E-Vade to invade Melbourne Motor Show
Click the image above for a high-res gallery of the E-Vade.
We've had a hard time keeping tabs on all the different track rats popping up over the years. The Se7en used to be the benchmark by which all other barely road legal rods were measured by -- then along came the Ariel Atom. After that, it was the KTM X-Bow and in the wake of those two open-air menaces, the floodgates began to open. So it's with a certain amount of relief that we've found a track toy that won't be for sale anytime soon, despite its official unveiling at the Melbourne Motor Show next month.
The E-Vade is the pet project of David Walter and his wife, Peta, who have been working on the wee beastie for the last six years. The E-Vade is a two-seat roadster with a twin-turbocharged Nissan 3.5-liter V6 mounted longitudinally amidships and producing 405 hp. The former naval Commander also plans on producing an even more minimalist version of the E-Vade that drops a few pounds and gets a bump in output to around 680 hp!
So far, the styling isn't anything to get hot and bothered by, but the built-in hydraulic jack and the 2,200-pound curb weight has us envisioning bombing Bathurst with only a helmet and a prayer. Again, Walter asserts that the E-Vade isn't meant for public consumption, but he says that if they do end up taking a few orders "then that's something extra."
[Source: World Car Fans]
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Carlos 12:24PM (1/23/2008)
It looks like a VG to me...
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Derek 12:20PM (1/23/2008)
I applaud this couple for their efforts! Looks like a good car that probably cost them much less to build than a mass market car of equivelant performance. Huge thumbs up for their entrepenurial spirit as well, taking it public and all that. I hope they get some orders and are able to set up shop.
Thumbs down on all the haters, most car companies began at one time with a few people working out of a small garage or shop. There is a ton that goes into building a car, even a minimalist one like this, and just the fact that these guys are at the point they are shows they have some skill and determination.
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Matthew Chin 12:56PM (1/23/2008)
Yeah its a VG30 bored out I guess? You can tell by the intake manifold. I don't know why someone would choose that powerplant Plenty of other *read* better options for motors. Hell even the VQ is all aluminum atleast that way you can shed a few pounds off the block and thus the car.
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GERII 1:57PM (1/23/2008)
Anybody that takes the time and commitment to build there own car should be respected.
The quality if the build will determine the sales.
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Craig 4:09AM (2/18/2008)
Check out the E-Vade at www.evade.com.au
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MemphisNET 10:26PM (1/22/2008)
400HP (or 680!) in a 2,200 lb car is more scary than enjoyable... kudo's for the effort and skill however.
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zamafir 11:26PM (1/22/2008)
Meh ill take 400-700 hp, awd, and under 1000lbs if we're talking maximum track attack (ala the DP1)
Derek 12:20PM (1/23/2008)
400hp makes for over 5# per hp (more like over 6# with passengers) with that weight. Not too insane when you think about it. I wouldn't call it scary, assuming the suspension is reasonably well done, but it demands respect for sure. Hope we don't see any dopey celebrities smashing these up.
I'd love to know what zamafirs credentials are for a car with less than 2# per hp. You're talking F1 car there buddy.
Sean Morris 10:52PM (1/22/2008)
Made in your garage car does not a car manufacturer make.
It says 3.5 liter engine , but I was trying to work out what it actually was in the pictures. It doesn't really look like a VQ. 405 hp out of a VQ would be pretty weak.
Its got some pretty hardcore springs on there for a 2200 lb car.
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HotRodzNKustoms 11:36PM (1/22/2008)
Looks like a Manta Mirage or a Lazer Porsche 917 kit car so far!
Kudos for trying.
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f3rg 6:27AM (1/23/2008)
It looks like any crappy project car out of a redneck's garage. How this even made news I'll never know.
I'll take a Caterham, thanks.
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Derek 12:20PM (1/23/2008)
Colin Chapman was a "redneck in a garage" at one point as well. Consider that.
FZX 4:49PM (1/23/2008)
Autoblog has it wrong...the blue one is a road-going version, with a 3.0L nissan V6 twin turbo. the black one is the track version, with the V6 bored out to 3.2L
a picture of the front of the car here:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23062636-5012441,00.html
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