Sunday, 1 September 2013
Anyone thinking that Steve Saleen's departure from the company that bears his name would result in the end of super cars such as the famous S7 its would be wrong. That's because now based in Troy, Michigan, as opposed to its former headquarters in Irvine California, has unveiled an all new super cars called the S5S Raptor.
If you're thinking the Raptor name has anything to do with the famous American fighter jet, guess again. Saleen chose this name because a raptor is a bird of prey - you know hawks, falcons and vultures that swoop down from the sky and hook innocent little mice and gophers with their claws and then tear them apart and eat them with their sharp beaks. In other words the S5S Raptor is intended to be one mean machine.
It also appears that besides the S5S Raptor being a more road and people friendly car than the S7 [which is no longer produced for sale in the U.S, although it is still sold abroad] it will also be a lot kinder on your wallet: Saleen expects to sell it for $185,000, compared to the price of $580,000.
