Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR From left: The TWR Supercat team of John Kane, Magnus Walker, Khyzyl Saleem, and Fergus Walkinshaw.
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR Magnus Walker, renowned car collector and modifier, hosted the global reveal at his exhibition space in downtown Los Angeles.
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR The 660 hp TWR Supercat will be limited to 88 examples, each starting at $250,000.
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR Automotive designer Khyzyl Saleem.
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR The Supercat is fit with a 5.6-liter, supercharged V-12 engine that generates 525 ft lbs of torque.
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR A closer look at the Supercat interior’s center console and the gearshift for the six-speed manual transmission.
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR The first release from the newly revived TWR, the Supercat is described in its official announcement as a “Super-GT underpinned by the legendary Jaguar XJS.”
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR According to Saleem, “You’ll notice the almost-hourglass figure of the car, when you look from the top down, and that’s an homage to the ’70s and ’80s.”
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR Fergus Walkinshaw, cofounder and technical director of TWR.
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR John Kane, cofounder of TWR.
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR “It’s the proportion, the scale, the silhouette that’s most impressive,” says Magnus Walker, design consultant on the Supercat. “It’s a ground-up build of carbon body panels as opposed to a wide-body kit that’s attached to the car.”
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Image Credit: Charlie Brenninkmeijer, courtesy of TWR “It stands out in a sea of hyper-restomod cars—a statement piece that ticks all the boxes for the senses,” says Magnus Walker of the TWR Supercat.
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Viju Mathew
