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The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:18 pm
by hotsam
Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear, Factory Five's next car has been in development for almost a year. With a space frame designed and tested on SolidWorks software, this single donor car will sell for $9,900. We will use our 15 years of accumulated design and manufacturing skills to deliver a "world car" that can be COMPLETED for less than $15,000.
http://www.factoryfive.com/whatsnew/upd ... ement.html
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:24 pm
by complacent
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:00 pm
by Sabre
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:42 pm
by Mr Kleen
Why the
are they making it a roadster?!? I want a rigid chassis and roll-over protection
(that's what she said) in my sports car.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:28 pm
by WRXWagon2112
Mr Kleen wrote:Why the
are they making it a roadster?!? I want a rigid chassis and roll-over protection
(that's what she said) in my sports car.
Isn't the classic definition of a "sports car" a roadster?
--Alan
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:34 pm
by PGT
I know I'd like one. a 2.0L drivetrain is cheap and more than ample for the size of the car. hell, an H6 would be downright fun if swapped to a manual in that scenario
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:53 pm
by Mr Kleen
WRXWagon2112 wrote:
Isn't the classic definition of a "sports car" a roadster?
--Alan
I'm with Ezra Dyer: I'd love to see a Lancia Stratos knock-off. But hopefully the removable hard top will hide a nice beefy roll bar/cage structure.
I guess I'm actually more worried about the final styling...
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:59 am
by Raven
hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:41 am
by PGT
Raven wrote:hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear
second gear is weak on the pre-05 drivetrains but the 5sp reinforced cases introduced on the BL/BP Legacy for 2005 are darned stout.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:24 am
by Sabre
Raven wrote:hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear
laughs the guy who has never owned one...
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:57 am
by complacent
Sabre wrote:Raven wrote:hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear
laughs the guy who has never owned one...
zing!
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:04 am
by Raven
Sabre wrote:Raven wrote:hotsam wrote:Based on tough Subaru WRX running gear
laughs the guy who has never owned one...
Says the guy with a completely built engine...
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:42 am
by Mr Kleen
It was built for power, not because of a lack of reliability.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:54 am
by Sabre
Mr Kleen wrote:It was built for power, not because of a lack of reliability.
Ding! We have a WinNAR!
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:04 am
by Raven
I thought it exploded one day on the race track...
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:58 am
by complacent
Raven wrote:I thought it exploded one day on the race track...
because the instructor
over-revved it, yes.
no car can withstand that.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:42 pm
by Sabre
Over revving + failed oil pump = boom
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:23 pm
by zaxrex
Factory Five 818 kit car news update
818 is a weird name until you do the metric math on 1800 lbs.
now with moar video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-3Z9zUZRpE[/video]
I spy a steel hoop over the occupant area. Not quite a roll cage, but better than nothing.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:44 pm
by Sabre
Sad to see they are making it RWD... but if they do it right, I suppose it will work!
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:02 pm
by avriette
Mr Kleen wrote:Why the
are they making it a roadster?!? I want a rigid chassis and roll-over protection
(that's what she said) in my sports car.
:squint: it's a tubeframe, gabe.. that sucker is way rigid.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:09 pm
by avriette
Sabre wrote:Sad to see they are making it RWD... but if they do it right, I suppose it will work!
Kind of ironic that I get out of the STI in time for them to do
exactly what I always wanted that car to be -- RWD! Come on J, you know that car is going to be both a beast and a lot of fun to drive. You remember those 1000+hp dune buggies I showed you built on flat 4's and sixes from Subarus? This is that, only for the road.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:04 am
by Sabre
Oh, I know it will be a ton of fun... I just thought with them saying WRX running gear, they were keeping the AWD.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:55 am
by zaxrex
Especially since the transmissions are open front diff. Now that the front is the new rear, I think a new diff is essential.
I wonder if they are factoring in the cost of splitting the case, swapping the diff, and then spec-ing the tolerances in their price tag. That is $1.2 K easy.
Since weight savings was one of the goals, seems like there would be other lighter gearboxes compared to an AWD with the transfer gear removed and the extension case lopped off.
But what do I know.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:29 pm
by PGT
I think they were probably looking at supply in the marketplace and ability to be modded to high power levels as much as anything.
Re: The Next Factory Five Car
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:04 pm
by zaxrex
If it comes out having as much balance as and Exige, then it might be OK, but with that much power and a non-linear powerband, I see a lot of spinning wheel ahead.
