Is The Wells Vertige a CHEAP Enthusiast Supercar?

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Wells Motor Cars is a new sports car brand selling the Wells Vertige- an analog, manual, lightweight enthusiast car. The Vertige car is designed with an attractive exterior and eye-catching dihedral doors, almost making it a "mini McLaren'. But is this hand-made low-volume British sports car actually an affordable exotic- the new cheap supercar king? Can the Wells Vertige be a better option than the Lotus Emira or Porsche Cayman?
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@ktvcars 10 ай бұрын

Man i dont know where you find these projects, but its ALWAYS awesome watching these videos. And you TOTALLY pronounced it wrong the whole time! 🙃

@RedLP5000S 10 ай бұрын

Quite literally the most beautiful, low volume sports car I've seen in a good while. Pack that Ford 4 with a hefty turbocharger and you've got yourself a McLaren killer. Brilliant work! ✌🏻🇺🇸

@SuperLuckyCat7 10 ай бұрын

Love the car, as well as the overall approach ❤ I'd guess that a properly tuned 4cyl twin cam with a decent supercharger could give a 450+ BHP and that would do the job. "Add Lightness" as Colin Chapman stated advocates keeping the '4 for weight purposes 😇 EDIT: Honda K series even more bang for the bucks 😉 and still light 👍🍀

@asaiyannamedgokublack 10 ай бұрын

The car community needs more low displacement v8 and v10. I'm tired of having the only option in a F1000 and F4 being an inline 4😂😂😂

@user-hc9qv9yb9m 10 ай бұрын

No love for the 6?

@Countrysideboy247 8 ай бұрын

@@user-hc9qv9yb9mtoo mainstream

@oliverwilliamson6528 7 ай бұрын

Reliability - this is a car that can be driven everyday, a low displacement V8, let alone V10, will be more costly and unreliable compared to a proven Ford i4. Also no one makes small V8s/V10s anymore.

@alexluke84 3 ай бұрын

Great sports car...design is exotic...and those butterfly doors 👌 love the 4cylinder simplicity and lightweight built 💪

@Roddy_Zeh 10 ай бұрын

Design-wise, it greatly reminds me the GMA T.33, although this may be the original design, sort of...at least it came out first. Being offered more engine choices would help too. Ford's a good supplier, or else there wouldn't be so many brands using it. The Duratec has plenty of aftermarket support. An Ecoboost V6 would be great, be it 2.7, 3.0 or 3.5L versions. Or even the naturally aspirated 3.3L from the base F-150. In any case, amazing car.

@KitRosePhotographer Ай бұрын

Great Video! A couple of those images are mine, so I might be bias. The Vertige drives as well as it looks and the two Robins are great guys. Id recommend looking at Robins new electric beach buggy too.

@ultimateformulations 10 ай бұрын

Love your taste in topics sir! Good stuff, classic beautiful car imo.

@iteerrex8166 10 ай бұрын

- It has a very cool retro exotic look. - With that weight a nice V6 would’ve been awesome. - It’s a very simple car, so manufacturing cost is low, therefore the price should be less.

@JakobusVdL 7 ай бұрын

I think you're not considering the many other costs such as design, development, prototypes, tooling, compliance, etc, and the fact those costs and the rest of the busness costs will be spread over a relatively small number of vehicles.

@iteerrex8166 7 ай бұрын

@@JakobusVdL Oh I know enough that in today’s world, the price is determined by the maximum they can get for it, not a fair percentage over the cost.

@iteerrex8166 7 ай бұрын

@@JakobusVdL Plus most things they can get off the shelf.

@JakobusVdL 7 ай бұрын

@iteerrex8166 they still have to pay for those 'things' (i assume you mean the power unit, brakes, wheels, steering systems etc?). They will have had to establish contracts with the suppliers for those, which means committing to taking certain amounts of those things, and the prices aren't going to be the 'cost price' the original manufacturers use for their own vehicles. Just look at how few start up car companies actually get a car on the road, survive more than a few years, or actually make any money. They're normally passion projects, and the owners generally lose money. But, if you think it could be done for less, I look forward to seeing the 'iteerrex special' when it hits the road 😉

@EponaDreams-AmbientDreamscapes 5 ай бұрын

man, I WANT one!

@miguelpagansr6128 6 ай бұрын

It’s a beautiful car, something I would test drive.

