Factory Five Racing
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Factory Five has a new version of its Shelby Cobra-inspired kit car boasting a more modern chassis and additional powertrain options.
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Factory Five Racing reveals F9R supercar with monster 9.5-liter V-12One of the people responsible for the design of the F9R penned the Saleen S7 supercar back in 2000.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
818C kit car packed with Tesla and Volt components is a drag racer's dream
The ingenuity of those who want to go fast is something to be admired. Take, for example, one plucky company that combined Factory Five's 818C kit car with powertrain components from both a Tesla Model S and the Chevrolet Volt. The resulting Frankencar is an all-electric beast that's driven to and...
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EV West's Factory Five 818 Is The Zero-Emission Track Car You Can Build Yourself: Video
Factory Five Racing builds a brilliant kit for track day enthusiasts on a budget in the form of the 818. The kit has been designed to house the mechanicals of a donor Subaru Impreza but the innovative folk over at EV West, a company that specializes in electric car conversions, has developed a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Factory Five Racing’s 818 Kit Car Now On Sale: Video
Remember Factory Five Racing’s competition to come up with a design for a new kit car based on the underpinnings of a Subaru WRX? Well, the winning design was the 818 from Nouphone Bansasi, and it’s now available for sale. MUST SEE: Cyclist Hit By Truck Lands Safely On...A Mattress?...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Factory Five-Grassroots Motorsports Design Winners Announced
Getting the chance to design a car's exterior usually requires a college degree and years of hard work. For a few lucky amateurs, all it took was a contest.
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America’s Factory Five Racing has created a do-it-yourself kit car, which owners can build with the powerplant of their choice. The GTM is a ready-to-drive, V-8 powered, mid-engined supercar with a composite body shell and an aluminum and steel tube frame chassis. The car’s final curb weight is just 2,250 pounds. The car uses GM Performance engine and suspension parts with four-corner coil-over shocks, huge brakes and a Porsche 911 transaxle. Its handling and braking system is derived from the C5 Chevrolet Corvette and includes 13-inch rotors up front and 12-inch rotors up back...
