BAC Mono gets a little more elbow room
BAC has listened to customers who've found the Mono too tight to squeeze into, widening the cockpit by a key couple of inches to make it relatively more spacious.
BAC has listened to customers who've found the Mono too tight to squeeze into, widening the cockpit by a key couple of inches to make it relatively more spacious.
For the 2016 model year, the BAC Mono gets a 305-horsepower, 2.5-liter engine to replace its previous 2.3-liter mill. The extra 25 hp comes with no weight penalty.
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