Yamaha
Sports Ride Coupe
The Yamaha Sports Ride Coupe is a conceptual preview of a small
two-seat sports car the Japanese company will be bringing to the market
in 2017 (or thereabouts). The car will be manufactured using a carbon
fiber chassis designed by Gordon Murray.
The Yamaha Sports Ride Coupe is set to weigh in at just 1,653 lbs
(750 kgs). It wll feature a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, and
measuring just under 13 feet (4 meters) in length, and 5.6 feet (1.72
meters in width, the car is relativley compact even for a sports car.
![Yamaha Sports Ride Coupe](../../images_9/Yamaha-Sports-Ride-2-s.jpg)
The Yamaha Sports Ride Coupe isn't the first time Yamaha have toyed
with the idea of building sports cars. Back in 1992 they even got
as far as building 3 working prototypes of the oddly attractive, V12-
powered, OX99-11
supercar - which also had a carbon fiber chassis.
However unlike the OX99-11, the Sports Ride Coupe won't be fitted
with a V12. Yamaha are yet to make a definitive decicion on the drivetrain,
but a turbocharged 3-cylinder, 1.5 litre unit has been mentioned.
Make |
Yamaha |
Model |
OX99-11 |
Concept Year |
2015 |
Engine / Drivetrain |
- |
|