Despite being named after a UK county more synonymous with tractors and boats, the Devon GTX is a car its maker hopes will usurp the Dodge Viper as the archetypal American supercar.
So what better way to do that than to base it on the Viper itself? By using both the Viper's chassis and 8.4-litre V10 - both heavily modified - the GTX naturally takes on its donor's cab-back, exaggerated supercar stance, but keeps itself credible thanks to having a team of venerable racing and design folk behind its development.
It was designed by former Ford penman Daniel Paulin and was partly developed by British racing driver and former GT2 champion Justin Bell. Only 36 will be made per year, each costing $500,000 (around £300,000 to you and I) and powered by an 8.4-litre V8 developing 650bhp and mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. It's got scissor doors - so it's a proper supercar - and has a body constructed mostly of carbon fibre. There's no word on weight, but rumour has it company owner Scott Devon wants his car to take the Nurburgring production car record, currently held by the Radical SR8.
Mark Nichol - 17 Aug 2009