Superformance S1 For Sale. $23,000.

[LotusGuy48]

For sale, a 2001 Superformance S1 Lotus 7 replica with 13K miles. Price just reduced.

 

This car was manufactured in South Africa by the same company that makes the AC Cobra and Ford GT40 replicas along with the Noble. Considered by many to be the very best Lotus 7 replica ever made, it comes with a tube frame making the car very light (around 1,400 lbs). Factory performance figures are 0-60 in 5.3 seconds with a top speed of 125 mph. Fuel economy is around 30 mpg overall.

 

The body work is very high quality fiberglass and aluminum with very tight seams better than one sees on many production cars. The suspension is very well engineered with more ways to adjust the front end than anything short of a pure open-wheeled race car. The rear suspension is a solid rear axle that is located by a sophisticated Mumford linkage system that keeps the weight very low in the car. The car also has a decent size trunk about the same size as a Mazda MX-5. There is a lockable glove box and fresh air ventilation with two speed fan assist. The car has windows that slide up and down as well as a top (not shown) that can be used as a "T" top or stored in a bag in the trunk. The doors can be easily removed for that motorcycle feeling. The exhaust sound is nice and throaty without being over the top. The cockpit features a carbon fiber dashboard with full instrumentation - an oil pressure gauge and tachometer in front of the driver with center mounted speedometer and smaller gauges for oil and coolant temperatures, a fuel gauge and an analog clock. Synthetic Mobil 1 oil has always been used from day one and the car comes with an Aces sequential shift light system located on top of the dash to show optimum power and shift points.

 

The engine is a Ford Z-Tec 2 litre 16 valve dual overhead cam engine with Superformance headers putting out around 175 hp mated to a 5-speed very smooth and fast shifting short throw transmission very similar to the MX-5 with a very progressive clutch. Brakes are 4-piston Wilwood with dual master cylinders with brake bias adjustment. The seats do not move in the S1; the pedals are on a carriage that moves with a turn of a large aluminum knob under the dash. Pedal set-up is perfect for heel and toe driving. The steering geometry is designed to minimize bump steer while giving sufficient angle compensation in tight turns. With three turns lock to lock the S1 has a 27 ft turning radius. Full harness seat belts are standard equipment.

 

The car is mechanically perfect although it does have a couple of minor paint blemishes This car is for you if you want super car performance at a reasonable price with looks that generate admiring attention and lots of thumbs up (even from state troopers) and if you stop for gas be prepared to stay at least 15 minutes or so to answer all the inevitable questions that will come your way. Only reason for sale is I am buying an Elise.

 

For more information call David at 407.256.1028 or email LotusGuy48@earthlink.net. The car is located in Apopka just outside Orlando FL.

 

 

 

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