@kapilbusawah7169 9 ай бұрын

Britain is doing something great with sportscars. The new Noble and this Vertige are bringing revival to manual gearbox and having the driving experience be N°1

@frankrubino5326 10 ай бұрын

I like it. I agree with everyone about the engine options and price. I'm guessing that if it takes off, they can produce more of them for less money. Also, being a left-hand drive for the US would help as well. I hope the company takes off.

@GrantOakes 10 ай бұрын

I doubt they would be able to pass Federal crash and emissions regulations, but we could hope.

@user-hc9qv9yb9m 10 ай бұрын

@@GrantOakesNot applicable as a kit car. I will be considered car parts especially in low volumes

@GrantOakes 10 ай бұрын

@@user-hc9qv9yb9m That would work, kind of like what Noble did back a couple decades ago with the M400, the body/chassis was shipped separate from the engine. Officially it was a kit car.

@gabrielbarcellos1036 2 ай бұрын

Filho do T.33, coisa linda ❤

@jamesonpace726 10 ай бұрын

When a stripper Mustang starts at $65000 this thing sounds pretty low priced to me....

@Hifimusicman 5 ай бұрын

Love the car. Looks great and I would imagine that it would be fantastic to drive. There's only one thing about the design I don't like and thats the windows. Why the half window opening? I would much prefer the usual full glass window that fully retracts into the door when opened. I know it's a relatively minor point but it is enough to put me off so I am guessing some others will agree with me. Definitely needs a redesign of the side windows.

@user-hc9qv9yb9m 10 ай бұрын

The UK is good at these component cars but the steering wheel is on the wrong side for most of the world.

@bunnyw1978 5 ай бұрын

They make a left hand drive version too!

@automotivetestdriver3473 10 ай бұрын

Super nice car🏅

@liamm-c1287 7 ай бұрын

Looks very similar to the GMA t50

@manofweed1 6 ай бұрын

It has Dino 246 overtones, which can't be a bad thing, but can you trust it to deliver, for the not inconsiderable sum of 50k ?

@Madenewhope 10 ай бұрын

This car will take off because of the economy.

@lorddontlikeugly567-kr7tx 9 ай бұрын

How much to buy it as a kit car

@cmhidalgo 10 ай бұрын

Lotus elise anybody?

@KuddleKittens 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, how was this not mentioned in the video? Similar design, similar goal

@Rodolfo_Ramos 10 ай бұрын

It looks more like the early versions of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale (the ones with a simpler headlight design) with bits from the DeTomaso Vallelunga to me - both cars being two of the three main inspirations for the T.33 as well (the third one being the Lamborghini Miura)

@m.goodpickle9609 10 ай бұрын

Awesome , but is an "American" version of this going to be produced, with the steering wheel on the left? If not, I'll scratch if off my wish list.

@batmikipig 9 ай бұрын

Any news about a brother of this called "bandit gt"? It should have been ready for 2021... then silence

@Ciupremo 10 ай бұрын

If I had a garage and 60k spare

@GrantOakes 10 ай бұрын

For comparisons, McClaren, NO, Lotus, YES. How about a Ford EcoBoost 2.0L 252hp or better yet the 2.3L 310hp. NOW we're talking!

@LordHolley 10 ай бұрын

I think that car looks great, but why would you use Ford 2 liter? Why would you just not build it for a k series motor? Honda makes the best four cylinders on the planet, it would give the car massive tuning potential. If I bought one of those, it would be my first order of business. Get it to around three hundred wheel horse power with an na k24, or if you're an animal, turbo it.....then you'd be getting closer to McClaren numbers.

@tomsmith2209 10 ай бұрын

Was going to comment this, With the amount of people that k sawp a lotus, it seems like the obvious choice. Slap a supercharger on there for linear power and you have a 911 eater

@realAlexChoi 8 ай бұрын

Honda don’t produce any of the old school K20s anymore unfortunately 😢

@juandediosovalles981 9 ай бұрын

Car just needs a k20 with big turbo 😂

@EvilEndz 10 ай бұрын

Again with the pronunciation issues, it's not Mc Laren, it's pronounced Maclaren if you prefer but don't emphasise the Mac, think more Mmmmmmm sound but short, then claren. Edit: Jagwah and Jag-you-are are both acceptable.