Ok I’m submitting you can all go home now the round is over 
Sadly don’t have time to do an awesome video ad (like Maxbombe), but once I do actually finish this car for real maybe down the track I’ll get it sorted.
2020 Gryphon Gear Kelpie
In early 2016, GG penned the initial sketches of a supercar concept for an “Efficient Future 2020” competition*. At that time, the idea of supercar performance from an engine no different from a regular C segment car was a radical concept in even a radical field. But GG knew that this was the way forward in an industry that was facing rapid electrification despite the downside of significant weight gains. Thus the efficient supercar had to be compact and lightweight, and even more capable and versatile.
From the wild imagination of the design team was Kelpie engendered. A small carbon monocoque chassis housing a modest 2.3L engine to tip the scales at under 900kg, but with performance beyond belief thanks to projected outputs in excess of 420hp, giving it a target power to weight ratio greater than many supercars of much greater stature. But therein lay the entire idea behind the name: bewitching, beguiling but with a potency belied by its form until you were hooked.
The fixtures on the rear diffusers are being silly and keep switching out on me whenever I move to photo mode, hence their strange appearance
Fast forward nearly four years and the concept is due to become a reality, just as GG’s predictions are bearing fruit. The Kelpie, true to form, has a 2.3L i5 producing 430hp. But growth beyond GG’s expectations allowed them to, for the first time ever, offer multiple trim options for the discerning customer. In this case, our aspiring supercar customer in Sana Marzio would likely be after the full-fat trim, with six-speaker sound system and climate control, thus tipping the scales at 954kg**. But it also comes with torque-vectoring AWD, offering extreme control and insane acceleration of 0-100km/h in 2.6s and a 10 second quarter mile. Straight line performance is matched with some of the best handling in class: Gryphon Gear’s ethos of speed above all else remains paramount. But more remarkable yet is the fuel efficiency beyond all expectations, at over 55MPG.
Gryphon Gear: the masters of performance, leaders of the automotive future of speed. Cleaner, smarter, and above all else, faster. We would settle for nothing less.
*you can see the original concept which was indeed from 2016 here. Warning, it’s from Kee and so the stats (and appearance) are a lot… different.
**the equivalent track trim weighs about 100kg less