The Elfin MS8 Clubman is a sports car, successor to the
Elfin MS7, a
Repco-Holden V8 powered
Group A Sports Car which won the
1975 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars. The championship was contested over a single race staged at the Phillip Island circui ...
and the 1976
Australian Tourist Trophy.
Sales started in July 2006 with the Streamliner selling for $119,990 and the Clubman for $98,990. Production will be approximately 100 per year between the two models.
UK sales began in April 2007, with importing handled by
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Design
The Elfin MS8 Clubman model has been designed by
Elfin
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*Elfin (steamboat), a steamboat that ran on Lake Washington from 1891 to 1900
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Sports Cars and styled by the
Holden
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Design team when Mike Simcoe was Styling Director. The cars were revealed at the 2004
Melbourne International Motor Show
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Specification levels
The Clubman comes in three specifications: Sportster, Roadster and Racer. All are open wheeled configuration. The Sportster is a road registered entry level model with small aeroscreen. The Roadster adds to the Sportster model a full windscreen, removable door panels and two-piece tonneau and the Racer model is a single seat racer for track only.
File:ElfinClubman.jpg , Standard model.
File:ElfinClubmanRacer.jpg , Racer model.
Performance
Top speed
standing - 12.5 s
0 - in 4.4 seconds
Technical specifications and features
Drivetrain
*5.7 litre alloy
Generation III V8 OHV 16 valves
*From
*6 speed
gearbox
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*
Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
Safety
*
Traction control system
*
ABS braking system
*
Cruise control
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Suspension
*Fully independent rear
suspension with top and bottom wishbones plus toe link adjustment
*Front suspension with top and bottom chrome moly, unequal, aerofoil wishbones
*Fully adjustable race spec rose joints throughout
*Elfin alloy uprights (front and rear), fully adjustable for camber, caster & toe
*Coil over Koni
shock absorbers
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, adjustable for bump, rebound and ride height
Brakes
*Slotted & ventilated 4 wheel
disc brakes
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Front: 32 x discs
*Elfin alloy billet machined 6 pot calipers Rear: 18 x discs with handbrake
*Elfin alloy billet machined 4 pot calipers
Steering/Pedals
*Rack and pinion with adjustable steering column
*Fully adjustable alloy pedal box with
brake bias adjustment
Wheels/Tyres
*Alloy 18" wheels
*235 x 40 tyres
Construction
*Jig assembled, hand crafted multitubular space frame
*GRP body panels
Dimensions
*Length
*Front Track
*Width
*Rear Track
*Wheelbase
*Kerb Weight
Notes
External links
Official Site
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