Ginetta G50

Ginetta Sports Cars has released images of its new G50 racer scheduled for production by 2008. The G50 marks 50 years of British sports car manufacturing by the company and has been designed in-house at LNT Automotive's new purpose-built factory in Leeds.

The Ginetta G50 Cup Car (pictured) has been 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, according to the company.

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-liter V6 engine mated to a five-speed sequential gearbox.

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."

Source: cardesignnews