Aurelio - First Filipino Super Car

**oj88** · June 5th, 2016 03:30 PM

Yeah, nothing against using proven and quality power trains and suspension parts from established brands. It's how the ad was delivered. They make it sound like they've built a Ferrari. It's false advertising at its finest.

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**papi smith** · June 5th, 2016 07:28 PM

If you read their FB page, price has gone up from 1m+ to 2.5m, seriously? i'd rather get an accord

**Yatta** · June 5th, 2016 07:41 PM

So this is like a kit car. Its a good start, a lot of car companies started out as kit car makers (e.g. Lotus).

**glenn manikis** · June 5th, 2016 08:41 PM

It looks enticing to produced the first ever phil. Made car.. not neccesary a super car... kahit a small and efficient people mover... it can only be done with foreign support..

Honestly parang gusto ko ganyan bus. Pero wala akong pera.. but i know where to start..

**oj88** · June 5th, 2016 09:44 PM

"Super Car" is pushing it. "Kit Car", definitely.

I fully agree that it's a good start but I hope they don't try to make it appear more than what it is.

**dct** · June 5th, 2016 11:18 PM

I am more interested and proud dun sa salamander tricycle than this. Surplus engine. Tapos super car na?

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**glenn manikis** · June 6th, 2016 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by oj88

"Super Car" is pushing it. "Kit Car", definitely.

I fully agree that it's a good start but I hope they don't try to make it appear more than what it is.

Kit car with a surplus engine.. this should be priced cheaper than a vios...

**jut703** · June 6th, 2016 01:43 PM

Jeep nga mas mahal pa sa Wigo. You have to understand that economy cars can be made cheap because they have economies of scale.

Making a one-off kit car is expensive.

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**car_fan** · June 6th, 2016 01:50 PM

Incorrect post

**niky** · June 9th, 2016 04:23 PM

The first prototype, which was featured here on tsikot way back in 2007, was powered by a standard B16A.

The second prototype had a 4G63T, but also used Mitsubishi suspension parts and was compromised by that, since the suspension bits mount higher than the double-wishbones from the Civic.

The third prototype was basically the first one with a new engine and body work, and is the one they've had doing the rounds of the car shows over the past two years. That has a turbocharged B16... tuned to 10 psi and, from the looks of the dyno, about 300-ish whp? But the motor at full tune in its previous home (a drag-racing SiR) made around 450 whp and was good for 13 second quarter miles. I don't know if the engine still has the legs to do that, however.

The latest prototype, which is an all-new car, uses a 3.0 V6 from an Accord. Not sure how far along it is, at the moment, but having an Accord donor car means they can use the bigger, beefier double-wishbones from that car.

So that's three cars that are complete or almost complete, plus two extra bodies in various stages of construction.

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We featured the third proto maybe two years ago. There's a video online at TGP. A bit of a gaffe in the video where I say it does 500 bhp at 10 psi... my bad for misunderstanding the PR material!

At the time, the car was rough (interior) but running. Real kit-car-ish, but props to the builder for sticking it out and holding onto his dream for so long. Many guys who make their own body never even finish... let alone get a chance to build it this way.