If a good idea worked out the first time, why not do it again? After all, every good movie has a sequel, right?
Sure, there are exceptions to the rule - not every good movie had a continuation. But we are an exception of the exception, so we decided to keep our muscle car alive and give it the sequel it deserves.
THIS is the second generation of the classic Severo.
Like most movie sequels, there’s always someone who didn’t see the first movie, so they have to keep newcomers aware of the context of events. The second generation focused its design on some of the features that were in the last generation car, like for example: the hood scoop, dual central foglights, classic 5-spoke black wheels, side sticker, rear wing and dual two-point exausts.
The body also shares some characteristics of the last generation, specially the front lips and side skirts.
And of course, the car’s performance had to be updated. Unlike the last generation, this car has a turbocharged engine with slight less displacement. It maintains the 6-speed manual transmission and had a few adjustments in handling due to the new powertrain.
The brakes and tires were improved, suspension is now stiffer to avoid excessive body roll and the tires had to be redesigned to help keep the car under control.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
During initial testing, the front tires used had the same width as the last generation (260 mm) but it proved ineffective in terms of drivability as the car continuously lost control in corners due to excessive oversteer. Because of this, the front tires had to be narrowed to 235 mm and this helped keep the car more controllable and balanced in both drivability and sportiness departments (90.2% drivability / 91.4% sportiness with 235 mm front and 290 mm rear in current setting).
240 mm front tires were also used during testing but they made the sportiness percentage climb up to 93.4%, which made the car more prone to oversteer. Because of this, WE HIGHLY ADVISE NOT TO USE FRONT TIRES WITH WIDTH GREATER THAN 235 mm TO AVOID RISKS OF ACCIDENTS SHOULD THE CAR LOSE CONTROL OR THE DRIVER HAS NOT ENOUGH DRIVING EXPERIENCE TO ACT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
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BODY
2 door coupe
AHS steel monocoque chassis with aluminium panels -
POWERTRAIN
Turbocharged front longitudinal 4090 cc 90º V8 multipoint EFI engine
RWD
6-speed manual transmission
Max power: 550 hp @ 7600 rpm
Max torque: 696 Nm (513 ft.lb) @ 4000 rpm
Redline: 8000 rpm -
HANDLING
Sports tires, 21’’, F: 235/35R21, R: 290/25R21
Brakes: F: vented, 4 pistons, 365 mm; R: vented, 3 pistons, 325 mm
Suspension: double wishbone front and rear
Weight: 2042 kg (4501 lbs)
Top speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
0 - 100 km/h: 4,8 s
Automation Test Track time: 2:10.62
Price: $ 68.900
