formula 1 cars.
     
  13. #13 w00t, Jan 12, 2008
    reminds me of the rocket.
     
  14. #14 Youreallfullofit, Jan 12, 2008
    Yeah if its one thing some UK automakers know how to do, its building a proper 3 wheel vehicle. I do like the t-rex, though I wish they made a closed canopy version.
     
  15. #15 Tafster, Jan 16, 2008
    that's so cool, i didn't know about the 4 wheeler. if i was shown that i would have insisted that it was a pshop
     
  16. #16 stiffstuffW, Jan 16, 2008
    what a throwback to the 50s
     
  17. #17 snub, Jan 16, 2008
    WHAT THE #$%# IS IT
     
  18. #18 gtr427, Jan 16, 2008
    that probably has to be one of the uglier things i've ever seen... maybe even uglier than the new ford focus from NAIAS. wow i couldn't care less about performance anything because i'd rather be seen in a Ford Edsel than that thing... at least that thing's a classic
     
  19. #19 SupraMan, Jan 16, 2008
     

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