Cyan Racing, which was referred to as Polestar till Volvo bought the rights to the title in 2015, has unveiled an evolution of its resto-modded P1800 that places a much bigger emphasis on consolation. Known as GT, the coupe stays as enticing as its extra track-focused sibling.
Should you want a refresher course, Cyan Racing branched out into street-legal vehicles when it unveiled a P1800 with basic beauty and fashionable efficiency in 2020. That was arguably the worst 12 months to launch something, not to mention an costly reboot of a comparatively obscure basic, however Cyan was on to one thing: it did not take lengthy for the model to obtain its first orders.
Seen from the surface, the GT appears rather a lot like Cyan’s unique P1800. It options two-piece bumpers, a entrance splitter, wheel arch flares and a racing-style gas filler cap that pokes by way of the trunk lid. It is inside that you will discover among the larger modifications: Cyan fitted extra comfort-oriented entrance seats and put in a special roll cage, for instance. The model additionally notes that it put in extra sound-deadening materials.
Energy nonetheless comes from a turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, although it has been tuned with a deal with drivability quite than on flat-out efficiency. How a lot energy varies from automotive to automotive. The output of Cyan’s earlier P1800-based builds ranges from 350 to 420 horsepower. The turbo-four spins the rear wheels through a five-speed handbook transmission, and the coupe weighs lower than 2,200 kilos thanks partly to a carbon fiber physique. The adjustable suspension system is particular to the GT and softer than the track-bound mannequin’s, too.
Cyan notes that manufacturing of the P1800 GT might be restricted, although it would not have a selected variety of items in thoughts. Each construct begins with a donor P1800, and manufacturing takes place in Gothenburg, Sweden. The method requires between 12 and 15 months of labor per automotive. As for pricing, it relies on how the automotive is configured. Cyan advised Autoblog that the typical worth of the vehicles constructed thus far hovers round $600,000.
That is rather a lot, however prospects hold coming: Cyan notes the second automotive from the manufacturing run has already been shipped to the US.