| Breckland Beira | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Breckland Technologies |
| Production | 2008 |
| Assembly | Dereham,Norfolk |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | Roadster |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Pontiac Solstice Saturn Sky Opel GT |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.0 L V8GM LS2 |
| Dimensions | |
| Curb weight | 1,400 kg (3,086 lb) |
TheBreckland Beira is asports car launched in June 2008 at the LondonMotorexpo, developed by theBritishcompanyBreckland Technologies based inDereham,Norfolk. Breckland Technologies was founded in 2000 specialising in manufacturing low volume specialist sports cars such as theLeading Edge 240 RT andMosler MT900.[1] The company became insolvent soon after the announcement of the new Beira, and was dissolved in July 2009.[2]
Based on theGM Kappa platform, the Breckland Biera was closely related to thePontiac Solstice,Saturn Sky andOpel GT.[3] Featuring the 6.0 L V8LS2 engine fromGeneral Motors producing around 400 bhp, and mated to aTremec six-speed manual gearbox, the Beira was developed to work with LPG to give it a dual fuel range of around 700 miles.[4] Around 25 cm was added to the length of the car to accommodate a 70-litre LPG tank alongside the regular petrol tank.
Official performance figures were not formally issued, the 1400 kg car was expected to accelerate 0-62 mph in under 5 seconds.[5]
It was anticipated that the first cars would be on sale from November 2008 at around £55,000[6] but only in left hand drive. According to Breckland Technologies director Mike Rawlings, ‘the Beira carries on from whereMarcos andTVR left off’.
Beyond the initial launch cars, production never started though a facelift version was photographed by aGerman car magazine in November 2008.[7] The company folded in July 2009 without any known deliveries.