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March 21, 2008
Saleen Raptor Concept Unveil
By John Coyle
Editor
There weren’t a ton of unveils in New York, and most of the ones I was excited about happened on Wednesday. But I was curious to see what Saleen was hiding over in their booth, so Mike Musto and I went to their press conference yesterday. After a splashy intro complete with fancy lighting and smoke, the Raptor Concept made its debut. Mike thinks it looks like the product of one-night-stand between a Gallardo and an F430, and I don’t disagree. But I still think it looks dope, and with 650 horsepower and 603lbs of torque on tap, it would be blast to drive. The brass hasn’t decided whether to bring it into production yet, and will closely follow the response of its customers and the press. When I asked Marques McCammon, General Manager of Saleen Automotive, how long will it take for the company to pull the trigger, he said it "will depend on how loud everyone screams." If the response is deafening, the Raptor could be in production in two years. What do you think? Should Saleen build it? More pics after the jump.
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Jay Wilbur
Apr 7, 2008 at 7:05 pm
yeh, thats my dad…hes the CEO, he made this… no big deal… haha
UNGx
Apr 3, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Simply Gorgeous
Anonymous
Mar 28, 2008 at 5:17 pm
To the guy talking about MPG is an idiot: obviously, it’s a car for the super rich. Average Joe couldn’t afford the insurance even if the gas was free. Get off your environmental pedestal and learn some economics.
chippy
Mar 27, 2008 at 8:01 pm
the back end looks very funny.
yourmoM
Mar 27, 2008 at 5:18 pm
i think that saleen should have never used the corvette motor, they would be a better company it they would put down the money and develop a motor they can call their own!!!!!!
danny
Mar 27, 2008 at 2:50 am
insane i love it
mr. Robin H Wright
Mar 25, 2008 at 4:25 am
A great looking design,functional,super proportions!
By all means,PRODUCE IT,MAKE fERRARI DROOL !
Al Chirico
Mar 24, 2008 at 5:17 am
It would be great for there to be an American supercar to compete with the Italians and Germans, but with premium gas heading north of $5/gal, only the superrich will be able to even consider buying one.
Turner
Mar 22, 2008 at 9:07 pm
The frontend and stance are pretty wicked but I’m not so sure about the tailights.
Austin
Mar 22, 2008 at 7:56 am
I dig the headlights and the HP, but thats about it.
Yo Mamma
Mar 22, 2008 at 1:40 am
I saw this car and it is so cool… definitely should be put into production!!!
Doug and Dill
Mar 22, 2008 at 12:24 am
I don’t see why they wouldn’t. Porsche will slowly ruin Lambo (and Audi but I don’t wanna get started on that) so Saleen should reap the benefits of using the styling that exists now before everything turns bean shaped.
(. Y. )
Mar 21, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Ugliest car ever made.. I love the rims tho..
Jeremy
Mar 21, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I defintely think they should put this car into production.