Can Mexico's First Supercar Compete with the Best? Ben Griffin - CNN
go to original October 1, 2016

The VUHL 05 may not be the first lightweight track-focused sports car that comes to mind, but it's a capable one all the same. Ride onboard as Jethro Bovingdon carves around Blyton Park in the Mexican sports car. (EVO)

When you think of famous car-producing nations, Mexico is probably not at the top of your list.

But two brothers, Guillermo and Iker Echevarría, are on a mission to change that with a two-seater built by their own fledgling manufacturer, Vuhl.

Vuhl's first creation, the 05 is a bare-bones halfway home between the sort of car that only cares about going fast around the track, and one that provides more accessible B-road thrills. Yet the fact its 2.0-liter Ford engine develops 285 bhp in something that has a dry weight of 695 kilograms means it is anything but short on performance.

The speed at which the 05 went from an idea to a car you can buy is no less impressive than its design. The 05 first surfaced in concept form back in 2013, unveiled by former British Formula One driver Stirling Moss at the Royal Automobile Club in London. A week later, Formula One driver Esteban Gutiérrez was driving it up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed to show it meant business.

Three years later, sales of the Vuhl 05 have begun.

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