Another one bites the tarmac

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Yet another British sportscar manufacturer is set to launch a performance lightweight two-seater with little more than the clothes you wear standing between you and the elements. And talking about Britain, what elements there are… This time it’s a new one. Jetstream is the name and SC250 is the car.

It’s looks are edgier than a psycho-criminal on drugs and we like that. It’s got a 2.0 litre Ecotec Turbo Twin-Cam 16-valve powerplant and a six speed transmision that appears in the Vauxhall Astra VXR. The power output is up to 250bhp and 236lb.ft @ 2,400rpm, which is more than enough to take the 700kg thing from 0 to 62mph in less than 4 seconds. And to take your urine from your bladder on to the seat in even less than that.

I would really want one, in black, if it weren’t for that dodgy interior. I don’t need suede and alcantra, it’s just that a shiny metal surface on which to rest my feet, cold in the winter and frying like a Tefal pan during the summer is not my idea of everyday confort. I guess we’re looking at yet another car that wants to be driven on a daily basis but will still end up as a track-day vehicle only.