Glickenhaus SCG004S will have a Nissan GT-R engine
The Nissan engine was chosen for its reliability
In late November, we wrote about the introduction of Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus's new entry-level SCG 004S supercar. It takes a few notes from the McLaren F1 playbook, as the driver seat is central and a passenger seat is placed on both sides.
SCG will instead equip the 004S with a tuned Nissan GT-R VR38DETT V6. This means a bump in power, from the 650-horsepower estimate for the V8 up to 690 hp from the Nissan
V6. And that's just for the cheapest version; pay more, and more power
will be given. The standard gearbox will be a six-speed manual, with a
paddle-shift 'box available. From 2020 on, the plan is to make 250
examples of the 004S per year.
Speaking with Autocar,
Jim Glickenhaus said the choice had been made in favor of the Nissan
unit as it's deemed "practically bulletproof" as well as being lighter.
This will result in the 004S weighing just under 2,600 pounds. A
drivable prototype should be ready in summer 2018, and a year later a
racing version is to take part in the 2019 Nürburgring 24 Hours
endurance race. Glickenhaus also says a road-legal but race-ready car
will also compete at the Green Hell, saying, "I will drive the car to
the track and we will stick a race engine in it."
(AutoBlog.com)
Monday, March 19, 2018
You Never Stop Learning
A 24-year-old entrepreneur invited billionaire Warren Buffet to have dinner with her. He turned her down, but he didn’t totally reject her. Instead of joining her for dinner he gave her something far more valuable: three solid pieces of advice.
“I saw my opportunity and I just had to take it,” Gong told CNBC Make It at Money 20/20 in Singapore.
Gong, now the co-founder and CEO of WafaGames, didn’t get to have that dinner with Buffet, but she didn’t come away empty-handed. Buffet did spend an hour with her, having a drink, and offered her three pieces of advice.
1. Before you go to sleep each night, ask yourself: Are you smarter, have you learnt something new?
2. Always pick up the phone. In life there will be so many things you want to run away from, but you should always confront them head on.
3. Be humble, no matter how high you rise.Considering the fact that Gong, now 31, was named one of MIT’s 2017 35 Innovators under 35 it looks like she took Buffet’s advice to heart.
“Sometimes I have to ask myself if I still have that courage of my 24-year-old self,” Gong told CNBC’s Make It. “I have to remind myself of that Warren Buffett moment.”
(BroBible.com)
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