2005 Ultima GTR

A Le Mans car for the road and every bit as fast. Its striking exterior Prototype styling evoking the glorious days of the Porsche 962s and their group C contemporaries just shouts about how purposeful this machine is, it doesn't boast or brag, it knows! It isn't very often that I'll say a car is absolutely incredible, but these are on another level altogether. We've driven an awful lot of very fast cars over the years, but this GTR re-adjusts those senses. It is in a league all of its own, making an Aventador feel pedestrian is no mean feat, add to that that there's no traction control or ABS to assist you, it really is otherworldly. It is the Marshall amp of the supercar world; it's turned all the way up to 11!

 

Looking at the incredible paintwork, carbon fibre additions direct from the factory, this is a car that not only is good enough to show, it really has got the go too. Factory AC keeps the neatly finished interior cool, the expensive and race car derived dry sump kit does the same with the oil. This car has all of the options you could dream of. The factory carbon really does finish the lines off. The dry sump kits are around £5k alone, it has the stack dash, which gives you all you need to know in one place and the central shifter and Holley Sniper injection set up all add up to make it a bit more manageable than the carbed right-hand shift cars.

 

So mechanically how is the car; Well, having covered minimal mileage and predominantly to and from shows, it has spent the majority of its life in an air tight bubble, hence the suspension, chassis, brakes, well entire car for that matter all being in as new condition. The car will be serviced, has fresh tyres all round and, so it is as close to a new car as you can find, but without the wait for a build slot.

 

It looks, sounds and goes unlike any other car, unless you work at NASA, you're unlikely to have experienced acceleration like it. Value for money these are absolutely impossible to beat and it'll beat a lot of track cars at half throttle. Its chassis, geometry and cornering ability also keep up with the viscous acceleration too, it is sublime in the bends, with the fully adjustable suspension eating the bumps with alacrity, it is surprisingly smooth and eats the rough roads way better than you’d expect. The huge formula car AP Racing brakes are thankfully just as awe inspiring - they need to be when horizons become reality at a rate that normally only happens when you go on holiday?

So, the crux of this car, 980kgs, 6.2 litres of small block situated in the middle, a Weiland supercharger, lumpy cam and a Holley Sniper EFI “Carb” to mix the air and fuel for you, it punches out a frankly ridiculous 600bhp, meaning that even if pub talk is all you're after, you'll win that too!

 

The car presents incredibly well, due to the care and love it has received in its short life. It really does just need driving. It's prepped and coming fully serviced, with 4 fresh tyres and a geometry set up, all you need to do is fill those twin tanks and go and scare yourself silly! (You will).

 

You literally won’t find another car that comes close to it performance wise. It’s rare, good looking, fast and is actually great to drive. The Ultima name is well lived up to, as at home on the road as Silverstone circuit, but I'd suggest the latter to really open its lungs as with a top speed way in excess of 200 mph and only limited by the gearing, this car will excite even the most hardened of petrolheads!

 

The car comes supplied with all of the build documentation, two keys, owner’s manuals for the brakes and engine, two huge history files and every receipt you could imagine, there is a box of spares, including spare oil and filters too, so that the new owner doesn’t even need to worry about it’s first service!

 

When paired with other British supercar baiting specialities, the GTR wins hands down, Noble make some stunning machines, but in the same price bracket, the Ultima just destroys them in every way. More cylinders, rarity and an awful lot more pace.

 

Come and see for yourself what you've been missing out on all of these years. Yes, it is another step up from what you've had before, yes, its engaging and no, you won't want to get out of it!

 

 

TOTAL NUMBER OF PREVIOUS OWNERS: 4

TRANSMISSION: 6 speed manual

ENGINE CAPACITY: 6,178cc

ENGINE SPECIFICATION:

Maximum speed 231 mph

Power    600 bhp

Torque  784 Nm

0 – 60 in 2.8 seconds

PRICE: £59,995.00 – ONO