There's a Revolution coming...

It’s am ambitious name for a car very much in the mould of great British track machines from Lotus, Zenos, BAC, Caterham and Ariel – not to mention Radical. But then this car is the brainchild of Radical co-founder Phil Abbott. We’ve had a radical approach, now welcome to the revolution…

Certainly on design the Revolution ticks our boxes, looking decidedly purposeful but also particularly well resolved with uncluttered looks for a car with plenty of aero going on. This is as you would expect from the pen of British designer Simon Cox, ex RCA man with Peugeot, Ford, Lotus, GM and Infiniti on his CV along with many influential sports car concepts such as the Vauxhall VX and Cadillac Cien and Converj (not forgetting his Isuzu Vehicross, the futuristic SUV concept that made production).

The Revolution goes in a different direction and that’s entirely to the track. This is not a road car, despite its two seats. Aim of the project is stated as bringing “LMP technology and safety to the masses”. The idea then is a junior Le Mans Prototype-style car with unstressed and reliable running gear for less than £100,000 offering drivers track day fun as well as a possible future race series.

Achieving all this is a mix of carbon tub and dry-sump Ford 3.7-litre V6 engine with 355PS (350bhp). With an all-up weight of 750kg power-to-weight is an impressive 473PS/tonne (467bhp/tonne). Revolution is claiming proven reliability and low running costs.

The company behind the car also claims it will “change the landscape for race and track driving enthusiasts the world over”. No shortage of ambition then; we’ll wish them luck but reserve judgement until we see the actual car going up the Goodwood hill…