Supasse V - Japan's Lotus Elise

[Lifespan]

Caught this news this morning and thought the car looked pretty familiar:

Unless you happen to live in Japan, chances are that like us, you've probably never heard of Suzusho Ltd before. After a bit of snooping around the firm's website, we found out that Suzusho is small company that builds a Lotus 7 replica named Suppase-C for the domestic market. At this month's Tokyo Motor Show, the company will launch a new model called Supasse-V which is a small mid-engined coupe that's schedule to go on sale in Japan sometime during 2010.

It's definitely not a pretty site, but looks aside, it does tip the scale at just 850 kg or 1,874 lbs thanks to its compact dimensions and the use of lightweight materials such as aluminum and fiberglass.

Power comes from a mid-mounted 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine sourced from the Mazda3 MPS / MazdaSpeed3 tweaked to deliver an extra 10 horsepower for a total output of 270HP. This gives the Supasse-V a power to weight ratio of 3.1kg/hp or 6.9lbs/hp.

More details including performance figures, prices and availability are to be announced at the Tokyo Show.

Mazda-Powered Supasse V Sports Coupe to Premiere at Tokyo Show - Carscoop

It looks like they definitely took cues from the Elise in style and concept, though they would have been better off taking a bit... more from the Lotus style. But with 270HP at 1,874 lbs, they are welcome to make a left hand drive version and bring it overseas.

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Originally Posted by Lifespan

Caught this news this morning and thought the car looked pretty familiar:


Mazda-Powered Supasse V Sports Coupe to Premiere at Tokyo Show - Carscoop

It looks like they definitely took cues from the Elise in style and concept, though they would have been better off taking a bit... more from the Lotus style. But with 270HP at 1,874 lbs, they are welcome to make a left hand drive version and bring it overseas.

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