Local Sports Car to Appear at Oxford Motor Show

FBS Cars (head office in Haddenham, factory in Brackley) will be showing its Census V6 sports car at the Oxford Motor Show, Cutteslowe Park, Oxford on Sunday 23rd June.

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Notes for Editors

The Census V6 sports car from FBS cars ( http://www.fbs-eng.co.uk ) is in production with the first customer car being delivered this month. A prototype is available now for test drives. The prototype Census V6 has attracted great praise in the media: 

Tiff Needell, BBC Top Gear:

"a real driver's car that instantly asks you to get on and drive it"

"you instantly fall for this car"

"perfect driving position"

"steering weight just right...with a lot of feel"

"performance a plenty"

Tris Payne, ITV Pulling Power

"A real driver's car...makes you feel confident and sounds fantastic"

"something new, something fresh "

Pistonheads

"Price wise and dynamically it competes head to head [with the Elise]"

Daily Telegraph

"Disenchanted BMW Z3 owners, step this way."

Performance

                        0 - 60 mph   5.8 seconds

                        0-100 mph 15.2 seconds (where legal)

                        Maximum speed 139 mph (where legal)

Engine

                        168 hp 2.5 litre V6, front mounted, rear wheel drive

Price

                        from £25,975 (Finance and trade-in services available)

Warranties

                        One year against mechanical and electrical breakdowns, extendable to three years

Six year anti-perforation

Customisation

All customers are invited to visit the factory to tune the pedal spacing and gear lever position to their own requirements (2 way adjustable steering column and 5 way adjustable seat already standard).

Flexible specification, unlisted options can be considered at customer request.

Features

·                  Remote central locking

·                  Heated door mirrors

·                  Engine immobiliser controlled by coded ignition keys

·                  5 way adjustable driver's seat

·                  2 way adjustable steering column

·                  Simple soft top which folds away out of sight under the rear deck.

·                  Useful luggage spaces (can accommodate golf clubs)

·                  Full emissions control systems

 

The Census exterior styling concept was by Coventry University’s School of Industrial Design.

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