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Pics Aplenty: Keating SKR supercar
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Keating SKR.
Last week saw the unveiling of the Keating SKR, a bespoke supercar powered by either a 6.0- or 7.0-liter GM-sourced V8 producing between 400 and 500 horsepower and tipping the scales at just over 2,600 pounds. Keating finally got its act together and supplied us with a gallery of images, but the proof is in the pudding, and it's obvious that Keating is on a seriously tight budget. What else could explain the cell-phone quality build pics, the CGI color configurations and the obvious photochopping of the Keating logo on to GM's LS3? Regardless, we've assembled all the pics in a gallery for your perusal, and here's hoping that the SKR's build quality is better than the company's Photoshop skills.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Zane 2:33PM (4/28/2008)
LOL.. lamest start to a new supercar, ever? And it's not as if their design looks amazing either.
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Mwmorph 2:38PM (4/28/2008)
Derivative, amateur design (Saleen S7/Brabus TKR Front, Zonda rear), completely amateur effort (see gauges marked with pen), uninspiring performance (500hp an 2600lbs is nothing you can't get somewhere else).
Why would anyone want one?
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Rocketboy 2:46PM (4/28/2008)
It's called a font, look into it...
At least they didn't use Comic Sans.
renmimby 3:19PM (4/28/2008)
Couldn't agree more. If we were to compile a list of cars this thing rips off, we'd be here all day!
It has just ended up an uneasy, disjointed mess.
And you're right about the power/weight. Those specs don't exactly put it in hypercar territory. There really is no reason to buy one of these, unless it costs £1.27.
That rear wing looks like something that Halfords would be embarrassed to sell, and those gauges do look rather amateurish.
Big J 3:50PM (4/28/2008)
Thanks for the comparison pics, you are 100% right.
Pol Pot Pie 2:43PM (4/28/2008)
And to think, a perfectly good Fiero was ruined to make this abortion.
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mk 2:48PM (4/28/2008)
McLaren F1 Doors, Lotus Elise side scoop, etc...
Yeah, pretty much taking nice cues from other cars and building one body out of them.
Meh.
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SPG 2:52PM (4/28/2008)
I'm sure this car would be an ultimate thrill to drive and a killer on the track.
I'm just not intrested in a car that's hardly usable in the big picture.
A 911 RUF Turbo is a track slaying trill ride and it's still refined enough to drive to work in.
And it's not alone in it's class.
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Menice 2:58PM (4/28/2008)
i know what you all are saying....but these days everything looks like something... its still better then i can do.... and i wouldnt mind rolling in one.
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Big J 3:13PM (4/28/2008)
I agree. You can find design cues from other cars on anything if you look hard enough. It's not the most revolutionary design but it's not atrocious either. It looks like a car that does 200 mph, 3.5 0-60. In the original post everyone bashed this car, I'd like to see one of you do better.
Mwmorph 3:32PM (4/28/2008)
We're not talking about "inspired by" something else, I'm talking about absolute clone.
Tell me this Keating SKR doesn't look like this from the front
http://www.automoblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Saleen-S7-TT.jpg
and this from the back
http://www.automoblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/pagani_zonda_rear.jpg
They share most of the body lines.
What's more when the Barabus TKR idea went under, (it is 100% identical to this car in looks) Keating scooped it up and decided to build it but made it so it lost 1/2 of it's horsepower.
What you're getting is a british manufactured neutered version of a failed italian hypercar that wasn't well received in the first place.
Here's some pics of the TKR from years ago
http://www.automoblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Barabus%20front%20-%20london.jpg
Menice 3:36PM (4/28/2008)
ah thank you mwmorph, i did not know that. very interesting.
still wouldnt mind driving it.
Parkerman 3:02PM (4/28/2008)
I would drive it.
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Mike 3:09PM (4/28/2008)
If their attention to detail is this sloppy on something as straightforward as a press release, it makes me nervous to think of the quality of the product itself.
I understand that the press release should have no bearing on the quality of the underlying product, but such a half-assed attempt as this only damages the legitimacy of Keating's supercar effort.
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Robbie Paramor 3:19PM (4/28/2008)
The CAR and there's only one, has fairly mundane looks and the 3 shot is Photoshopped to the max ... not even well! The Brits again trying to regain something they lost in the 50's!
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Farris 3:31PM (4/28/2008)
Typically, I hate it when people bash on a car calling it derivative or a blatant rip-off.
However, when I look at this car, all I can see is Saleen S7, Tesla Roadster and Pagani Zonda... and I feel bad saying that.
I love that more and more companies are trying to step up and make "supercars," so that we can add to the list of cars to lust after, but c'mon.
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Shotgunner 3:35PM (4/28/2008)
I usually get annoyed by people going on about how X car looks just like Y, especially regarding utilitarian rides like midsize sedans on which there isn't much room for creativity. But this is the most shameless pile of borrowed parts i've ever seen. The front end IS a Saleen S7, minus a couple of slats, and the rear end IS a Zonda with a differently shaped exhaust opening. This is worse than all the chinese clones combined.
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TrueDis 3:57PM (4/28/2008)
Well, BMW totally CGI'd those M1 revival concept shots, and they have a lot more $$$...
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pd 5:51PM (4/28/2008)
To me this car looks like a Farboud or whatever its now called.
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CarbonBlack 10:42PM (4/28/2008)
the next unique performance in the making
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