The Spartan-V is a high performance two-seat track car made by the

Spartan Motor Company Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referred t ...

based in Sydney, Australia. It is powered by a Ducati

V-Twin A V-twin engine, also called a V2 engine, is a two-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. Although widely associated with motorcycles (installed either transversely or longit ...

motorcycle engine. Its name refers to the car's lack of

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, indicators and several other essential features required by law in most countries, so is for track use only and can not be used on

public roads A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

Origins

Twin brothers Peter and Nick Pap started work that led to the Spartan-V in 2005.

Design

The Spartan-V has a tubular steel

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chassis with engine and 6-speed sequential gearbox from a Ducati 1198S. Designed for race track use, the Spartan has two chrome roll bars which can be removed and replaced with an

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-approved single roll bar for competition use.

Ducati Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. () is the motorcycle-manufacturing division of Italian company Ducati, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is directly owned by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini, whose German parent company is Au ...

digital instrumentation, ventilated brake discs, a quick ratio steering rack, and a

limited slip differential A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of differential that allows its two output shafts to rotate at different speeds but limits the maximum difference between the two shafts. Limited-slip differentials are often known by the generic tr ...

ensures that power is still applied as long there is some traction available on at least one of the wheels. The body panels are made of

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fitted with quick-release fasteners. Suspension is

double-wishbone A double wishbone suspension is an independent suspension design for automobiles using two (occasionally parallel) wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel. Each wishbone or arm has two mounting points to the chassis and one joint at the knuckle ...

, with adjustable racing

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Performance

The Spartan's weight of under enables acceleration to in 3 seconds and a top speed of . A limited production run of 300 cars is planned to capitalise on the connection with

The 300 Spartans ''The 300 Spartans'' is a 1962 CinemaScope epic film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese. The working title was ''Lion of Sparta''. It ...

who fought to the last man at the

Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae ( ; grc, Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, label=Greek, ) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting o ...

References

External links

Official Company website
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