Hungary joins the supercar race with the Brokernet Silver Sting
Quick-- name a Hungarian supercar. Okay... how about a Hungarian automaker? Almost a trick question, no? Alright, so the Central European nation isn't exactly known for its status as an automotive powerhouse. But if the builders of the cumbersomely-named Brokernet Silver Sting have anything to say about it, the times, they are a-changin'.
Racer Kalman Bodis began dreaming about a Hungarian supercar some seven years ago, and the fruits of his labor were finally unveiled this past weekend at the first-ever Budapest luxury car show, called the LuxusAuto Show. Those with visions of clapped-out Cold War castoffs, think again: in attendance were the likes of Pagani, Edonis, Ferrari and TVR.
Kalman's vision, the Silver Sting boasts a 437 horsepower flat-six drivetrain, courtesy a Porsche 911 GT3 3.6-liter donor engine, and Bodis promises to race his creation in the near future.
No word on whether the Silver Sting will be available for public consumption, but given that the car has a title sponsor, Brokernet, a small production run seems like a likely target.
[Sources: Edmunds Inside Line; LuxusAutoshow.hu]
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Carmine 8:06AM (5/03/2006)
they've got to bring an auto show like that to new york city
they've got to build a bigger convention center first...
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me 9:28AM (5/03/2006)
Hungarian supercar!!! What's super about that???
It looks good, but it's Hungarian?
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Peter Orosz 9:48AM (5/03/2006)
I took some photos when it was unveiled on Thursday and its a spectacularly ugly car, a badly executed McLaren ripoff finished off with a DB9-ish rear. Itd better go like hell on the track so you dont have time to actually look at it.
Heres a side shot:
http://index.hu/gal/14/huge.php?dir=totalcar/magazin/kozelet/luxusautoshow/&pic=luxusautoshow_029.jpg
And one from the rear:
http://index.hu/gal/14/huge.php?dir=totalcar/magazin/kozelet/luxusautoshow/&pic=luxusautoshow_030.jpg
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Shawn 10:49AM (5/03/2006)
There are numerous hungarian sports cars...First to my mind are every single Porsche Boxter and imagine that the Cayman is also built there. At Porsche's Gyor Hungary Plant...
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Micah 12:01PM (5/03/2006)
They should at least get the green ribbon for showing up.
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Rastst? 1:53PM (5/03/2006)
Yo Peter b?i,
better show us some pictures with the hungarian superwomen that were there...as they look muuuccchhh better than that contraption on wheels.
please?
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Road Tester 5:16PM (5/03/2006)
It does look a lot better with the doors open. I'm not that impressed by the pictures Peter posted. Nonetheless, if the design was a little less fuzzy around the doors and side windows, the car would look a lot better.
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Peter Orosz 12:06PM (5/04/2006)
Shawn: It's Audi who operates a plant in Hungary, not Porsche. They build the TT here, in the Western city of Gy?r.
Rastst?: sorry--I spent most of my time staring at a Pagani Zonda F Roadster. No camera memory to waste on scantily clad skanks.
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