Turkey’s newest supercar, the Onuk Sazan, is receiving its finishing touches this week in a secluded factory just outside of Istanbul.
The Onuk Sazan is the creation of Dr. Ekber Onuk, who designed the vehicle in memory of his son Kaan “Sazan” Onuk, an engineering student who passed away in a car accident back in 1996.
With performance figures expected to at least match those of Europe’s finest, Dr. Onuk says he is considering two powerplants for the 997kg supercar.
The first is Corvette-sourced LS7 V8 engine developing 382kW. The engine will be mid-mounted and mated to a five-speed manual gearbox driving the rear wheels only. The second choice, a twin-turbocharged Nissan 3.5-litre V6 (from the previous 350Z), which will develop around 361kW.
Still in its prototype stage, Dr. Ounk hopes to produce at least five examples of the Sazan by year’s end. His engineers are hoping for a top speed in excess of 300km/h.
Looks like a meld of the new Ferrari and McLaren. From the front anyway.
I’m getting pretty sick of these ‘supercars’ coming from very low-volume car makers in unlikely countries (the Mexican Mastretta MXT, this Turkish one, the failed Aussie Joss Supercar and the hideous Bolwell Nagari.) The design is a rip off the McLaren F1, the Koenig C62 plus that rear window is very similar to the current Corvette, the supposed engine supplier. Why do car makers new on the scene persist making petrol supercars in a time of recession and climate change awareness? Surely an electric version would make more sense, and spark more interest? I mean, if I want a Corvette engine, I’ll go out and buy a Corvette! Not waste a couple of hundred grand on a unknown supercar maker charging twice the price!
Also, I love the tiny porthole, sorry, rear window. How do they suppose you could see the sides and back of your car with a window so small? A pinhole would be more useful.
Looks like a Koenigsegg crossed with an Ultima GTR kit car!
i like the big nostrils at the front but i always wonder what hapens if you hit a dog
Looks arent very appealing but love the powerplants.
I bolted a CBR1000 engine to my sons pedal car. That should get a good 0 – 100 time too.
The cabin looks too high for the rest of the car. Looks like the cone of silence from Get Smart. Like to see more photos.
Yes it looks like a meld of other cars………… so what!
Good on you Dr Onuk for doing this for your son.
As for the cabin try being 6 foot 3.
For some reason super cars are made for short people. Is there a reason for this?
Will it be available in right drive?
Will it be order only?
How much?
How about the Audi V10?
Or a supercharged V8?