Comments on: Bolwell’s new Nagari ready for Melbourne Show

By: Matty

Matty — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:47:17 +0000

How many of people writing the comments here have built a car? is there something wrong with putting a front wheel drive engine and gearbox in the back of a car making it RWD? (MR2 style) I guess that kit or independent car builders exist for motor car enthusiasts. If you don’t like it or can not afford it, you’ll never own one. Toyota have a good reputation, so I can only expect this car to be reliable and probably perform better than any sedan produced in Australia or over seas. As for the origins of any sports car, the proof is laid out on the track.

I commend any person or organization having a crack at building cars. Bolwell have been successful in my view as the company has existed for quite some time, decades in fact. Pretty good for any Australian manufacturing company I’d say. So boo hoo to the boo hooers! As I said, I love anybody giving the car loving community another choice of vehicle to admire, no matter where they come from. And yes, I do appreciate even the Hindustan Ambassador also, even though it is a ‘50′ Morris Oxford fitted with Isuzu (GM) motors that run on all sorts of combustable liquid or gas. History lives on in India, good on them!

People need to learn to appreciate the efforts of others. Well done Bolwell!

By: AGM

AGM — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:35:20 +0000

The new Bolwell is a looker…but I’m actually a bit disappointed. Problem is the original had a look that was very unique (despite taking styling cues from a lot of different places) – going by this photo the Nagari has kind of lost that…though it really does look good you could probably mistake it for a Noble or similar. Still, I should probably reserve judgement until more photos come out – and the driving experience will probably speak for itself. All the best to Bolwell for having the guts to recreate the Nagari – hopefully they get the success they deserve.

By: Frugal One

Frugal One — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:58:24 +0000

This will ONLY sell if its less than $50k, ie MX5 money.

Who are the buyers for a kit-car, which is alleged to be a $100k+?

Aussie history of homemade sportscars is NOWHERE, all have failed, except the Elfin, and thats a slow selling orphan with Holden money behind it.I do like the Elfin!

Cheers

F-0

By: dlr1

dlr1 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:09:20 +0000

The car looks great and the power to weight ratio… outstanding.

Lets hope they can make their business plan work.

By: Anthonii

Anthonii — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:39:35 +0000

With Toyota and more so that Australian tuning company they contracted that i con’t think of their name, i think the only thing holding them back was FWD from going further.

Thats why I’m interested in some real potential numbers…

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:42:36 +0000

They will prob end up with more then 250kw aswell, if toyota make 241kw

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:53:16 +0000

Hey Frugal One, what the #*$%# Hell are you talking about? You accuse it of being Porsche money, but what Porsche except the useless Cayenne has a V8? They seem to get the money for a humble flat six, which is even at the wrong end of the car. Dead in the water the Nagari may well be, but not for the reason highlighted in your headline.
V8s (some) sound very nice, but in this day and age that’s where it starts and stops.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:46:15 +0000

Frugal One wrote: “No V8, No interest!!”

I suspect that what does interest you resides in your trousers and your means of expressing that interest, shouldn’t be discussed here…

Back on the subject of sports cars, – consider these few facts:
With 250kW and a weight of 900kg, the new Nagari will have a power/weight ratio around 278kW/tonne – that’s 75% better than a Falcon GT, 65% better than an HSV Clubsport and better than any road-going Ferrari currently on the market.

While you’re away checking these facts and looking-up the significance of power/weight ratios, you’d best do a little research on Bolwell (both historically and currently).

If any low-volume Australian sports car manufacturer can get it right, – it’s these guys…

Cheers,

By: Supercujo

Supercujo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:18:18 +0000

“No V8, No interest!!”

Hahahah, you must love pulling into the petrol station.

Tool.

By: Frugal One

Frugal One — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:56:58 +0000

No V8, No interest!!

Get over it, its Porsche money, ANOTHER dead-in-the-water Aussie sporstscar!

Cheers

F-0

By: Anthonii

Anthonii — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:33:51 +0000

Should be interesting to see what they get out of the V6

By: Duck

Duck — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:18:55 +0000

cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Lcat

Lcat — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:03:18 +0000

should gowell.
is it retro or futurist?
no LEDs must be the former.