The Grinnall Scorpion IV is a car made by
Grinnall Specialist Cars
The Grinnall Specialist Cars Ltd. ( Grinnall Cars) is an automobile and motorcycles maker founded by Mark Grinnall in United Kingdom. This company mainly produced three-wheelers. It is based in Bewdley,
Worcestershire
History
In the beginnin ...
. It is designed by
Steve Harper
Stephen Alan Harper (born 14 March 1975) is an English former professional footballer, and currently first team coach for Newcastle United and goalkeeping coach for the Northern Ireland national team. He is best known for his time playing at ...
to be essentially similar in appearance to the
Scorpion III, but with an extra wheel and slightly larger dimensions. The Scorpion IV is an open
sports car
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constructed from a
fibreglass
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covered
steel
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space frame
chassis
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. Power is provided by an
Audi
Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
Th ...
1.8 litre turbocharged petrol engine driving a 6 speed gearbox. The standard engine produces but this can be tuned to provide more and Grinnall offer options to increase this to over .
[The manufacturer only quotes computer simulated acceleration figures at present and these are 0-60 mph 3.7s; 0-100 mph 7.9s; and 30-70 mph 2.7s. Midrange acceleration was predicted to be 40-80 mph in 3rd in 3.1sec, 40-100 mph in 4th in 6.8sec]
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Scorpion IV
Grinnall vehicles
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