2005 Orca SC7
The SC7 was so named because it was intended that only seven of these supercars would be built. If the name Orca is not familiar to you, it is a Swiss sports car manufacturing company which was established by the famous car designer René Beck. In addition to the SC7 Orca also produced the Orca C113, and Orca R113 sports cars.
René Beck was inspired to make his own supercar, and although he was not the first to be engaged in this mammoth task, he was one of the most successful and his designs led to small scale production. He toiled for fifteen years alongside his father Ralph Beck in order to create the first of the range, the Orca C113, which was exhibited as a prototype in the Geneva Motorshow of 2002. The car was powered by a rear mounted five cylinder Volvo turbocharged engine, and the style of the body resembled the Orca whale as the name suggests.
Work continued to produce a production version which was completed in 2005. This was powered by a turbocharged V8 Audi engine and much of the construction used carbon fibre. The very high power to weight ratio allowed this model to reach speeds in excess of 220 mph and a rest to 62 mph acceleration of under 3 seconds. The C113 was a coupe and the R113 a convertible version of the same car. The next project was the SC7, launched in 2005, which is based on the 113 but with a much more powerful engine that delivered a massive 850 bhp.
There is in fact only one word to describe the SC7 and that is awesome. It has awesome looks, awesome performance and an awesome price tag. This car reached an amazing 240 mph and would accelerate from rest to 62 mph in under 2.6 seconds. Although undeniably the Orca SC7 was an engineering success, unfortunately it was not a commercial one and the project was eventually abandoned, so if you are looking to find the 2005 model on a used cars website, you are likely to be disappointed. Subscribe via RSS/Atom: Blog Copyright ©2011 Moto One Racing. All rights reserved.