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X-Works has spent the last 30 months developing a concept, culminating in the car you see here – a prototype known simply as ‘X-1’. Featuring a carbon composite passenger cell and lightweight carbon and aluminium subframes, the X-1 tips the scales at a scant 1,180kg. Combined with four-wheel drive and a 350bhp version of the Evo’s turbocharged 2.0-litre engine, this light and extremely stiff construction should provide explosive performance. Indeed, 0-62mph in around 3.5 seconds starts to make the X-1 a good candidate for the new definition of ‘anything but slow’.
And that’s before specifying any tuning options – with versions pushing 500bhp on offer, the niche sportscar establishment are probably already into some controlled heavy breathing exercises. If for some reason this still isn’t enough, X-Works is also planning a competition variant. With a weight drop to 1,000kgs, this targets serious trackday enthusiasts and full competition drivers who are looking for something a little different. Or perhaps a roof. The base road car is projected to retail at £45,000. Revealed to the public for the first time during Autosport International in January, X-1 is only the concept designation.
There’s still no proper name yet but ‘X-2’ is already under construction, incorporating a number of improvements, principally to the interior. Hopefully the exterior’s signed-off, though, as the car currently looks not only stunningly aggressive but also purposeful.
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