The Factory Five 818C is a bit of an odd kit car, but it has all the right pieces to be a great driving experience.
Called the 818C, it's a
tube frame kit car with a fiberglass body and a Subaru WRX or WRX STI
engine mounted right behind the driver. This particular 818C has a 2.5
liter from a 2006 WRX that makes 400 horsepower, and the car weighs
right around 2,000 pounds. That means it's rather quick.
But it's not without issues.
It
doesn't even have a passing resemblance to ergonomics. The nav system
is an iPad mounted on the dash. If you're slightly tall, you can't
really fit without hunching. The pedal box takes a lot of getting used
to.
If you can get past
all that, and the price that can range from $40,000 all the way to
$65,000, then you have an interesting alternative to the other flat-four
options.
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