Joss JP1 supercar to get AkzoNobel finishes

By Brett Davis | July 26th, 2010

The Australian Joss JP1 supercar is now down the the final stages of development and just needs a paint job. AkzoNobel, Netherlands-based world-renowned paint company, has been chosen to supply Joss with light-weight, Sikkens paint.

Stephen Read, AkzoNobel marketing manager, said in a recent report, “Because this car’s light-weight carbon-fibre body will weigh around 45 kilograms we need the lightest paint with the best possible finish.”

Read said to achieve this the company will be supplying waterborne paint technology, which is said to be very light in weight. Read also said the company is excited to be apart of the project and says the colour and finish of the car will be a vital choice in maximising the car’s design.

Technical director of Joss Developments, Matt Thomas, said the selection process has been made very carefully,

“We need the best technology partners for this project and that is why we wanted AkzoNobel on our team. The quality and weight-optimisation programmes for this car are exhaustive. Every element that will go into producing them must meet stringent standards. What’s more, this car will take on Europe’s best so when it came to the car’s exterior finish we simply looked for the best European products – and all roads led to Sikkens,” Thomas said.

The car is scheduled to go on sale in the middle of 2011.

Dale

This car has taken so long to develop that some of its styling now looks a little dated compared to some of the current supercars out there (especially the rear end, particularly the tail lights). Given the choices on offer, I worry that potential buyers will go for other more established marques, and that Joss may not survive. For a new player in the supercar market to succeed, surely they need to standout at the very least in design characteristics, and also stick it to the competition in performance capabilities. There’ll now be more pressure on the latter as a result of the somewhat dated styling (though I have to admit it does have some elements of tasteful styling).
Toxic_Horse

It needs a new name not a new paintjob.
What kind of name is JOSS ?
akash

I like this car.It was bold colour and great looking car. It was light weight car & gives high speed.

Shak

Was is past tense, its still going to be made.

http://www.caradvice.com.au Jim Goose senior

Ummm….can someone tune me in here….who the hell are JOSS? My head hasn’t been buried in sand lately,yet I’ve never heard of them. If anyone can fill us in,let rip.
Hayzel

THis car better be cheap or the whole concept will sink to the bottom of the sea. The design is clearly not on par with any other supercars out there (R8 v10, ferraris, lamborghinis, pagani, porsche 911 turbos, etc) and the performance figures are not yet released. Furthermore JOSS supercar will obviously lack one of the most appealing factor in supercars, tradition. I see no appeal of this car really, unless it goes from 0-100km/h in close to 2 seconds it simply will not sell outside australia.
Maurizio

It was mentioned previously that the car is getting redesigned.
TomJ

There is alot of manufacturers that make supercars of this quality. Watch Jay Leno’s video on koenigsegg, the level of detail is just absurd, not to mention the power.

I just cant see anyone going “what i really want is a Joss car”, yes its a great car im sure, but over a Ferrari? No way.
Daniel

When I see it from the front it just screams Honda NSX