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Ultima GTR
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renmure
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Power is circa 514bhp at the wheels so adequately rapid.
It is a 6 litre LS Engined Ultima GTR. Fancied one for a while and enquired about a few over the years but never felt confident enough to take it any further. Difference this time is that it was a well known and well regarded car in Ultima-land. Previously owned by 4 folk on PH who all sang its praises by PM.
Previous owner was a dream to deal with and is a professional test driver and spends his days at work doing high performance evaluations and prototype testing. Bonus was that he has owned almost every variant of Lotus so was able to answer all my dumb questions in realitive terms I could associate with and put some perspective to the big numbers. (He may be lurking on here also since he is thinking about an Fcar now) :thumbsup:
Spec is:
The car is a 2006 Ultima GTR
Chevy 6.0 litre LS2 Engine,
Porsche 6spd with lsd,
The LS2 was fettled with and fitted racing cam, springs, collets, ported, it also has a gated sump.
Circa 590/600 bhp engine / 514bhp at wheels
The gearbox is 6 speed getrag with lsd.
Accusump
A P racing brakes with brake bias adjustment.
Over sized headers (all stainless)
Forgeline wheels which are powder coated in grey (to match the car) with polished rims
Removable MOMO steering wheel.
Lowered floor pan
Aircon.
Side skirts, front splitter and rear diffuser.
3M chip protection.
Single adjustable suspension.
Colours are Alfa Gregio Quartz bodywork,
Stripes Lotus Lava orange with a colour changing additive giving a very subtle colour change in different light
BMW titan silver.
Tyres
Pirelli P Zero Rosso
245/35/ZR18 front
335/30/ZR18 rear.
Length: 4000mm
Width: 1850mm
Height: 1070mm
Wheelbase: 2560mm
Ground Clearance: 120mm (adjustable)
Weight: 950kg
1060kg with fluids
Interior is fairly purposeful and surprisingly comfortable (ok, my backside got a bit numb driving it 450 miles from the Midlands to Bonnie Scotland)
It is a 6 litre LS Engined Ultima GTR. Fancied one for a while and enquired about a few over the years but never felt confident enough to take it any further. Difference this time is that it was a well known and well regarded car in Ultima-land. Previously owned by 4 folk on PH who all sang its praises by PM.
Previous owner was a dream to deal with and is a professional test driver and spends his days at work doing high performance evaluations and prototype testing. Bonus was that he has owned almost every variant of Lotus so was able to answer all my dumb questions in realitive terms I could associate with and put some perspective to the big numbers. (He may be lurking on here also since he is thinking about an Fcar now) :thumbsup:
Spec is:
The car is a 2006 Ultima GTR
Chevy 6.0 litre LS2 Engine,
Porsche 6spd with lsd,
The LS2 was fettled with and fitted racing cam, springs, collets, ported, it also has a gated sump.
Circa 590/600 bhp engine / 514bhp at wheels
The gearbox is 6 speed getrag with lsd.
Accusump
A P racing brakes with brake bias adjustment.
Over sized headers (all stainless)
Forgeline wheels which are powder coated in grey (to match the car) with polished rims
Removable MOMO steering wheel.
Lowered floor pan
Aircon.
Side skirts, front splitter and rear diffuser.
3M chip protection.
Single adjustable suspension.
Colours are Alfa Gregio Quartz bodywork,
Stripes Lotus Lava orange with a colour changing additive giving a very subtle colour change in different light
BMW titan silver.
Tyres
Pirelli P Zero Rosso
245/35/ZR18 front
335/30/ZR18 rear.
Length: 4000mm
Width: 1850mm
Height: 1070mm
Wheelbase: 2560mm
Ground Clearance: 120mm (adjustable)
Weight: 950kg
1060kg with fluids
Interior is fairly purposeful and surprisingly comfortable (ok, my backside got a bit numb driving it 450 miles from the Midlands to Bonnie Scotland)
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renmure
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All the talent needed to drive this car quickly is in my right foot!!!
So... Coming backwards to a hedge near you..... :grin:
darft vader
New member
Really looks great, ultimate track day weapon, enjoy :thumbsup:
renmure
Active member
Got some other photos after I had fitted some c/f side scoops.
Also decided to test its practicality by taking it to the supermarket carpark. Makes my wee MX5 seem pretty tall. Rear Tyres are sort of..... err... wide :grin:
Also decided to test its practicality by taking it to the supermarket carpark. Makes my wee MX5 seem pretty tall. Rear Tyres are sort of..... err... wide :grin:
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milkshaker0007
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They will when they're tyred! :grin:
milkshaker0007
Active member
Nice one:thumbsup:
J70
New member
:laugh:
renmure
Active member
Some lovely images there...
All the second one is missing, however, is a lady with massive norks across the rear wing
Haha. I suggested it to Wendy.
Hopefully my bruises should fade soon and I should be able to walk without a limp again.
renmure
Active member
I do wish I hadn't joked about that!! :grin:
Unfortunately I had a little bump back at the beginning of August and between one thing and another nearly 5 months have passed whilst the Ultima has been away down at the Factory being repaired. Damage was limited to the front end so nothing particularly bad or important but because everything is hand made things have taken time to get mended. Ultima have just brought out their new 1020 BHP Evo model with some upgrades as well and have been busy meeting demand for that, so I am taking the opportunity to modify some things to the new Evo spec. In saying that, I think I will stick at 600 bhp for now :laugh:
Never had a bump before and this was fairly unspectacular but absolutely instant .. accelerate .. spin.. bang.. WTF!! I had also never really given much thought to how much all the electronic stuff in modern cars helps to keep you out of these situations. Suppose it is like driving a 600 bhp Ferrari with all the driver aids switched off. Hey ho.
Should get it back next month with new 2 way adjustable shock absorbers and new suspension all round, new extended wishbones, new Evo lightweight alloys, new Evo carbon LED headlight units, new carbon Evo front splitter, replacing both the door windows and vents with new ones, new rubber on all 4 corners, a spruce-up of the paintwork, new painted stripe, new paint protection film plus a full factory service and geo setup and I am sure there will be a few other bits and bobs along the way. Vroom Vroom!!
I have missed it tho.
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