To me the new car looks as good as the famous prototypes but much more refined...not at all compromised though......just easier to work on/maintain/durability/SENSE!
i personaly think this car will be quicker due to the odd mm here and there that has been added/shaved in the optomum directions determined by the old prototype project (Hara/Newman/Pinish/honigl/Reinhard/clauss/drescher/pavadis.etc)
the old cars were built up from donor parts of numerous other touring/offroad cars and were very brutaly sucessfull for a home made basic car and phenominaly easy to drive fast! but this new car is all gerd strenge not just a couple of components...he has looked at and designed each component personaly so its got to go quicker and be more durable ( he likes to make cars that finish a season, not just a race if youre lucky, or a lap realisticly
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