Ginetta
G50 3 Litre V6
The
new Ginetta 3 litre V6 G50s.
Ginetta
is to launch an all-new British sports car for 2008, designated
the Ginetta G50, the car has been designed in-house at
LNT Automotive’s new purpose-built factory in Leeds. 
The G50 is a celebration of 50 years of
British sports car manufacturing by the company, and
has been designed as the base for a new generation of
Ginetta sports cars.
2008 and will see the Ginetta ‘G50 Cup Car’ launched,
this car is designed to bridge the gap between single-make
sports car racing such as the current Ginetta G20 championship – and
GT cars such as the new GT4 Championship, GT3 and GT2
racing.
Weighing in at a little over 800kg, the Ginetta G50 is
a rear-wheel drive car, powered by a front-mid mounted
Ford 3.5- litre, V6 engine producing 300 bhp, with a five-speed
sequential gearbox.
A G50 Cup Car series will be created, with the focus
on keeping running costs to a minimum by using control
tyres, control fuel and low maintenance costs through
clever design. Ginetta will offer a spares and support
service at all race and test events.
The series will consist of 10 race weekends, with eight
events confirmed to be supporting the SRO F3/GT package
alongside the current 'G20' Texaco Havoline Ginetta Championship.
Two stand alone, long distance events are also planned
with a substantial prize fund and TV coverage guaranteed
by Ginetta.
Lawrence Tomlinson, Chairman of LNT Automotive said: “We’ve
designed the G50 as a stepping stone for GT drivers.
Production of the first 30 cars is well under way with
a mixture of cup, road and GT4 cars available from
early 2008."
The price is likely to be around the £35,000 mark.
Further news and details will be announced over the
coming months as the race car design is completed and
goes into full time production.
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