History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Automotive Industries page on X March 2024, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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 After weeks of teasers here is the Vuhl 05 in all its glory. 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.	News Article (text & photographs) Publisher: Speedmonkey Byline: Matt Hubbard Topic: Vuhl 05