| The Superformance Coupe is designed to be a sophisticated
Grand Touring car capable of transporting two lucky people great distances
at high speeds in comfort.
Body
The body designed by Peter Brock, designer of the original Daytona
Coupes, is a derivative design, slightly larger to improve both suspension
design and interior space. The lines are more voluptuous. The windshield has
a sharper rake and more curvature. These and other design changes make it a
car that evokes the image of the original, but handles better, rides better,
and is more aerodynamic, more spacious, and even more beautiful.
The body is made of hand laid fiberglass cloth and polyester resin. The
body, doors, and nose section are hand flatted and fitted before painting to
insure a world-class finish and a carefully controlled fit in final
assembly. Carbon fiber is used in several under hood components such as the
radiator duct and the heater / air conditioning box.
The paint is a base coat / clear coat twin pack that is hand sprayed in
climate controlled spray booths. The paint is hand buffed and polished to
achieve a show quality finish.
Chassis
The frame is made of seamless round mild steel tubing, jig welded into
very rigid space frame with a torsional stiffness of 6,000 lb-ft per degree.
The front suspension is double unequal length A-arm with coil over
shocks. The rear suspension is an upper A-Arm, lower arm with trailing link
design again using coil over shocks.
The extraordinarily long arms in the rear suspension provide long travel
without significant camber change. As a result the suspension can offer both
excellent handling and ride comfort.
The Hi-Tech design team worked with Bilstein and H&R to design the front
and rear coil over shocks specifically for the Coupe.
The power-assisted rack and pinion steering has 2.5 turns lock to lock
and gives the Coupe a turning circle of 42 ft.
The oil cooler is built into the aluminum core radiator. The design saves
space, brings the oil to operating temperature faster, and reduces maximum
oil temperature.
The exhaust system has fully functional original style side pipes with
built in mufflers. As befits a GT car, interior noise is reduced by
internally capping the side pipes and routing the exhaust out the rear. Full
race side pipes with side exhaust exit will be available as options.
The stainless steel fuel tank is mounted behind the rear axle and holds
21 gallons.
Brakes
The front brakes use dual piston Australian PBR calipers and 12.8” by
1.25” vented rotors. The rear brakes use dual piston PBR calipers and 12” by
1” vented rotors.
The power brakes are vacuum boosted.
Wheels and Tires
The wheels are styled like the FIA wheels, but designed to accept modern
high performance tires. The wheels are cast of aluminum using a proprietary
patented process that improves strength and quality while reducing weight.
The front wheels are 18” diameter with an 8” width. The rear wheels are 18”
diameter with a 10” width.
Standard tires are Z-Rated Dunlop Sport 9000, 255/45ZR18 in the front and
285/50ZR18 in the rear.
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