Author: James Carey

Ever wanted half of your body to stop working from 3g going 150 MPH round a corner? Ever wanted to obliterate a Bruckell Bastion Redtail in a drag race? Ever wanted to lap round Hirochi Raceway faster than a GT-III car? Well, if you also happen to have 450k lying around this car might be something to consider. The Hirochi SBR4 HC. It has a 2.5 litre twin turbocharged boxer 4 providing 927 BHP to all wheels along with 850 Nm of torque granting it the ability to get to 60 in 2.7 seconds.

Tell me one other car that can take a 70 degree turn at 120 MPH; the speed in which this thing goes round corners is insane, Hirochi really did a good job with the aero and tuning on this this thing, the exact downforce figure but we suspect it will be well over 2 tonnes at v_max (185 MPH).

The interior is strange. It’s almost exactly the same as the street SBR4s, nothing race-orientated but … neon? It is blue with green stitching – weird.

Apart from the misfit interior this car is incredible.

This is the ETK Kc6x 400d. At first glance it looks a lot like a ttsport but as you might be able to tell from its name, it’s a diesel. You might also be able to tell from its name the power figure, 400, This comes from the 3.0 litre straight six (sourced from the Kc6x 310d) suped up to 396 BHP and an astronomical 783 Nm. This allows it to complete a quarter mile in 11.8 seconds at 112 MPH and a 0-60 of 4.1 secs. It tops out at 156 MPH. This is impressive especially when taking into account the fact that it is only available with a manual transmission. 

After our driver had stopped blacking out from the sheer torque we took it out on the open road. It isn’t exactly the best daily driver, the smallest amount of throttle and you’re off, its just too torquey for the average road, the suspension is not compliant enough and the sportplus 2R tyres have appalling grip in wet conditions. But when you’re on a perfectly even, dry road -oh boy- these paired with the active differentials clutch the road akin to a hillclimber, never understeering through the twists and turns of a mountain road.

Interior: I don’t really know what to say here, it’s not really any different to any of the cheaper ETK Ks,  which is not completely acceptable considering the starting price is expected to be in 6 figures… 

The Soliad Wendover isn’t exactly renowned for being the most interesting of cars, the base model having but 134 bhp and 222 Nm measured from the engine… in a car that weighs over 1.7 tonnes. This is where the SM comes in, a fun Soliad Wendover. Although that may sound oxymoronic, it’s true, equipped with a race-spec all-wheel-drive system and limited slip diffs it can easily be thrashed round corners.

It’s not exactly lazy on the straights either, as Wendovers go, with a tuned 3.8 L V6 from the S 3800 with an incredibly effective supercharger that practically doubles the power to 322 bhp and almost 500 Nm of torque.

Despite all these performance and motorsport bits, the SM is still completely usable in everyday life with comfortable seats and without a hard ride. The SMs were the last Wendovers to be made, an amazing send off for a car that didn’t really deserve it.

This is a 1993 Ibishu Diana GTz Turbo, given to us by an anonymous owner. It is not exactly street legal due to the massive wing on the back and the slick tyres as it was reportedly used in street racing.

We imagine it would have done well, because this thing certainly packs a punch, with 475 bhp and 453 Nm of torque measured from the engine (A 2.0L inline 4) because of its rather hefty turbocharger. This allows a 0-60 of 4.6 seconds and a top speed of  192 mph. What if I told you that it also has a nitrous oxide injection?  75 kilowatts of it that’ll make you go even faster!

As for the interior, this GTz has a custom carbon fibre dashboard which features many race-style buttons and switches, a cool red gearstick and handbrake and a speedometre that shows up to 300 km/h (186 mph) . Apart from these and the bucket seats, there is basically nothing else inside.