2005 KMA K36
The SVP Ravager’s natural mid-engined rival, packing a 400-bhp 3.6-liter naturally aspirated V8 into an all-aluminum body and chassis weighing just 1.2 tons.
Both are available exclusively with 6-speed manual transmissions and have a helical LSD as standard, but the K36 is, for some reason, even more exciting to drive, despite a 30-bhp deficit. Its performance is generally similar to the Ravager’s, though.
This is my first attempt at a serious build based on any of the '09 Mako body sets, and it turned out quite well in the end.
Interior
The inside of the K36 is pared-back, but still with enough mod-cons for daily use - in keeping with its lightweight ethos.
Ravager vs. K36
Here are the Ravager and K36 battling it out on the road, showing the world that these pocket-sized supercars do indeed have full-sized performance figures, with a properly lightweight driving experience.
In short, the Ravager and K36 showed me that lighter, smaller, and more affordable junior supercars with enough performance to keep up with offerings from the next class up can be just as exciting as their more expensive brethren:
That would make for a refreshing antidote to today’s pointless obsession with insane power, price, and mass figures:
OK, so the Ravager and K36 have at least 400 horsepower between them, but they hailed from a time when many of their contemporaries had around 100 horsepower more, and also tended to weigh more (by 100-200kg or so), which made them seem overpowered and overweight in comparison to these two, so the article’s point is still valid in this context.