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Swiss company Beck showed this LM800 supercar at the Luxury Motor Show in Vienna, Austria, this week.


Beck LM800 is a made-to-order sports car that will cost some $601,000 if you want your own. Among its interesting features are a 650-hp 4.2-liter V8 and a Formula 1-style hydraulic active chassis.

Date posted: 01-11-2007

VIENNA — While the showstoppers in Detroit tended to be alt-fuel vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt, another party — this one celebrating pure performance — was taking place across the pond at the Luxury Motor Show in Vienna.

One of the breathtaking new models making its debut here is the new Beck LM800, which made its worldwide debut on Wednesday. Beck is a Swiss manufacturer specializing in the production of lightweight high-performance sports cars.

The Beck LM800 is powered by a turbocharged 650-horsepower 4.2-liter V8 linked to a seven-speed gearbox. One of the most unusual features of the car is a built-in pneumatic jacking system, which is rare in a car approved for street use. The car has an electronically controlled hydraulic active chassis, similar to those used in Formula 1 cars. The wheels are made from specially manufactured aluminum parts.

The price for the basic version of the Beck LM GT is the equivalent of U.S. $601,000. The company says it considers each car that it makes a one-off.

Company leader René Beck first showed a race-derived supercar at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show. Called the Orca CH113, it looked very aggressive and purposeful, but despite years of trying, it never went beyond the prototype stage. Now Beck returns with a new company and a new model.

What this means to you: Leave it to the Swiss perfectionists to come up with a true dream car.

Source: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=119180#2

plex

iTrader: (11)

That's a sexy Turbo V8 beast.......

Seize

Ehhh...not really feelin' that car. For that amount of money I'd rather buy a Pagani Zonda

Faraaz23

Not really feelin it either. There are a ridiculous amount of new entries into the exotic and supercar markets by smaller manufacturers. I wonder often who's going to make it and who will fold.

vboy418

Wow im not feeling the car at all....

mkorsu

Looks like its made of styrofoam

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Looks very plastic. It's a toy.

Not aggressive-lookng enough to play tag with the boys. It may have the power of He-Man, but it has the looks of She-Ra...

rominl

iTrader: (4)

looks very funny. the front looks better but the rear is huh?

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

The rear view is of the plastic model.

Does that mean that the front view is the real thing, or still a plastic model?

Richie

I'm going to wait for the real pics.