
By picking up the kit car, you won’t need to drop the nearly $2 million it takes to get a real McLaren F1. Underneath all that flash and exoticism is a 1990-96 Toyota MR2 (Ironically, my friend picked up a JDM version just last week. Maybe I should tell him about this); they just had to build a “unique chassis” around the “MR2 mechanicals.”
The net effect is a car (they’re calling it the DDR SP4) that will certainly turn a few heads and — while not being quite as fast as a true McLaren — is pretty quick in its own right, with an expected 200-260hp being put out by the turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The handling should be great, putting it on par with the Lotus Europa S. Want more juice? Just wait a bit, as the folks at DDR are working on the SP8, a Corvette V8-powered beast.




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