scannon Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Looks like a combination of Se7en and Ariel Atom built on a Miata drive train. http://exomotive.com/exocet/ http://exomotive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MEV_Exocet_3-320x180.jpg There is also the Sonic 7 based on Ford Focus parts. I think this one has been on the forum before. http://exomotive.com/sonic-7/ http://exomotive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MEV_Sonic7_3-320x180.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 man, that engine sits right in between the front wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notakit Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think the first word that comes to mind is "fugly" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimrankin Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 "Fugly"!! You said it all. Don't these people ask anyone outside their own group "what do you think of this" before they get past concept drawings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 "Fugly"!! You said it all. Don't these people ask anyone outside their own group "what do you think of this" before they get past concept drawings? Looks like they asked Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) I had the fortune (misfortune?) to see the stand of this company at the Newark Kit Car Show this year. I posted the pics in June 2011 but luckily you all failed to vomit until now! The Sonic 7 actually looks a lot better in the flesh than it photographs. Still I am nervous of the idea of a car where you get a paper cut just by touching it: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/june%202011/DSC00680_edited-1.jpg As for the Exomotive Exocet, sadly, I did not photograph it, preferring to photograph its butt ugly sister, the Rocket. The lady at extreme left looks like she is holding the contents of her stomach in: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a354/mjohnson555/seats/june%202011/DSC00682_edited-1.jpg I quite like the look of the Atom or Jon W's (on this site) excellent scratch build recreation but there are an increasing number of copycat kit cars out there that just fail to successfully emulate the styling by getting the basic proportions wrong. Given the numbers on display and the people prowling around, the company seemed to have a lot of interest and looked successful at the show. Just goes to show that not everyone has taste. Edited December 11, 2011 by Croc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaNostra Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 exocet made by Genkai Nuclear plant? half atom half seven? darn, the engineer and the designer has no concept of splitting an atom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBowker Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I had the fortune (misfortune?) to see the stand of this company at the Newark Kit Car Show this year. I posted the pics in June 2011. Newark as in NJ? Never knew there was such a show. Looks like it will be right when I am back there for 2012. I may try to go. Where about in Newark is it? Easy parking? Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notakit Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Slightly off subject and on a lighter note; I did some some business with Stevie Wonder's body gaurd years ago and he told me of how much Stevie LOVES to drive! They'd get on LA's freeways at 1am and the bodyguard would tell Stevie when and where to steer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimrankin Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Probably better than some of the driving I see on the freeway every day. At least Stevie was getting some advice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Newark as in NJ? Never knew there was such a show. Looks like it will be right when I am back there for 2012. I may try to go. Where about in Newark is it? Easy parking? Bruce No, sadly it was Newark as in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBowker Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ah. I was wondering how Newark NJ would have such a thing. So there is a town in England named after the city in NJ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderbrake Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 "Fugly"!! You said it all. Don't these people ask anyone outside their own group "what do you think of this" before they get past concept drawings? Actually , they probably all gathered around their drawings and said "I love it, this is really cool, let's build it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimrankin Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Their focus group should have had at least one person over 14 and should not have been pulled from a Transformers movie audience. LOL. I have seen a few cars so Fugley you just had to love them but these just don't fall into that catagory. Too bad because they are close enough to the mark that a little bit of fine tuning could have, if not made them totally desirable, really have taken the edge off the Fugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost7018 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I hate to say it but I also find the Exocet ugly. A se7en is the best looking and next would be a Sylva R1OT. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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