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The VUHL 05 (pronounced ‘vool’, ‘oh five’) is a lightweight sports car in the B-segment, first presented in 2013 at the Royal Automobile Club in London. Customer car deliveries started in 2015, same year as the production of the vehicle was set up at a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico.

The body of the car is fully made in carbon fiber, mounted on a bonded aluminium monocoque chassis (aluminium honeycomb with 6061-T6 aluminium extrusions), which are both made at their facilities in Querétaro. A hybrid aluminum - carbon monocoque chassis is available as an option. It started life with a Ford sourced 240-hp 2,000 cc four-cylinder EcoBoost engine, with an option of 285 HP similar to the previous one but with an optimized induction system and re-calibrated ECU; from 2018 to date it uses a Ford sourced 320-hp 2,300 cc four-cylinder EcoBoost engine with a 360-hp calibration available as performance option. It has a clearing distance of 110 millimetres (4.3 in) from the ground and its static weight distribution is 37% at the front and 63% at the back. The VUHL 05 reaches a maximum speed of 245 kilometres per hour (152 mph) and accelerates from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds. It also decelerates from 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) to 0 in 31.6 meters (104 ft), thanks to a bespoke high-performance aluminum Alcon braking system with 330 millimetres (13 in) discs in all four corners.

Article Index

Date	Article	Details
3 July 2013	The Vuhl 05 - specs, price and photos It's a track focussed, lightweight £55,000 supercar which will be limited to 50 units per year and will initially go on sale in the UK and US, with other key markets following later.	Commentary (text & photos) Publisher: Speedmonkey Byline: Matt Hubbard Topic: Vuhl 05